Beaded Doily

A classic, vintage crochet pattern with two motifs to create a beaded doily.

What you need

J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED
CROCHET, Art. A.104, Size 30: 3 balls of White; or Clark’s O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Art. B4, Size 30: 8 balls of White; or Clark’s Big Ball Mercerized Crochet, Art, B.34, Size
30: 3 balls of White.
Crochet Hook No. 10.
Sewing Needle.
5 vials of pink and 2 vials each of yellow
and green beads. Using sewing needle, thread 1 vial of pink beads and 78 yellow beads on working thread.

Instructions

FIRST MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 10. join with sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. join to top of ch-3.

2nd rnd: Ch 1, insert hook in same place as sl st, slip a bead in place, draw loop through and complete an sc (beaded sc made), (all

beads are worked in on wrong side of work), make a beaded sc in each dc around. join.

3rd rnd: Ch 1, make a beaded sc in same place as sl st and in next 3 sc, make a plain sc in same place as last sc (1 sc increased), beaded sc in next 4 sc. Repeat from * around. join.

4th rnd: Ch 1, beaded sc in same place as sl st and in next 4 sc, * inc 1 sc, beaded sc in next 5 sc. Repeat from * around. Join.

5th rnd: Now working without beads, sc in same place as sl st and in next 2 sc, * ch 5, sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * around. join.

6th rnd: Sl st to center of first loop, in same loop make sc, ch 20 and sc; * ch 5, in next loop make sc, ch 20 and sc, Repeat from * around. Join.

7th rnd: * In next ch-20 loop make sc, half dc, 29 dc, half dc and sc (petal made); sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. join.

8th rnd: Ch 1, * make a beaded sc in each st around petal, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around. join and break off. Thread 1/4 vial of green beads on a second ball of thread.

9th rnd: With wrong side of work facing, attach this thread to 9th sc on ant petal, sc in same place and in next 16 sc, * skip first 8 sc on next petal, sc in next 17 sc. Repeat from * around. Join and turn.

10th rnd: Sl st in first 3 sc of next petal, ch 9, * (skip next sc, sc in next sc, ch 5) 5 times; holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, skip next sc, make a tr in next sc and in 3rd sc on next petal, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (joint-tr made), ch 5. Repeat from * around, ending with tr in last petal. join to 4th ch of ch-9.

11th rnd: Beaded sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip next sp, (sc in next loop, ch 5) 4 times; beaded sc in next joint-tr. Repeat from * around. join.

12th rnd: Beaded sc in same place as sl st and in next loop, * (ch, 5 sc in next loop) 3 times; ch 5, beaded sc in next loop, in next sc and in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with beaded sc in last loop. join. 13th rnd: Beaded sc in same place as sl st and in next sc, * 3 beaded sc in next loop, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; ch 5, 3 beaded sc in next loop, beaded sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * around, ending with 3 beaded sc in last loop, sc in last sc. Join and break off.

SECOND MOTIF . . . Thread 78 yellow beads on same thread as pink beads and work as for First Motif until 12 rnds have been completed.

13th rnd: Beaded sc in same place as sl st and in next sc, 3 beaded sc in next loop, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop on First Motif, (ch 2, sc in next loop on Second Motif, ch 2, sl st in next loop on First Motif) twice; ch 2, 3 beaded sc in next loop on Second Motif. Complete rnd as before, joining next 3 loops to corresponding loops on First Motif. Make 5 more motifs, joining 2 sets of loops to corresponding loops on preceding motif and 2 sets to First Motif. join last motif to First Motif.

EDGING . . . 1st rnd: Attach thread to first free loop on any motif, ch 11, * (sc in next loop, ch 7) 16 times; make a joint-tr over next 2 loops, ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join last tr to 4th ch of ch-11.

2nd rnd: Sc in first loop, * (ch 8, sc in next loop) 16 times; sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. join.

3rd rnd: Sc in first loop, * (ch 9, sc in next loop) 15 times; sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, join. Continue to work as for last rnd, having 1 loop less on each group and 1 ch more on each loop until 8 rnds have been completed (11 ch-14 loops on each group of last rnd). Break off.

Starch lightly and press.

All done!