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MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30: Small Ball: J. & P. Coats—5 balls of White or Ecru, or 7 balls of any color, or Clark's O.N.T.—8 balls of White or Ecru, or 10 balls of any color. Big Ball: J. & P. Coats—3 balls of White, Ecru or Cream … Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Doily measures 18 inches in diameter

Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 12 sc in ring. Sl st in first sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc make 2 dc in same place as sl st, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 3, make a 3-dc cluster in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st to tip of first cluster. 3rd rnd: 5 sc in each sp around. Join. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 3 sc, ch 3, make a 2-dc cluster in same place as last sl st, * ch 5, make a 3-dc cluster in center sc of next 5-sc group. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: 7 sc in each loop around. Join. 6th rnd: Sl st to center sc of first 7-sc group, ch 3 and complete a cluster as before, * ch 8, make a 3-dc cluster in center sc of next 7-sc group. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Ch 3, 13 dc in each loop around. Sl st in first dc (156 dc in the rnd). 8th rnd: Ch 3 and complete a cluster as before, * ch 3, skip 3 dc, cluster in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: 5 sc in each sp around. Join. 10th rnd: Sl st to center sc of first 5-sc group, ch 3 and complete cluster as before in same place as last sl st, * ch 5, cluster in center sc of next 5-sc group. Repeat from * around. Join. 11th rnd: 7 sc in each loop around. Join.
   12th rnd: Sl st to center sc of first 7-sc group, ch 3 and complete cluster in same place as last sl st, * ch 7, cluster in center sc of next 7-sc group. Repeat from * around. Join. 13th rnd: 9 sc in each loop around. Join. 14th rnd: Sl st to center sc of first 9-sc group, ch 3 and complete cluster as before, * ch 7, cluster in center sc of next 9-sc group. Repeat from * around. Join. 15th rnd: 9 sc in each loop around. Join. 16th rnd: Ch 3 and complete cluster as before, * ch 4, cluster in center sc of next 9-sc group, ch 4, cluster in the sc over next cluster on 14th rnd. Repeat from * around. Join. 17th rnd: Ch 3, make 6 dc in each sp around (468 dc). Sl st in first dc. 18th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 7, skip 4 dc, dc in next dc, (ch 3, skip next 3 dc, dc in next dc) 12 times; ch 7, skip 4 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * 3 more times; ** ch 7, skip 4 dc, dc in next dc, (ch 3, skip 3 dc, dc in next dc) 12 times; ch 7, skip 4 dc, sc in next 2 dc. Repeat from ** across remainder of rnd. Join. 19th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, dc in next loop, * (ch 3, dc in next loop) 9 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 4 times; ch 7, dc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 20th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) twice; * ch 7, dc in next sp, (ch 3, dc in next sp) 6 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 7 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 21st rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 4 times; * ch 7, skip next dc, cluster in next dc, ch 7, skip next dc, sc in next sp, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 11 times. Repeat from * around. Join.
   22nd rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 3 times; * ch 7, cluster in next loop, ch 5, cluster in next loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 11 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 23rd rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) twice; * ch 7, cluster in next loop, (ch 5, cluster in next loop) twice; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 10 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 24th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, * ch 7, cluster in next loop, (ch 5, cluster in next loop) 3 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 9 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 25th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 7, cluster in next loop, (ch 5, cluster in next loop) 4 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 8 times. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in first sc. 26th rnd: * Ch 7, cluster in next loop, (ch 5, cluster in next loop) 5 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 7 times. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in tr. 27th rnd: * Ch 7, cluster in next loop, (ch 5, cluster in next loop) 6 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 6 times. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in tr. 28th rnd: * (Ch 7, cluster in next loop) 8 times; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 5 times. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in tr. 29th and 30th rnds: * Ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in tr. 31st rnd: * Ch 5, in next loop make sc, ch 5 and sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sc in last loop, ch 2, dc in tr. 32nd rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st in dc.

OUTER RUFFLE ... 1st rnd: Ch 5, sc in next loop, * (ch 5, sc in same loop) twice; ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd to 5th rnds incl: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 8, * dc in next loop, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to 3rd st of starting chain. 6th to 10th rnds incl: Repeat 5th rnd, having ch-9 starting chain and ch-6 loops on 6th rnd, ch-10 starting chain and ch-7 loops on 7th rnd, ch-11 starting chain and ch-8 loops on 8th rnd, ch-12 starting chain and ch-9 loops on 9th rnd and ch-13 starting chain and ch-10 loops on 10th rnd. Break off.

INNER RUFFLE ... 1st rnd: Attach thread to any dc on the solid dc rnd (17th rnd), sc in same dc, * ch 5, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd to 7th rnds incl: Work exactly as for 2nd to 7th rnds incl of Outer Ruffle. Break off. Starch lightly and press.