Welcome back to the craft room and today’s Flashback Friday Blue Doily post! 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.
Thank you for joining me for today’s Flashback Friday Blue Doily post. 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!
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