17 times, ch 6, dtr in beg sc to position

hook in center of last ch lp. (18 ch lps)

It’s a Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same

Five-Hour Doily Check gauge to save time.
PATTERN NOTES
Design by Della Bieber Weave in loose ends as work pro­
gresses.
DIRECTIONS
Sl st to join each rnd in top of beg st.
Beginner
Shell: [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in indicated st.
SIZE
DOILY
10 inches in diameter
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 8, sl st to join to
MATERIALS form a ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc
• Crochet cotton size 10: 100 throughout), 17 dc in ring, join in 3rd
yds white ch of beg ch-3. (18 dc)
• Size 7 steel crochet hook or Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as first dc, ch
size needed to obtain gauge 1), [dc in next dc, ch 1] rep around,
• Starch join in 3rd ch of beg ch-4.
GAUGE Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in
Rnds 1 and 2 = 11⁄4 inches same ch-1 sp, [ch 12, sc in next ch-1 sp]
ch lp, using care that ch lp is not
twisted, shell in each ch lp around,
join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (18 shells)
Rnd 5: Sl st into ch-2 sp of shell, ch
3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, ch 1,
[shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 1] rep
around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 6: Sl st into ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in
same ch-2 sp, [ch 15, sc in next ch-1
sp, ch 15, sc in next ch-2 sp] rep
around, ending with ch 7, trtr in beg
sc to position hook in center of last ch
lp. (36 ch lps)
Rnd 7: Rep Rnd 4. (36 shells)
Rnd 8: Sl st into ch-2 sp of shell, ch
3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, shell
in each ch-2 sp of each shell around,
join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 9: Sl st into ch-2 sp, ch 3, 4 dc
in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, [5 dc in next ch­
2 sp, ch 1] rep around, join in 3rd ch of
beg ch-3. (180 dc)
Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in last ch-1 sp of
previous rnd, [ch 7, sc in next ch-1 sp]
rep around, ending with ch 3, tr in beg
sc to position hook in center of last ch lp.
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in same ch sp, [ch
7, sc in next ch-7 sp] rep around, end­
ing with ch 3, tr in beg sc.
Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in same ch sp as
beg ch-1, ch 8, [sc in next ch sp, ch 8]
rep around, join in beg sc.
Rnd 13: Sl st in each of next 3 chs,
[ch 3, 2 dc, ch 4, sl st in top of last dc, 3
dc] in same ch-8 sp, *ch 4, sc in next
ch-8 sp, ch 4 **, [3 dc, ch 4, sl st in top
of last dc, 3 dc] in next ch-8 sp, rep
from * around, ending last rep at **,
join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off.
Starch lightly and block to size. ✄

Whip up this 10-inch charmer in less than a day!

From Crochet World magazine, June 2002, Vol. 25 No. 3, Page 8, Copyright 2002 Crochet World magazine