BABY’S
BREATH DOILY
Doilies
are such cute fun projects. This set of
doilies was a quick project for a friend’s daughter for Diwali.
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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 or Red rose knitting cotton, 4-ply knitting cotton, 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.
As this is a lacy doily though, a lighter / thinner yarn will look better. Do remember that the thinner the yarn, the smaller the project.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, 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
Finished size : About 5.5”
Stitches used : Using U.S terminology
Starting slip knot : https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Sloppy Slip knot : This
is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a crochet chain stitch ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
What is a crochet slip stitch : https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
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 : 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
How to work a picot stitch : Traditionally for a ch-3 picot, you
work (ch 3, sl-st in 3rd ch from hook). For a ch-5 picot, you will do (ch 5, sl-st in
5th ch from hook).
Here’s
a great video https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s
Double crochet 2-tog : dc 2-tog
: [yo, insert hk in st or ch-sp, yo
and pull up a lp ; yo and draw through 2 lps] 2 times (3 lps on hk) ;
{yo, draw through 2 lps on hk} 2
times. One dc 2-tog made.
This video tutorial at https://youtu.be/1_oPlUfN5eg
shows you how to use the dc 2-tog to decrease.
Sometimes
we work the dc 2-tog in the same stitch, to use as a decorative stitch.
Visit
this video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCQOBc83Vxo
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 tutorials
I've been inspired by this chart below, but I tweaked and changed it a bit to suit my requirements. Come, let's see how we make this doily
Magic circle : https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Start Round 1 : with a magic circle and work 6 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
Half Double Crochet : Hdc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk) ;
yo, draw through all 3 lps. One hdc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/sDiELJdB2Dg
Chainless start for Half Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 start, and this is what I do to start my row of hdc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/lWXpl1KdbZ8
Round 2 :
2 dc in the 1st hdc and in each hdc all around.
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In the following round, we work a dc
3-tog.
Double crochet 3-tog : dc 3-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial at https://youtu.be/qlnqXDB3OUM
Round 3 :
dc 3-tog in the 1st dc ;
(ch
1, dc 3-tog in the next dc) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
1 and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 4 :
sl-st and 3 dc in the 1st ch-1 sp ;
(ch
1, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
1, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 5 :
sl-st and 3 dc in the 1st ch-1 sp ;
(ch
2, 3 dc in the next ch-1 sp) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
2, and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
I have changed the pattern a little
bit from here on to get this little doily to the size and laciness I want.
Round 6 :
sl-st into the 2nd dc , sc in the same 2nd dc ;
(5
dc in the next ch-2 sp ; sk next dc, sc in the next dc) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
and
join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Round 7 :
sc in the 1st st ;
(ch
5, sk next 2 dc, sc in the next dc ;
ch
5, sc in the next sc) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
2 + dc and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
You
are now in the centre of that last ch-5 sp
Round 8 :
sc in the 1st st ;
(ch
5, sc in the next ch-5 sp) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
2 + dc and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Now
here’s where it gets fun. You can work
Round 8 once or twice to increase the size of your doily.
In
our last round, we will work a picot stitch.
In case the video does. not come on, please go to https://youtu.be/8s3zVaBcn4s
Last Round : sc + picot in the 1st st ;
(ch
5, sc + picot in the next ch-5 sp) ;
rep
(to) all around ;
ch
2 + dc and join with a sl-st to the 1st st.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Block as per yarn instructions.
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