DIRECTIONS FOR STARCHING DOILIES
Starch: Dissolve ½ cup starch in ½ cup of cold water. Boil about 1¼ cups of water, remove from flame, then slowly stir the starch mixture into boiling water stirring constantly. Place back on flame until it thickens.
As soon as starch is cool enough to handle, dip doily and squeeze starch through it thoroughly. Wring out extra starch. The doily should be wet with starch but there should be none in the spaces. Pin center of doily in position according to size and leave until thoroughly dry. If steam iron is used iron ruffle after it is dry. If regular iron is used dampen ruffle slightly before pressing. Pin folds of ruffle in position and leave until thoroughly dry.
* (Asterisk)—This sign indicates that the instructions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times plus the original.
** Are used in the same way.
Small Pineapple Doily
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 2 balls White, Cream, or Ecru Approximate size: 12 inches in diameter without ruffle or The Famous “PURITAN” STAR SPANGLED MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 4 balls Silver Spangle or color of your choice Approximate size: 13½ inches in diameter without ruffle Steel crochet hook No. 7
Work 1st 21 rounds same as Pineapple Ruffle Doily on [Page 12].
22nd Round. Sl st into loop, ** ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, sc in next loop, * ch 7, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next large loop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 7, sc in next loop, repeat from ** all around ending last repeat with ch 3, tr c in sl st.
Next 3 Rounds. Ch 3, sc over tr c, * ch 7, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next large loop, repeat from * all around ending each round with ch 3, tr c in tr c.
26th Round. Ch 3, sc over tr c, * ch 8, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next large loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 4, tr c in tr c.
27th Round. * Ch 11, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 11, join in tr c.
28th Round. Ch 4, ** skip 1st st of next loop, dc in next st of same loop, * ch 1, skip next st of same loop, dc in next st of same loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join in 3rd st of ch.
29th Round. * Ch 7, skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, tr c in joining.
30th Round. Ch 3, sc over tr c, * ch 7, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, tr c in tr c.
Next 2 Rounds. Ch 3, sc over tr c, * ch 7, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next large loop, repeat from * all around ending each round with ch 3, tr c in tr c.
33rd Round. * Ch 8, sc in next large loop, repeat from * all around, ch 8, join in tr c.
34th Round. Ch 1, * 4 sc, ch 3, 4 sc in next loop, ch 3, repeat from * all around ending last repeat with ch 1, sc in 1st sc.
35th Round. Ch 7, sl st in next loop, * ch 4, dc in next loop, ch 4, sl st in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
36th Round. Ch 1, * 4 sc in next loop, ch 3, 4 sc in next loop, ch 3, repeat from * all around ending last repeat with ch 1, sc in 1st sc.
37th Round. * Ch 5, tr c in next loop, ch 5, sl st in next loop, repeat from * all around.
38th Round. Ch 3, sl st in same space for picot, * 5 sc, in next loop, sc in next tr c, ch 3, sl st in sc just made for picot, 5 sc in next loop, sc in next sl st, ch 3, sl st in sc just made for picot, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join, cut thread.
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