AZALEA
DOILY
This
is my seventh small 10 cm doily. I thought this looked like an azalea flower, what do you think?
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Materials used : Today I’ve used some local (Indian) Red Heart / Coats Doli thread with a 1.75 mm crochet hook.
General
yarn info : Today’s yarn is not specific for this pattern.
For
this project, use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any
size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
Difficulty level : Easy to Intermediate
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how
you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot :
This
is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view
this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert
hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how
I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
Foundation Single Crochet : fsc : To refresh your skill on the
fsc, please view this video https://youtu.be/mcT85fwh4mA
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert
hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo,
draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check
out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike
the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check
out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
Abbreviations used : Using US terminology
sc : single crochet dc : Double crochet
ch : chain ch-sp : chain space
sp : space rep : Repeat
hk : hook lp (s) : loop(s)
yo : yarn over sl-st : slip stitch
Instruction information
Please note that I start all my rounds with a ch 1 turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for a video tutorial on all the stitches needed to make this full project.
Finally please note that I take a lot of trouble trying to make my notes as easy as possible - so do go through all my detailed notes before you pick up your yarn.
Start Round 1 : with a magic circle and work 12 hdc in that
circle.
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
How to seamlessly crochet in rounds :
In case the video
tutorial does not open, go to https://youtu.be/ISBZK7Du7yE
Round 2 :
dc in the 1st 2 hdc ;
(ch
3, dc in the next 2 hdc) ;
rep
(to) all around.
ch
3, join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 3 :
sl-st into the 1st ch-3 sp ;
(3
dc ; ch 3, 3 dc) in the same 1st ch-3 sp ;
rep
(to) all around and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In
our last round we will work a picot stitch.
The video shows you how to work both a ch-3 and ch-5 picot. Choose what suits you.
How to work a picot stitch :
In case this
video does not come on, go to https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s
Round 4 :
sl-st into the 1st ch-3 sp ;
(5 dc + picot + 5 dc) all in the 1st
ch-3 sp ;
rep
(to) in each ch-3 sp all around.
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Fasten
off and weave in ends.
Block
as per yarn instructions.
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