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Materials Required - AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 20, Size 30.
2 – 325 Yd. Balls White, Ecru or Cream.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 12.

Doily measures about 15 inches at points.

Motif. Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 3, * thread over needle, insert in ring and work off 2 loops, repeat from *, thread over and work off remaining loops 2 at a time, ** ch 5, cluster st in same space, (cluster st: * thread over needle, insert in ring and work off 2 loops, repeat from * twice, thread over and work off remaining loops 2 at a time), repeat from ** 4 times, ch 5, join in 1st cluster st.
2nd Row. 7 s c over each loop, join.
3rd Row. Ch 5, d c in same space, * ch 4, s c in center s c of next loop, ch 4, d c over next cluster st, ch 2, d c in same space, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, s c in center s c of next loop, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
4th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 3, 6 d c in same space, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 7 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, join.
5th Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 5, join, break thread. Work 36 more motifs in same manner and sew them together as follows: Sew 1 solid section of 1st motif to 1 solid section of 2nd motif, sew 3rd motif to 2nd motif having 2 solid sections free on each side of 2nd motif, sew 4th motif to 3rd motif in same manner. (4 motifs in 1st row.) Sew 5 motifs together in same manner for 2nd row, then sew 2nd row of motifs to 1st row matching solid sections as illustrated. The 3rd row has 6 motifs and the 4th row 7 motifs, this is the center. Continue having 1 less motif in each row until there are 4 motifs in row.
Edge. Attach thread in 1st d c of 1st free d c group of corner motif, * ch 8, skip 5 d c, s c in next d c, ch 8, s c in 1st d c of next d c group, repeat from *, ch 8, skip 5 d c, s c in next d c, ch 4, thread over needle twice, skip 1 loop, insert needle in next loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, thread over needle twice, insert in next loop and work off all loops 2 at a time, ch 4, s c in 1st d c of d c group of next motif, ch 8, skip 5 d c, s c in next d c, ch 8, s c in 1st d c of next d c group, ch 8, skip 5 d c, s c in next d c, ch 4, thread over needle twice, skip 1 loop, insert needle in next loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, thread over needle twice, insert in next loop, pull through and work off all loops 2 at a time, ch 4, s c in 1st d c of next d c group of next motif, continue all around in same manner.
2nd Row. Sl st into loop and work 3 cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in same loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 5 cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, (corner) ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 3 cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 5, skip 4 ch loop, s c in next st, ch 5, skip 4 ch loop, 3 cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 3 cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 5, skip 4 ch loop, s c in next st, ch 5, skip 4 ch loop, 3 cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, continue all around in same manner working all corners same as 1st corner, join in top of 1st cluster st.
3rd Row. Sl st into loop and work 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in same space, ch 6, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop, skip 2 loops, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 4, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 6, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 4, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop (corner), * skip next 2 loops, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 6, 3 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, skip next 2 loops, and work corner same as 1st corner, continue all around in same manner, join.
4th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, ch 3, 1 s c, 1 s d c, (s d c: thread over needle, insert in space, pull through and work off all loops at one time), 1 d c, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 4, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, 1 tr c, 1 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c in same loop, (shell) ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, s c in next loop, * ch 1, picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, shell in next loop, (corner) ch 3, s c in next loop, * ch 1, picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, * s c in next loop, ch 1, picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, ch 3, shell in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 1, picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, s c in next loop, * ch 1, picot, ch 1, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, work shell in next loop, (corner) continue in same manner all around.