Diamond Squares Filet Doily

This filet crochet doily is completely done without a chart. It is fun and easy to make for people who have done filet crochet before. It would make a great accent for any side or end table.

Materials Needed
1½ oz size 10 crochet cotton in ecru. Aunt Lydia's Classic Crochet 100% Mercerized Cotton was used in the example.
Size 7 steel crochet hook
Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends.
Spray Starch for Blocking, (optional)

Yarn Thickness: 10 thread
Gauge: 8dc=1"
Finished Size: 12" x 12"
Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
RND 1: Ch12. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch8. Dc in same st as slst. Ch2, sk 2 chs. *Dc, ch5, dc in next ch. Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch8.

RND 2: Ch5. Sk 2 chs. (Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 3: Ch3. ([Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Dc, ch5, dc in next 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Rep bet [] once. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc.) *Dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 4: Ch5. (Sk 2 dc. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in next 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Ch2.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 5: Ch5. (Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2.] Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 6: Ch5. (Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 sp. Ch2. Sk 2 chs. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 7: Ch3. (Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2.] Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Sk2 dc.) *Dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 8: Ch5. (Sk 2 dc. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2.] Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 9: Ch5. (Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2.] Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 10: Ch5. (Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Sk 2 dc. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Dc in next dc. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 11: Ch5. (Dc in next dc. Ch2. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Sk 2 dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 12: Ch5. ([Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc in next dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of ch 5 corner sp. Ch2. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice.) Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 13: Ch3. (Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 14: Ch5. (Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 15: Ch5. (Dc in next dc. Ch2. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, 4 times. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, 4 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc.) Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 16: Ch5. ([Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc.] Dc in next dc. Ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] twice. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 17: Ch 3. ([Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc in next dc.] Rep bet [] once. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. [[Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. ]] Rep bet [[ ]] once. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2.) *Dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 18: Ch5. (Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice.] Rep bet [] once. Sk 2 dc. [[Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc.]] Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] twice. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [[ ]] twice. Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 19: Ch5. (Dc in next dc. Ch 2. [Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, 4 times. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc twice. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, 4 times. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 20: Ch5. ([Dc in next dc. Dc in each of the next 2 chs. Dc in next dc.] Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc, ch5, dc in 3rd ch of the next ch5 corner sp. Ch2. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc, ch2, twice. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2, dc in next dc, twice. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Rep bet [] once. Ch2. Dc in next dc. Ch2.) *Dc in next dc. Ch2. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 21: Ch3. Dc in each ch and dc around working 5 dc in the 3rd ch of each ch5 corner sp. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 22: Ch1, sc in same st as slst. (Ch2, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, 20 times. Ch2, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, twice. Ch2, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc, 20 times. Ch2. Sk 2 dc.) *Sc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from* around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 23: Ch1. Sc in same st as slst. 3dc in next ch2 sp. *Sc in next sc. 3dc in next ch2 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off and weave ends into back of work. Starch & iron as needed to keep it's shape.

Design written on Monday, August 25, 2008. Copyright ©2008 By Julie A. Bolduc p111042