Sweet Nothings Crochet: CHERRY BLOSSOM DOILY

CHERRY BLOSSOM DOILY

We are still working on the cute little doilies for keeping below wine glasses.

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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

For Indians : You could use Anchor , Red ros e ; Red rose metallic or unbranded knitting cotton as well

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 : Using US terminology

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

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

Double crochet 3-tog : dc 3-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial at https://youtu.be/qlnqXDB3OUM

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

hdc 3-tog : Half double crochet 3-together

Instruction information

For today’s cute doily, please visit https://amandajonescrochet.com/2018/07/14/five-free-crochet-doily-patterns-no-2/

This is the Simple Doily by Nancy Hearne at http://www.nancyhearne.com/drawingboard/simpledoily.htm

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.

So what did I do differently?

My project finished size = 10 cm

I thought that the popcorn stitch would make my wine glasses shaky – and changed that to a dc 3-tog. To see how to work the dc 3-tog, check the video tutorial link at the top of this blog. Just fyi, the 3-dc cluster in the pattern sheet is this dc 3-tog

I worked the pattern till Round 7. At this point my doily was 10 cm, so I worked a final round to finish

In my last round I worked a ch-3 picot.

We will also work a hdc 3-tog and a picot on top of that.

For this, first work the hdc 3-tog and then work the picot stitch. Easy enough, right?

How to work a picot stitch :

If the video does come on, go to https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s

Half double crochet 3-tog : hdc 3-tog :

If the video does come on, go to https://youtu.be/E-WbOP531a4

Last round : (sc in the 1^st dc ; sc + picot in the next dc ; sc in the next dc) ;

*ch 5, hdc 3-tog + picot over the next 3 dc ;

ch 5, [sc in the next dc ; sc + picot in the next dc ; sc in the next dc] ;

ch 2, sc in the next sc ;

ch 2, rep [to] once* ;

rep *to* all around and join with a sl-st to the 1^st st.

And with this beautiful round of picot all around, we finish our small 10 cm round doily. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Block as per your yarn requirements.

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