It’s time for another Flashback Friday! Today I want to share with you my very first doily pattern. I created this back in May of 2000 and can still remember how proud I was of myself when it was finished. There has been a lot of very positive feedback over the years on this doily and I’ve been told it’s a great pattern for new tatters to tackle.
Blue Doily
This is a simple but pretty little doily. Made in Cebelia crochet cotton size 30 it is approximately 6 1/2″. I consider this a work in progress because there is a part of me that thinks it’s just not quite finished yet.
Row 1
Lrg R 4 – 4 — 4 – 4 rw (make middle picot long enough for 3 joins)
Ch 5 – 5 rw
*Sm R 3 + 3 – 3 rw (join to first picot of previous large ring)
Ch 5 – 5 rw
Lrg R 4 + 4 + 4 – 4 rw (first join to picot of previous small ring, second join to center picot of large ring)
Ch 5 – 5 rw
Continue around from ” * ” until there are 4 Lrg and 4 Sm rings. Join to base of first ring and chain, cut and tie.
Row 2
*R 5 – 5 rw
Ch 6 + 6 rw (join to picot of previous row)
R 5 – 5 rw
Continue around from ” * ” until there are 8 rings. Join to base of first ring and chain, cut and tie.
Row 3
R 5 + 5 rw (join to picot of previous row)
* Ch 3 – 3 rw
R 5 + 5 rw (join to same picot of pervious row)
Ch 3 – 5 – 5 – 3 rw
R 5 + 5 rw (join to next picot of previous row)
Continue around from ” * ” joining 2 rings to each picot of previous row. Join to base of first ring and chain, cut and tie.
Row 4
R 3 – 3 + 3 – 3 rw (join to middle picot of long chain.)
* Ch 5 – 5 – 5 rw
R 3 – 3 + 3 – 3 rw (join to picot of small chain)
Continue around from ” * ” joining to previous row. Join to base of first ring and chain, cut and tie.
Row 5
* R 5 + 5 rw (join to picot of previous row)
Short Ch 4 – 4 rw
R 5 + 5 rw (join to picot of previous row)
Long Ch 4 – 4 – 4 rw
Continue around from ” * ” join to previous row. Join to base of first ring and chain, cut and tie.
Row 6
* R 5 + 5 rw (join to picot of previous row)
Ch 4 – 4 rw
Continue around from ” * ” joining to previous row. Join to base of first ring and chain, cut and tie.
If you decide to give this doily a try, please let me know what you thought of the pattern and please share a picture with me so I can see your creation! A little side note, I never did pick this pattern back up to add another row, so maybe in my mind it truly is finished.
I hope your week has been a good one and that you have some fun plans for the weekend. Please join me again next Friday for another tatting flashback!