Amethyst Doily

MODERATELY CHALLENGING

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

19½ inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Scheepjes Maxi Sweet Treat lace (lace) weight mercerized cotton yarn (7/8 oz/ 153 yds/25g per ball):

2 balls each #240 amethyst and #246 icy pink

• Size 8/7/2/1.5mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Stitch marker

GAUGE

Rnd 1 = 1 inch across

PATTERN NOTES

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning puff stitch (beg puff st): Ch 2, yo, insert hook in specified st or sp, yo and pull up a lp, [yo, insert hook in same st or sp, yo and pull up a lp] 2 more times, yo and pull through all lps on hook, ch 1 to close.

Puff stitch (puff st): Yo, insert hook in specified st or sp, yo and pull up a lp, [yo, insert hook in same st or sp, yo and pull up a lp] 3 more times, yo and pull through all 9 lps on hook, ch 1 to close.

Small picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of last st made.

Medium picot (med picot): Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 1.

Large picot: Ch 5, sl st in top of last st made.

Beginning front post double crochet (beg fpdc): Inserting hook from front to back to front again, sl st around post of indicated st, ch 3.

Beginning back post double crochet (beg bpdc): Inserting hook from back to front to back again, sl st around post of indicated st, ch 3.

Inserting hook from front to back to front