Friday, May 20, 2011

Around A Square Doily - Free Pattern




Around A Square Doily

Size 4 steel hook (or whatever size you are most comfortable with)
Size 10 or 20 crochet thread.

1. Chain 6, join.
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2. Chain 2 (counts as 1st double crochet), 11 double crochet in ring (12 double crochet), join to top of beginning chain.
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3. In same place as join work 1st corner - chain 2, double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet - *double crochet in each of next two stitches, in next stitch work corner - 2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet,* repeat from * to * two more times, join to top of beginning chain.
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4. Slip stitch to chain 2 space, work corner,2 double crochet, chain 2, 2 double crochet, *double crochet in each stitch to next chain 2 space, work corner* around, join to top of beginning chain.
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Repeat Row 4 for rows 5, 6, 7, 8.
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9. Slip stitch into chain 2 space, chain 5 (counts as lst double crochet and chain 3), skip 2 stitches, double crochet in next stitch around with the double crochet in each chain 2 corner. Join to the 2nd chain of beginning chain.
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10. Slip stitch to 2nd chain, chain 5 (counts as 1st single crochet and chain 4), chain 4, single crochet in next space around … join to 1st single crochet.
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11. Repeat row 10.
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12. Slip stitch into space, chain 1, 5 single crochet in space and in each space around, join to 1st single crochet.
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13. Slip stitch to 3rd stitch, chain 2, 4 double crochet in same stitch, (shell made) 5 double crochet in 3rd stitch of next group and each group around, join to top of beginning chain.
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14. Slip stitch to 3 stitch, chain 2, 4 double crochet in same stitch, 5 double crochet in center stitch of next shell and in each shell around, join.
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15. Repeat row 14.
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16. Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch around, join.
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17. Chain 6, (counts as 1st double crochet and 4 chain), *skip 3 stitches, double crochet in next 2 stitches,chain 4* around to last double crochet, join to 2nd chain of beginning chain. (NOTE: doily will cup at this row but will straighten out with the next row.)
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18. Slip stitch into space, chain 2, 5 double crochet in space, 6 double crochet in each space around, join to top of beginning chain.
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19. Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch around, join.
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20. Chain 1, single crochet in same as stitch as join, *chain 3, skip 1 stitch, single crochet in next stitch*, around, join to lst single crochet. Fasten off.

11 comments:

  1. How ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL Glor! I can't wait to give it a go!

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  2. Thanks for sharing your pattern glor. I might work this up in 4-ply to use as a 'dly's baby blankie'. It's very pretty. :)

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  3. Very interesting pattern. I'd love to see it with the square in a different color (although I really don't like doing color changes myself so I'll have to leave that to someone else!)

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  4. Your crochet is amazing.. Thankyou for sharing again..
    Hope you are having a great weekend :))

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  5. What a pretty doily!
    Thanks for sharing my friend!
    I hope you have a wonderfully blessed and healthy week. =o)

    ♥Anita
    http://aseknc.blogspot.com/
    To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.
    - - Chinese Proverb

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  6. Hubby left last nite to Sri Lanka for a business trip. I hope to find time this week to give this pattern a try. Wish me luck! :) Have a great week. Tammy

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  7. Thank you for visiting my blog...I am humbled at your kind words. You bless me with every post you write...and now you have blessed all of us with such a lovely doily. Thank You. :)

    Blessings to you and yours always :)

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  8. Great pattern! Thanks so much for your sharing! How awesome you are!!!

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  9. This turned out so well. Really a beautiful design! Congrats on finishing it and getting the pattern published!

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  10. This is wonderful I'm going to try it and see what I can manage to do..thank you so much for sharing..I'm your newest follower..and a new blogger@ spoonwither.blogspot.com..hope you come visit. hugs happy saturday...Janice

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