Ruffled Doilies and the Pansy Doily

by American Thread Company

5th, 6th and 7th Rows. Sl st to center of next double knot st, * work a double knot st, s c in center s c of next double knot st, repeat from * all around.

8th Row. Sl st to center of double knot st, * ch 8, s c in center s c of next double knot st, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, d tr c in sl st.

9th Row. ** Ch 5, tr c in next loop, * ch 4, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, tr c in same loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from ** all around, break thread.

INSIDE RUFFLE: Attach thread in any mesh of 18th row and work same as outside ruffle (having 210 loops in 1st row) but working only 2 rows of 8 ch loops and 3 rows of double knot sts. Work last 2 rows same as last 2 rows of outside ruffle.

Victorian Ruffle No. 5902

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “DE LUXE” MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346 9—250 yd. Balls White. Steel Crochet Hook No. 7. Doily measures about 25½ x 31 inches without ruffle.

Ch 39, d c in 7th st from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 st of ch, d c in next st, repeat from * 15 times.

2nd Row. S c into last mesh over the d c just made, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 6 times, ch 20, 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes, ch 20, s c in next mesh, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 3 times, ch 20, 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes, ch 20, s c in corner mesh, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 7 times, ch 20 and working on other side of meshes, work 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes, ch 20, s c in next mesh, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 3 times, ch 20, 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes, ch 20, s c in next mesh (corner) ch 25, s c in same mesh, break thread.

3rd Row. Attach thread in 1st loop of center group on side, s c in same space, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, s c in 1st loop of end group, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, s c in 1st loop of next group at side, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, s c in 1st loop of end group, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, join to 1st s c.