Green Leaf Doily

Green Leaf Doily

Doilies, Doilies, Doilies

Star Doily Book No. 87

American Thread Company

1951

This doily may be made with any of the AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY products listed below:

"GEM" CROCHET COTTON Article 35, Size 30

1 ball White, 1 ball Nile Green

App. Size 7 in.

Steel hook 12

"PURITAN" CROCHET COTTON Article 40 1 ball White 1 ball, Nile Green

App. Size 9 1/2 in.

Steel Hook 7

LEAF: With Green ch 13, 1 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 10 sts of ch, 3 s c in next st of ch, working on other side of ch, work 1 s c in each of the next 8 sts, ch 3, turn, picking up the back loop of sts throughout, 1 s c in each of the next 9 s c, 3 s c in next s c, 1 s c in each of the next 7 s c, * ch 3, turn, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c, 3 s c in next s c, 1 s c in each of the next 7 s c, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, turn, sl st in each of the next 3 sts (4 points on each side), cut thread. Work 7 more leaves in same manner.

With White ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 s c in ring, join.

2nd Round. Ch 3, d c in same space, 2 d c in each remaining s c, join.

3rd Round. Ch 1, * 2 s c in next d c, 1 s c in next d c, repeat from * all around (24 s c), join.

4th Round. Ch 8, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, * ch 5, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, repeat from * 5 times, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.

5th Round. Ch 6, d c in same space, * ch 5, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.

6th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 3, 4 d c in same space, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 5 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending round with ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, join.

7th Round. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, * ch 5, 3 d c cluster st in next s c (3 d c cluster st: 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 5 d c, repeat from * all around ending round with ch 5, 3 d c cluster st in next s c, ch 5, join.

8th Round. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, * ch 5, d c in next loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, ch 5, 5 d c cluster st over next 5 d c, repeat from * all around ending round with ch 5, d c in next loop, ch 5, d c in next loop, ch 5, join.

9th Round. Sl st to center of next loop, * ch 2, s c in next loop, ch 10, 5 tr c cluster st in same loop, ch 10, s c in same loop, ch 2, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join.

10th Round. Ch 1 and work 2 s c over the ch 2 loop, 5 s c over the ch 10 loop, ch 3, sl st in top of last s c for picot, 5 s c over same loop, ch 1, holding the leaf with wrong side of top point facing upward, s c in 1st point at lower edge of left hand side of leaf, * ch 1, sl st in same space to complete picot, 5 s c over remainder of ch 10 loop, 3 s c over next ch 10 loop, ch 8, turn, skip 5 s c, sl st in next s c, ch 1, turn and work 3 s c, picot, 3 s c, picot, 3 s c, picot, 3 s c over ch 8 loop just made, sl st in last s c of lower loop, 2 s c over same ch 10 loop, ch 1, s c in 1st point at lower edge on right hand side of next leaf, ch 1, complete picot, 5 s c, picot, 5 s c over remainder of same ch 10 loop, 2 s c over next ch 2 loop, 6 s c over next ch 9 loop, ch 1, s c in center of lower edge of same leaf, ch 1, complete picot, 5 s c over same loop of 9th row, 2 s c over next ch 2 loop, 5 s c over ch 10 loop, picot, 5 s c over same loop, ch 1, s c in 1st point at lower edge of left hand side of same leaf, repeat from * all around joining all leaves in same manner and joining 1st point at lower edge of 1st leaf to correspond, cut thread.

Next Round. Attach White at top of leaf, s c in same space, ch 5, s c in same space, ** working down left hand side of leaf, * ch 5, s c in next point of same leaf, repeat from * twice, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center picot of scallop, ch 3, s c in 1st free point on right hand side of next leaf, * ch 5, s c in next point of same leaf, repeat from * once, ch 5, 1 s c, ch 5, 1 s c in top of leaf, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond.

Next Round. Sl st into loop at top of leaf, ch 8, d c in same space, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 3, skip the ch 3 loop, s c in next loop, ch 10, 5 tr c cluster st in same loop, ch 10, s c in same loop, ch 3, skip the ch 3 loop, s c in next loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 5, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from 1st * all around ending round to correspond and joining last ch 5 in 3rd st of ch.

Next Round. Sl st into loop, 3 s c, picot, 2 s c over same loop, 3 s c, picot, 2 s c over each of the next 3 loops, * 3 s c over next loop, 5 s c, picot, 5 s c, picot, 5 s c over next ch 10 loop, 3 s c over next ch 10 loop, ch 8, turn, skip 5 s c, sl st in next s c, ch 1, turn, 3 s c, picot, 3 s c, picot, 3 s c, picot, 3 s c over loop just made, sl st in last s c of lower loop, 2 s c, picot, 5 s c, picot, 5 s c over same loop, 3 s c over next loop, 3 s c, picot, 2 s c over each of the next 7 loops, repeat from * all around ending round to correspond, join, cut thread.