A crochet doily

A doily

This is a very nice crochet pattern for a doily. In this sample, the diameter is 7”. I have used a yarn with a thickness of 2mm. and a hook with 1.60 mm. You can use cotton yarn in making these. It is more heat-resistant and washable. Further, it is easy to work with. 

If your yarn is not thick enough you can use 2 strands of the same colour. That is, you can crochet by taking two strands from two skeins with the same type and same colour. 

For one doily of 7” diameter you need less than 25g of yarn.

You can make a set of these and use them on your dining table or sell in an online market. If you are going to sell these online you have to have an online store and way of accepting money. There are some online markets you can join them free. For others, you have to pay a registration fee. Even you can advertise and sell them on your Facebook page also.

Let’s learn how to do this.

Abbreviations:

ch chain

sc single crochet

dc double crochet

trc trible crochet

 sl.st.

Make a magic circle.

Round 1: Then ch.1 and 12 sc into the magic circle. Join to the 1^st sc with a sl.st.

Round 2: ch 1 and 1 sc in to the next sc below. Then 1sc to rest of the scs below. (12 sc) join with a sl.st. to the 1^st sc

Round 3 :  Make 14 ch. Then join to the next sc with a sc. As a last loop make 7 chain and yarn over 5 times and release two loops at a time. Now the hook is at the top of the loop. Now make 1 sc into the same loop.

Round 4: Make * 8 chains and join to middle of the loop of 14 chains.* Repeat  from * to * and at the end make 4 chains and make a treble crochet to the last loop of 14 chains. Then make 1 sc into the same loop

Round 5: Make *8 chain and join to the loop of 8 chain below with a sc. Then chain 4 and 2 trc to the same space. Then again 4 chain and sc to the same space, * Repeat from * to *. At the end, make 4 chain and instead of final 4 chains make a treble crochet to the sc made at the beginning of the round 5 .

Round 6: Make *6 chains and join to the middle of the 8 chains below. 6 ch and join to the middle of the 2 dcs below*.  Repeat from * to *. At the end make 3 chains and join to the middle of the dc with a dc.

Round 7 : Make  7 chains and join to the middle of the chain 6 below with a sc. Repeat. Finally, make 3 chains and join them to the dc below with treble crochet.

Round 8: Make 7 chains and join to the middle of the chain 7 below with a sc. Repeat. Finally, make 3 chains and join to the dc below with treble crochet.

Round 9: Make * 8 chains and join to the middle of the 7 chains below with a single crochet*. * Repeat from * to *. At the end, make 4 sl.st. and make a sc.

Row 9: Make 13 trc to the next space of 8 chains. Repeat. Finally, Join to the sc made at the beginning.