Pineapple Doily No. 7275 The Spool Cotton Company Leaflet also found in Complete Book of Crochet The Spool Cotton Company 1946

MATERIALS: For best results use

CLARK'S O.N.T. OR J. & P. COATS BEST Six CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 50;

SMALL BALL: CLARKS O.N.T.- 2 balls of White or Ecru, or 3 balls of any color.

]. & P. COATS-2 balls of White, Ecru, or any color.

BIG BALL: CLAKK'S O.N.T. OR J. & P. COATS - 1 ball of White or Ecru.

MILWARD'S steel crochet hook No. 12.

Completed doily measures about 14 inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 16, join with sl st.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 32 d c in ring, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3.

2nd rnd: Ch 3, d c in each d c around; join to 3rd st of ch-3.

3rd rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, 2 d c in each d c around, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3.

4th rnd: Repeat 2nd rnd.

5th rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 2 d c, 2 d c in next d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, join to 3rd st of ch-3 (22 d c-groups).

6th rnd: Sl st in next d c and in next sp, ch 3; in same sp make d c, ch 2 and 2 d c; in each ch-3 sp around make 2 d c, ch 2 and 2 d c; join.

7th rnd: Sl st in next d c and in next ch 2 sp, ch 3, in same sp make d c, ch 2 and 2 d c; * ch 1, in next ch-2 sp make 2 d c, ch 2 and 2 d c (shell over shell). Repeat from * around, ending with ch-1; join.

8th to 12th rnds incl: Repeat 7th rnd, having an extra ch between each shell in each rnd.

13th rnd: Sl st in next d c and in next sp, ch 3; in same sp make d c, ch 5 and 2 d c. * Ch 6, in next ch-2 sp make 2 d c, ch 2 and 2 d c, ch 6; in next ch-2 sp make 2 d c, ch 5 and 2 d c. Repeat from * around; join.

14th rnd: Sl st in next d c and in next sp, ch 4, 12 tr in ch-5 of shell, * ch 5, in next ch-2 make 2 d c, ch 2 and 2 d c; ch 5, 13 tr in ch-5 of next shell. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, join.

15th rnd: Ch 5 (to count as tr and ch-1), tr in next tr; (ch 1, tr in next tr) 11 times; * ch 3, shell over next shell, ch 3, tr in next tr; (ch 1, tr in next tr) 12 times. Repeat from * around; join to 4th st of ch-5 first made.

16th rnd: Sl st in 1st ch-1 sp, s c in same sp; * (ch 3, s c in next ch-1 sp) 11 times, ch 3, shell over next shell, ch 3, s c in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, s c in 1st ch-3 loop.

17th rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 10 times, * ch 3, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 11 times. Repeat from * around, ending as in 16th rnd.

18th rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 9 times, * ch 3, in ch-2 of next shell make 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c, ch 2 and 2 d c. (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 10 times. Repeat from * around, ending as before.

19th rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 8 times, * ch 3, in next ch-2 make a shell, ch 2, shell in next ch-2. (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 9 times. Repeat from * around, ending as before.

20th rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 7 times, * ch 5, shell over next shell, ch 1, shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 8 times. Repeat from * around, ending as before.

21st rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 6 times; * (ch 3, shell over next shell) 3 times; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 7 times. Repeat from * around, ending as before.

22nd rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 5 times, * ch 3, shell over next shell; (ch 4, shell over next shell) twice; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 6 times. Repeat from * around.

23rd rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 4 times; * ch 3, shell over next shell, ch 5; in next shell make 2 d c, ch 5 and 2 d c; ch 5, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 5 times. Repeat from * around.

24th rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) 3 times; * ch 3, shell over next shell, ch 3, 14 tr in next shell, ch 3, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 4 times. Repeat from * around.

25th rnd: (Ch 3, s c in next loop) twice; * ch 3, shell over next shell, ch 3, tr in next tr; (ch 1, tr in next tr) 13 times; ch 3, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 3 times. Repeat from * around.

26th rnd: Ch 3, s c in next loop, * ch 3, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next ch-1 sp) 13 times; ch 3, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around.

27th rnd: * Ch 4, shell over next shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 12 times; ch 3, shell over next shell; ch 4, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, sl st in 1st s c. Fasten off.

28th row: * Attach thread to ch-2 of next shell of previous rnd, ch 3; make d c, ch 2 and 2 d c in same shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 11 times; ch 3, shell over next shell. Ch 3, turn.

29th. row: Shell over shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) 10 times; ch 3, shell over next shell; ch 3, turn. Continue in this manner, having 1 ch-3 loop less on each row until 36th row is completed.

37th row: Shell over shell; (ch 3, s c in next loop) twice; ch 3, shell over shell - 1 loop remaining at point. Ch 3, turn. Make shell over shell, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in next shell, ch 1, sl st back in ch-2 of last shell; ch 1, 2 d c where last 2 d c were made. Fasten off. Attach thread to ch-2 of next shell of 27th rnd and complete the next point in same manner. Continue until all 11 points have been worked; then work as follows:

1st rnd: Attach thread to tip of one point where shells were joined, ch 3, in same place where ch-3 was joined make d c, ch 2 and 2 d c. * (Ch 3, shell in next turning ch, between 2 rows) 5 times; ch 2, d c in ch-2 of shell preceding ch-4 (on 27th rnd), holding back the last loop of this d c and next d c on hook; d c in ch-2 of next shell (where thread was attached, to work point); thread over and draw through all loops on hook; (ch 3, shell in turning ch between 2 rows) 5 times; ch 3, shell at tip of next point, where shells were joined. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 to 3rd st of ch-3.

2nd rnd: Sl st in next d c and in next sp, ch 8, s c in 5th ch from hook (a p made). D c in same place as sl st, * ch 3, s c under next ch-3, ch 3; in next shell make d c, p and d c. Repeat from * 4 more times, ch 3, s c in next d c, ch 3; in next shell make d c, p and d c. Ch 3, s c under next ch-3. Continue thus around. Fasten off.

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