Mary & Jesus Doily

This large doily can be used as a table topper or a wall hanging! It is made with size 10 crochet cotton in ecru but you can use what ever color you want. Makes a great gift for your local church!

Materials Needed
2.5oz Size 10 Crochet Cotton
Aunt Lydia's Jumbo 1 lb in Ecru was used.
Size 7 steel crochet hook
Tapestry Needle

Thread Thickness: 10thread
Gauge: 4rx10sts =1"x1"
Finished Size: 19½"hx18"w
Skill Level: Intermediate

60w X 77h Blocks & rows

Instructions
ROW 1: Ch183. Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch3, turn. TIP: Ch a little more but be sure you end up with 181 dc across. If you have any chs left over, just undo the knot at the end and undo the stitches to the work. I had to do this myself cause I miscounted. It's better than having to do it all over again.

ROW 2: Read the chart below from left to right. Work a mesh of Dc, ch2, sk 2 sts, dc in next st. In the filled blocks, just work a dc in each stitch that would ordinarily be skipped.

ROW 3-77: Follow the chart reading from right to left on the odd numbered rows and from left to right on the even numbered rows.

At the end of row 77, fasten off and weave ends into back of work. Iron using either spray starch or Magic Sizeing to help keep it's shape. Just do not apply to much starch. You do not want it to be stiff, just firm enough to keep it's shape. It should still be drapeable.

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Random Quick Tip!

What Size Hook?
If you are the type to have many projects going at the same time and some of those projects require the same size hook, well what do you do to mark your spot and remember what hook size is needed? Well, Julie Morash gave me the idea of making a marker which would have the size hook on it and then you would stick it in your work. Well I went with this concept and came up with using a plastic tab from a loaf of bread and mark the size hook on it with a magic marker and put it at the last stitch. That way, when you go back to work on the project, you will know what size hook to use for it. Thanks Julie for the inspiration and the idea plant.