Rings of Clusters Doily

This doily starts out with a ring of clusters around a center ring of sc. It is fun to make and would be pretty sitting under a bud vase!

Materials Needed

Red Heart Classic Cotton Size 10: Color white
Size 7 Steel Crochet Hook
Tapestry Needle for weaving in ends

Yarn Thickness: 10 thread
Gauge: 8sc = 1"
Finished Size: 7" diameter
Skill Level: Intermediate

Special Stitches:

(begcl): Beginning Cluster This stitch will be used at the beginning of a round of clusters. Ch2, Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook twice. Yo, pull through all loops on hook.
Special Stitch: (cl). For this pattern, you will be using a 3 Double Crochet Cluster as your cluster. Some of the stitches will begin in the same st as the last stitch ended. Yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, yo, draw up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook. Yo, insert hook in next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook twice. Yo, pull through all loops on hook.
Picot: Ch3, slst in 3rd ch from hook.
ch4picot: Ch4, slst in 4th ch from hook

Instructions
RND 1: Ch8. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch1. 16sc in ring. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 2: Begcl. Ch5. *Starting with last stitch just worked, work 1 cl. Ch5. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of begcl.

RND 3: Ch3, 5dc in same st as slst. Sc in next ch5 sp. *7dc in next cl. Sc in next ch5 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 4: Ch5. (Sk 2 dc. Dc, ch2, dc in next dc. Ch2. Sk 2 dc. Dc in next dc. Sk next sc.) *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, twice. Dc in next dc. Ch1. *Dc in next dc, ch2, 3 times. Dc in next dc, ch1. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 6: Ch5. *Dc in next dc, ch2. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch5.

RND 7: Ch1. Sc in same st as slst. 2sc in ch2 sp. *Sc in next dc. 2sc i next ch2 sp. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to first sc.

RND 8: Begcl. Ch3. *1Cl beginning in same st as last st. Ch3. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to begcl.

RND 9: Slst into the next ch3 sp. Ch3, 2dc in same ch3 sp. Ch1. *3dc in next ch3 sp. Ch1. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 10: Begcl over next 3 dc. Ch3. *Cl over next 3 dc. Ch3. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to begcl.

RND 11: Ch7. *Dc in next cl. Ch4. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to 3rd ch of ch 7.

RND 12: Ch3. (3dc, ch2, 3dc in next ch4 sp. Dc in next dc, ch4, 5 times.) *Dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 13: Ch1. (2dc, picot, 2dc, ch4picot, 2dc, picot, 2dc in next ch2 sp. Sk next 3 dc. Sc in next dc, 2sc, ch4, 2sc in next ch4 sp, 5 times.) *Sc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1. Fasten off and weave ends into back of work. Iron and starch as needed.

Rings of Clusters Doily

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