Ruffled Doilies

American Thread Co. STAR DOILY BOOK No. 143 10 CENTS
The American Thread Company 260 West Broadway · New York 13, N. Y. PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 4 balls White, Cream or Ecru Steel crochet hook No. 7 Approximate size: 17½ inches in diameter without ruffle
Chain (ch) 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 single crochet (sc) in ring, join in 1st sc.
2nd Round. Ch 3, double crochet (dc) in same space, ch 3, 2 dc in next sc keeping last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, repeat from 6 times, ch 3, join.
3rd Round. Slip stitch (sl st) into loop, ch 4, treble crochet (tr c) in same space, ch 2, 2 tr c in same space, ch 2, 2 tr c, ch 2, 2 tr c in next loop, repeat from all around, ch 2, join in 4th st of ch.
4th Round. Ch 4, tr c in same space, tr c in next tr c, ch 2, tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 5, 2 tr c in next tr c, repeat from all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.
5th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time (2 tr c cluster), ch 5, 2 tr c in center st of next loop, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 tr c, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, repeat from all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join in 1st tr c.
6th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 sts keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 5, skip 1 loop, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 3, 3 tr c in next tr c, ch 3, tr c in next loop, ch 3, 4 tr c cluster over next tr c group, repeat from all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join in 1st cluster.
7th Round. Sl st to next tr c, ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ch 3, 2 tr c in next tr c, 1 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 2, skip 1 loop, tr c in next loop, ch 5, tr c in next loop, ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, repeat from all around ending to correspond, ch 2, join in 4th st of ch.