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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DE LUXE" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346
1-250 yd. Ball White and 1-175 yd. Ball Yellow or any contrasting Color.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

Doily measures 7½ inches in diameter without the ruffle.

With Yellow, ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 s c in ring, join.
2nd Row. * Ch 8, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 3, tr c in 1st s c (this brings thread in position for next row).  
3rd Row. Ch 5, s c in same loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in same loop (picot loop), repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in same space as 1st ch.
4th Row. Sl st into picot loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 3, 3 d c in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c (shell) in next picot loop, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch, break Yellow.
5th Row. Attach White in center of shell, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in same space, * ch 5, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.
6th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, s c over the White and Yellow loop of 2 previous rows, ch 5, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, s c over loops of two previous rows, ch 5, join.
7th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 4, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
8th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
9th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in ch 3 loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
10th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, s c over next loops of previous 2 rows, ch 5, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
11th Row. Same as 7th row.
12th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
13th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, ** ch 5, * thread over needle twice, insert in next loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from *. Thread over and work off remaining loops at one time, ch 5, shell in center of next shell, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
14th Row. Sl st to center of shell, * ch 8, skip the 5 ch loop, 2 d c in next st, ch 8, skip the 5 ch loop, s c in center of next shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, break White.
15th Row. Attach Yellow in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, 3 d c (shell) in same loop, * ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
16th Row. Sl st to center of shell, ch 4, d c in same space, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * 3 times, * ch 2, 6 d c with ch 1 between each d c in next loop, ch 2, 6 d c with ch 1 between each d c in center of next shell, repeat from * all around ending row to correspond, ch 2, join.
17th Row. Ch 4, * d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, d c in next d c, ch 1, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch (9 d c in each section with ch 1 between each d c).
18th Row. Ch 4, ** d c in next loop, * ch 1, d c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 1, d c in next d c, * ch 1, d c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, d c in next d c, ch 1, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to correspond, ch 2, join (11 d c in each d c section with ch 1 between each d c).
19th Row. Ch 4, ** d c in next loop, * ch 1, d c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, d c in next d c, ch 1, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to correspond, ch 2, join (12 d c in each section with ch 1 between each d c), break Yellow.
EDGE: Attach White in same space (1st d c of d c section) s c in same space, * ch 3, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, repeat from * 23 times, drop loop from hook, insert needle in 11th picot made, pick up loop and pull loop through (this scallop lays in front of work), s c in next ch 1 loop of next d c section, s c in next d c, * ch 3, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, repeat from * 10 times, drop loop from hook, insert needle in 12th picot of 2nd scallop, pick up loop and pull through having 1 picot between joinings (this scallop lays to back of work), ** s c in 1st ch 1 loop of next d c section, s c in next d c, * picot, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, repeat from * 10 times, drop loop from hook, insert needle in 10th free picot of previous scallop, pick up loop and pull through leaving 1 picot free between joinings (this scallop lays to front of work), repeat from ** all around having 1 scallop to back of work and the next to front of work to the last scallop. On last scallop work 9 picots after the joining, then join to 13th picot made at beginning of row, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, picot, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, join to 10th free picot of previous scallop, break thread.