Ornate Doily

Orante Doily

Woman's Day 1947 Crochet Annual

MATERIALS: For doily about 9" in diameter. Six cord mercerized crochet cotton, size 50, 1 small ball of white;

steel crochet hook No. 12.

Starting at center, ch 10. Sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Sl st to 3rd ch of ch 3.

2nd rnd: Ch 5, * dc in next 3 dc, ch 3. Repeat from * around ending with 2 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 5.

3rd rnd: Sl st to sp, ch 3, in same sp as ch 3 make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc, * ch 3, skip 3 dc, in next sp make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell made). Repeat from * around ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3.

4th rnd: Ch 2, * in sp of shell make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell over shell), ch 4. Repeat from * around ending with ch 4, sl st in first dc.

5th rnd: Ch 2, * shell over shell, ch 4, sc over both chains of 2 previous rnds, ch 4. Repeat from * around ending with sc over chains, ch 4, sl st in top of first dc.

6th rnd; Sl st in next dc, sl st to next ch, * ch 5, tr in next sc, ch 5, sc in sp of next shell. Repeat from * around, ending with sc in sp of first shell.

7th rnd: Ch 3, 7 dc in next sp, * 8 dc in each sp around. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3.

8th rnd: Ch 9, * skip 5 dc, dc in next 3 dc, ch 6. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in next 2 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 9.

9th rnd: Sl st in sp, ch 3, in same sp make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc, * ch 4, in next sp make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Join.

10th rnd: Sl st to center sp of shell, ch 3, in same sp make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc, * ch 5, shell over shell. Repeat from * around. Join.

11th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp, ch 7, sl st in 4th ch from hook (picot), in same sp as ch 7 make (dc, picot) twice and dc, * ch 4, sc around both chains of previous 2 rnds, ch 4, in sp of next shell make (dc, picot) 3 times and dc. Repeat from * around. Join.

12th rnd: Sl st in picot, ch 4, * skip 1 picot, sc in next picot, ch 7, sc in next picot. Repeat from * around ending with ch 7, sl st in first picot.

13th rnd: * 6 sc in next sp, 10 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around.

14th to 16th rnds incl: Sc in back loop of each sc around increasing where necessary to keep work flat - to inc 1 sc make 2 sc in 1 sc-being sure number of sts on last row is divisible by 4. Join.

17th rnd: Ch 10, * skip 3 sc, sc in next sc, turn and make 4 sc over last chain made, turn, ch 6. Repeat from * around ending with ch 2, sl st in 4th ch of ch 10, sl st to base of ch 10. Turn. 4 sc over 4 sl st, turn.

18th rnd: 3 sc over each chain between sc-groups.

19th and 20th rnds: Sc in back loop of each sc around increasing where necessary to keep work flat, being careful the number of sc on the 20th rnd is divisible by 42.

MOTIF: (Make 7.) Starting at center, ch 8, sl st to form ring.

1st rnd; Ch 3, 21 dc in ring. Sl st to 3rd ch of ch 3.

2nd rnd: Ch 4, (dc in next dc, ch 1) twice, (dc in next 2 dc, ch 2) 8 times, dc in next 2 dc.

3rd rnd: (Ch 4, sc in next sp) 3 times, (ch 4, in next sp make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc - shell) 8 times.

4th rnd: (Ch 4, sc in next loop) 4 times; (ch 4, shell over shell) 8 times.

5th rnd: (Ch 4, sc in next loop) 5 times; ch 4 (shell over shell, ch 3, sc over 2 chains of 2 previous rnds, ch 3) 7 times, shell over shell.

6th rnd: (Ch 4, sc in next loop) 6 times; ch 3 (sc in center sp of shell, ch 5, tr in next sc, ch 5) 7 times; sc in center sp of next shell, ch 3.

8th rnd: (Sc in next loop, ch 4) 6 times; 4 dc in next sp, (8 dc in next sp) 14 times; 4 dc in next sp.

9th rnd: (Ch 4, sc in next loop) 6 times; ch 4, skip 2 dc (dc in next 4 dc, ch 5, skip 4 dc) 14 times, dc in next 4 dc.

10th rnd; (Ch 4, sc in next loop) 6 times; (ch 4, in next sp make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc) 16 times.

11th rnd: (Ch 4, sc in next loop) 6 times; (ch 4, shell over shell) 16 times. Ch 4, turn.

12th rnd: * In the center sp of shell make (dc, ch 4, sl st in dc for picot) 3 times and dc; ch 4, sc over 2 chains of previous rnds, ch 4. Repeat from * around until last shell is completed. Break off.

In making the 2nd motif. Join the last 3 groups of picots on 2nd motif to first 3 groups of first motif by making * (dc in shell of 2nd motif, ch 2, sl st to corresponding picot on first motif, ch 2, dc in sp of shell of motif in work) 3 times; ch 4, sc around both chains, ch 4. Repeat from * two more times.

Connect remaining motifs in same way as 2nd motif was joined to first.

Sew motifs to doily leaving 10 sc free where motifs are joined and 3 sc between loops.