March's Beauty for 2003
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. March's Beauty Copyright © 2002, 2003 by James G. Davis Designer's Note: Don't let the Special Stitches scare you away - this doily is actually quite easy to do! :o) As with many oval doilies, this pattern is long enough as it is, and I needed a way to help reduce the length of each written Rnd, so I "created" more Special Stitches than I normally do. :o) . Materials for March Doily: Size 10 cotton crochet thread - Approx. 130 yds Aqua and approx 75 yds White (or desired colors); size 6 (1.8 mm) steel crochet hook (I used a Boye hook) OR Size Needed for Gauge (see Center #3 pattern for Gauge) . Finished Size: About 10" x 15¼" at widest points after washing and blocking . Special Stitches for this Doily: In addition to Special Stitches for Center Double Treble (dtr) - yo 3 times, insert hook in st or sp indicated, draw loop through, (yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 4 times Triple Treble (ttr) - yo 4 times, insert hook in st or sp indicated, draw loop through, (yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 5 times Triple Treble Cluster (ttrcl) - holding last loops of sts on hook, work ttr in next sc, ttr in each of next 2 ch sps, ttr in next sc, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook Double Crochet Shell (dcshl) - 3 dc in next st, ch 3, 3 dc in next st Treble Crochet Shell (trshl) - (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in sp indicated Beginning Large Treble Crochet Shell (beg lg trshl) - sl st into next ch lp, (ch 4, 5 tr, ch 3, 6 tr) in same lp Large Treble Crochet Shell (lg trshl) - (6 tr, ch 3, 6 tr) in ch lp indicated Beginning Treble Cluster (beg trcl) - ch 3, holding last loops of sts on hook, tr in each of next 3 sts, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook Treble Cluster (trcl) - holding last loops of sts on hook, tr in each of next 4 sts as indicated, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook Small Treble Cluster (sm trcl) - holding last loops of sts on hook, tr in each of next 3 sts as indicated, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook Treble Decrease (tr dec) - holding last loops of sts on hook, tr in each of next 2 sts, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook Picot (p) - ch 3, sc in front loop and front vertical bar of dc just made Picot 2 (p2) - ch 4, sc in front loop and front vertical bar of dc just made . Notes: Doily will "ruffle" until washed and blocked Doily is worked with 2 Center #3 motifs joined together . . Work 1st Center motif, Fasten Off at end of Rnd 6. Work 2nd Center motif same as 1st, and when working Rnd 6 (being careful to match sts of Rnd 4 on both Center motifs) join to 1st Center motif anywhere desired as follows: (replace 4th ch of next ch-7 lp with sc in corresponding lp of 1st Center motif) 3 times, then complete Rnd 6 same as 1st Center motif. Fasten Off. . RND 7: join White on LEFT Center motif (for left-handers, join on RIGHT Center motif - see photos below) with sc in 4th ch-7 lp After joining lp, *(ch 8, sc in next ch-7 lp) 11 times, ch 4, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-7 lp, ch 3, (tr, ch 3, dtr) in next ch-7 lp, ch 1, ttrcl, ch 1, (dtr, ch 3, tr) in next ch-7 lp, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-7 lp, ch 4, sc in next ch-7 lp*, rep from * to* around, ch 4, tr in first sc to join and form last ch-8 lp. (24 ch-8 lps, 8 dc, 4 tr, 4 dtr, 2 ttrcl) .
RND 8: ch 1, 2 sc in lp just made, *(ch 5, 4 sc in next ch-8 lp) 11 times, ch 5, [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch sp] 2 times, ch 2, tr in next tr, ch 1, tr in next ch sp, ch 1, dtr in next dtr, (sk next ch-1 sp, dtr in next st) 2 times, ch 1, tr in next ch sp, ch 1, tr in next tr, ch 2, [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch sp] 2 times, ch 5*, 4 sc in next ch-8 lp, rep from * to * around, 2 sc in same lp as first 2 sc, join with sl st in top of first sc. (96 sc, 26 ch-5 sps, 16 dc, 8 tr, 6 dtr) . RND 9: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in same st as joining, *(ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sk next sc, dcshl) 11 times, ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sk next dc and next ch-1 sp, dcshl, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp and next dc, sc in next ch sp, ch 1, sk next tr and next ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next tr, sk next ch-1 sp, 2 dc in next dtr, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next dtr, 2 dc in next dtr, sk next ch-1 sp, 3 dc in next tr, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp and next tr, sc in next ch sp, ch 1, sk next dc and next ch-1 sp, dcshl, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp and next dc, sc in next ch sp, ch 1*, rep from * to * around, sk next sc, 3 dc in last sc, ch 3, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten Off White. (30 sc, 28 dcshl, 24 dc) . RND 10: join Aqua with sc in last ch-3 sp made, *ch 10, (sc in ch-3 sp of next dcshl, ch 10) 12 times, sk next 2 ch-1 sps and next 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next 3 dc, (tr, ch 4, tr) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next 3 dc, dc in next dc, ch 10, sk next 2 dc and next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in ch-3 sp of next dcshl, ch 10, sc in ch-3 sp of next dcshl*, rep from * to * around, join with sl st in top of first sc. (30 ch-10 lps, 28 sc, 4 dc, 4 tr, 2 ch-4 sps) . RND 11: beg lg trshl, *(ch 3, sc in next ch-10 lp, ch 3, lg trshl in next ch-10 lp) 6 times, ch 1, sk next dc and next tr, sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 1, sk next tr and next dc, lg trshl in next ch-10 lp, ch 3, sc in next ch-10 lp, ch 3*, lg trshl in next ch-10 lp, rep from * to * around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-4. (28 ch-3 sps, 16 lg trshl, 16 sc) . RND 12: sl st in next tr, beg trcl, *(ch 4, sk next tr, trshl in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, sk next tr, trcl over next 4 tr, ch 3, sk next tr, tr in each of next 2 ch-3 sps, ch 3, sk next tr, trcl over next 4 tr) 6 times, ch 4, sk next tr, trshl in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, sk next tr, sm trcl over next 3 tr, sk next 4 tr, sm trcl over next 3 tr, ch 2, trshl in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, sk next tr, trcl over next 4 tr, ch 3, sk next tr, tr in each of next 2 ch-3 sps, ch 3, sk next tr*, trcl over next 4 tr, rep from * to * around, join with sl st in top of beg trcl. (28 tr, 28 trcl, 16 trshl, 4 sm trcl) . RND 13: ch 6 (counts as first tr and 2 ch), *(tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, trshl in ch-2 sp of next trshl, ch 3, tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 2, tr in next trcl, ch 3, tr dec, ch 3, tr in next trcl, ch 2) 6 times, tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 3, trshl in ch-2 sp of next trshl, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, tr dec, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, trshl in ch-2 sp of next trshl, ch 3, tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 2, tr in next trcl, ch 3, tr dec, ch 3*, tr in next trcl, ch 2, rep from * to * around, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-6. (56 tr, 16 trshl, 16 tr dec) . RND 14: ch 3 (counts as first dc), *[(dc, p, dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next tr, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 tr, (2 dc, p2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 2 tr, ch 3, dc in next tr, (dc, p, dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next tr, ch 3, dc in next tr dec, ch 3, dc in next tr] 6 times, (dc, p, dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next tr, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 tr, (2 dc, p2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 2 tr, ch 1, sk next 2 ch-2 sps, dc in each of next 2 tr, (2 dc, p2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 2 tr, ch 3, dc in next tr, (dc, p, dc) in next ch-2 sp, dc in next tr, ch 3, dc in next tr dec, ch 3*, dc in next tr, rep from * to * around, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten Off. Weave in ends. (268 dc, 28 p, 16 p2) . . Wash & Block Doily, pinning to shape as needed or desired. Feel Free to E-mail me with Comments or Questions about these patterns! :o) |
