Cosmos Doily

Cosmos Doily

Star Book 228

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD

The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON

1- 250 yd. Ball White or

"GIANT" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON

1 - 550 yd. Ball White

Steel Crochet Hook No. 7

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 101/2 inches in diameter

Ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 3, 11 dc in ring, join in 3rd st of ch at beg.

2nd ROUND: Ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * ch 5, skip next dc, 3 trc in next dc, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, skip next dc, join in 4th st of ch.

3rd ROUND: Ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * ch 3, skip next trc, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next loop, 3 trc in next trc, repeat from * 4 times, ch 3, skip next trc, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, join in 4th st of ch.

4th ROUND: Sl st to next trc, ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, 3 trc in center trc of next trc group, 3 trc in center trc of next trc group, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, 3 trc in center trc of next trc group, join in 4th st of ch.

5th ROUND: Ch 4, keeping last loop of each st on hook 2 trc in same space, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, * ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, cluster st over next 6 trc (cluster st: keeping last loop of each trc on hook, 1 trc in each trc of group, thread over and work off all loops at one time), repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, cluster st over next 3 trc, join in 1st cluster st.

6th ROUND: Sl st to center st of next loop, * ch 9, 3 trc in center St of nextloop, ch 9, sc in next loop, ch 9, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending last repeat with ch 4, d trc (3 times over hook) in last sl st.

7th ROUND: Ch 4, 2 trc in dtrc, * ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next trc, 3 trc in next trc, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, 3 trc in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.

8th ROUND: Ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * ch 3, skip next trc, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next 2 loops, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next trc, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next loop, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next trc, 3 trc in next trc, ch 3, skip next 2 loops, 3 trc in next trc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.

9th ROUND: Ch 4, 1 trc in each of the next 2 trc, * ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, 1 trc in each of the next 3 trc, skip next loop, 1 trc in each of the next 3 trc, ch 5,sc in next loop, ch 5, 1 trc in each of the next 3 trc, skip next loop, 1 trc in each of the next 3 trc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.

10th ROUND: Ch 3, keeping last loop of each st on hook, 1 trc in each of the next 2 trc, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, cluster st over next 6 trc, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, cluster st over next 6 trc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond and working a cluster st over the last 3 trc, join.

11th ROUND: Sl st to center st of next loop, ** ch 3, 3 trc, ch 3, 3 trc in center st of next loop, ch 3, sc in next loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, repeat from ** all around ending last repeat with ch 3, dc in last sl st.

12th ROUND: Ch 3, 2 trc in center trc of next trc group, ch 3, sl st in top of last trc for picot, trc in same center trc, ch 3, 3 trc in center st of next loop, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, 3 trc in same center st, ch 3, 2 trc in center trc of next trc group, ch 3, picot, trc in same center trc, ch 3, skip next loop, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 3, 3 trc in center st of next loop, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, 3 trc in same center st, ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop, repeat from beg all around joining last ch 5 loop in dc at end of round, cut thread.