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Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" or "GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Size 20 or 30

1–300 Yd. Ball White or Colors.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 11 or 12.

Each Motif measures about 4 inches. 7 motifs are required for doily illustrated. Doily measures about 10 inches through the center.

Motif. Ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 6, d c into ring, * ch 3, d c into ring, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, sl st into 3rd st of 6 ch loop to join.

2nd Row. Ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 5, sl st into 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, 3 d c in next d c, repeat from * 4 times, picot loop and sl st into ch 3 to join.

3rd Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, * ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, 1 d c in each d c, repeat from * 4 times, double picot loop and sl st in ch 3 to join.

4th Row. Ch 3, 3 d c in center d c, 1 d c in last d c, * double picot loop, 1 d c in 1st d c, 3 d c in center d c, 1 d c in last d c, repeat from * 4 times, double picot loop and sl st in 3 ch loop to join.

5th Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in next d c, 3 d c in center d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, * ch 7, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, 3 d c in center d c, 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, join in 3 ch loop.

6th Row. Ch 1, 1 s c in each d c and 5 s c, ch 4, 5 s c over each loop.

7th Row. Ch 10, skip 5 s c, s c in next s c, ch 10, skip 10 s c of scallop, s c in next s c, repeat from beginning all around.

8th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 1, * 1 s c and 5 d c over loop, ch 5, 5 d c and 1 s c over same loop, s c in next s c, ch 6, tr c over next loop, ch 6, s c in next s c and repeat from * all around.

9th Row. Sl st to 3rd d c of petal, * ch 9, s c in 3rd d c on other side of petal, ch 6, d c in tr c, ch 3, tr c in same space, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 6, s c in 3rd st of next petal and repeat from * all around.

10th Row. 1 s c and 5 d c over next loop, ch 5, 5 d c and 1 s c over same loop, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, tr c in tr c, ch 5, tr c in same space, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5 and repeat from beginning all around joining row in s c of 1st petal.

Join motifs in the last row as follows, work 1 petal, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, tr c in tr c, ch 2, slip loop off hook, insert in center of corresponding loop of 1st motif and pull loop through (all joinings are made in same manner), ch 2, tr c in tr c of second motif, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, 1 s c and 5 d c over loop, ch 2, join to corresponding picot of 1st motif, ch 2, 5 d c and 1 s c over remainder of loop, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, tr c in tr c, ch 2, join to corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2 and complete row. Join all motifs in same manner.