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Butterfly Doily.doc

Large 13” Butterfly Doily

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

ABBREVIATIONS

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

hdc = half double crochet dc = double crochet

tr = treble crochet trc = treble crochet

dtr = double treble crochet sl st = slip stitch

sp = space sk = skip

dec = decrease ch = chain

lp = loop

Materials Needed:

350 yards White Cotton Crochet Thread - Bedspread weight

About 20 yards each: Pink, Blue, Green and Yellow Cotton Crochet Thread - Bedspread weight Small amount of Black Crochet Thread - Bedspread weight

Size 7 steel Crochet hook

Butterfly - Make 2 of each Pastel Color (Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue)

Rnd 1: With cotton thread and size 7 crochet hook, Ch 8, join with sl st to form a circle.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc, in ring, ch 3. * (3 dc, ch 3) in ring. Repeat from * around 6 more times. End with sl st to 3rd ch of first ch 3. (8 ch 3 spaces and 8 three dc groups.)

Rnd 3: Sl st to first ch 3 sp. In sp make, ch 3, 2 dc. Ch 3, 3 dc. * In next ch 3 sp, make 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc. Repeat from * around. End with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 4: [Ch 1 sc in joining between 6 dc. * (In next ch 3 sp make 5 dc, ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook - picot made, 5 dc. Sc between 6 dc of previous round.) Repeat from * to * around.

Join to first sc with sl st. End off and weave in end. Fold Butterfly in half with picots held together. Sew down the center to hold together.

Body:

With Black cotton and size 7 hook leaving a 3” tail of thread , make a chain of 12. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 10 ch. End off leaving a 3” tail. With both tails together, tie together at the body in a knot to form antenna. Trim antennae to ½”. Sew Body to Butterfly center with Antennae at top.

Doily

Starting at center, ch 10. Sl st to beginning ch to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), work 23 dc in ring. Join to top of beginning ch 3. (24 dc.) Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3. * Dc in next 3 dc, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Sl st to top of beginning ch 3 to join.

Rnd 3: Sl st in next 2 dc and in next ch 3 sp. Ch 3, make 2 dc, ch 2 and 3 dc in same sp - starting

shell - * (ch 5, sk next 3 dc, make 3 dc, ch 2 and 3 dc in next ch 3 sp.) - shell - Repeat from * 6 more times. End with ch 5, join as before. (8 ch 5 spaces and 8 ch 2 spaces.)

Rnd 4: St st in next 2 dc and ch 2 sp, work starting shell in same sp. * Ch 5, sk next ch 5 lp and first 3 dc of next shell, work shell in next ch 2 sp. (Shell over shell.) Sk last 3 dc of shell.

Repeat from * around. End with ch 5, join as before.

Rnd 5: Sl st to ch 2 sp. Make starting shell in same sp. * Ch 7, sk next ch 5 lp, work shell over shell. Repeat from * around. End with ch 7, join as before.

Rnd 6: Sl st to ch 2 sp. Ch 1, sc in same ch 2 sp.

* Ch 6, work dtr over chains of Rnds 3, 4 and 5 as follows: [Yarn over 3 times, insert hook in ch 5 lp of Rnd 3 and draw up a lp. (Yarn over and draw through 2 lps.) 4 times.] Ch 6, sc in ch 2 sp of next shell. Repeat from * end with sl st to beginning sc.

Rnd 7: Ch 3, * Make 8 dc in next ch 6 lp, dc in next dtr, make 8 dc in next ch 6 lp, dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. End with 8 dc in ch 6 lp, dc in dtr, 8 dc in last ch 6 lp. Join to top of beginning ch 3.

Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next dc. * Ch 6, sk next 6 dc, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around. End with ch 6, sk 6 dc, dc in next dc. Join as before. (16 ch 6 lps.)

Rnd 9: Sl st in next 2 dc and in next 3 ch of ch 6 lp. Ch 3, make 2 dc in same st. * Ch 2, make 3 dc in next ch, ch 5, sk next 3 dc, make 3 dc in 3rd ch of next ch 6 lp. Repeat from * around.

End with ch 2, make 3 dc in next ch, ch 5, sk last 3 dc, join with sl st as before.

Rnd 10: Sl st to ch 2 sp of first shell. Make starting shell over shell. * Ch 7, sk next ch 5 lp,

make shell over shell. Repeat from * around. End with ch 7, sk next ch 5 lp, join with sl st to beginning ch 3.

Rnd 11: Repeat Rnd 10 making a ch 9 instead of a ch 7 and sk ch 7 lp of previous rnd.

Rnd 12: Sl st to ch 2 sp of first shell. Ch 6

(counts as first dtr and ch 1 sp.) * Make (dtr, ch 1) 6 times and dtr in same ch 2 sp. Work dtr over chs of Rnds 9, 10 and 11, dtr and ch 1 in ch 2 sp of next shell. Repeat from * around. End with (dtr, ch 1) 6 times and dtr in last ch 2 sp.

Work dtr over chains of Rnd 9, 10 and 11. Join to top of first dtr with sl st.

Butterfly Joining Round

Rnd 13: Sl st in next ch 1 sp, ch 1 sc in same ch 1 sp.* [(Ch 3, sk next dtr, sc in next ch 1 sp) 3 times.

§ Ch 1, (holding bottom of butterfly to top of doily with wrong sides together) draw a lp up

through bottom picot on butterfly wing. Thread over and draw through both lps to join. Ch 1 and sc in next lp. §

(ch 3, sk next dtr, sc in next ch 1 sp) 2 times. Ch 3, sk next 3 dtr, sc in next ch 1 sp. (Ch 3, sk next dtr, sc in next ch 1 sp) 2 times.

Repeat from § to § once. Ch 3, sk next dtr, sc in next ch 1 sp) 3 times. Ch 3, sk next 3 dtr, sc in next ch 1 sp.] *

Repeat from * [ to ] * around joining all eight butterflies. End with sl st to beginning sc. End off and weave in end.

Begin working between Butterflies and Doily:

Row 1: Attach thread to any top left picot on butterfly back. * (Ch3 sk 2 st, sc in next st.) Twice. Ch 3, * sc in bottom picot joining. (Ch 3, sc in next lp on doily) 7 times. Ch 3 sc in next bottom butterfly picot joining. Repeat from * to

*, sc in top picot. Ch 1 turn. (16 lps between butterflies.)

Row 2: Sc in lp. (Ch 3, sc in next lp) 3 times. * Ch 3 (sk 1 ch 3 lp) sc in next lp. * (Ch 2, sc in next lp) 5 times. Repeat from * to * once. (Ch 3, sc in next lp) 3 times. Ch 1 turn.

Row 3: Sc in lp. (Ch 3, sc in next lp) 2 times. * Ch 3 (sk 1 ch 3 lp) sc in next lp. * (Ch 2, sc in next lp) 4 times. Repeat from * to * once. (Ch 3, sc in next lp) twice. Ch 1 turn.

Row 4: Sc in lp. (Ch 3, sc in next lp) once. * Ch 3 (sk 1 ch 3 lp) sc in next lp. * (Ch 2, sc in next lp) 3 times. Repeat from * to * once. (Ch 3, sc in next lp) once. Ch 1 turn.

Row 5: Sc in lp. * Ch 3 (sk 1 ch 3 lp) sc in next lp. * (Ch 2, sc in next lp) twice. Repeat from * to * once. Ch 1 turn.

Row 6: Sc in lp. Ch 2, sk 2 ch 2 lps, sc in next ch 3 lp. Sl stitch in each st up to and into top picot. Turn.

Row 7: Make 15 evenly sp sc across top of joining lps. Sl st in top of picot. End off and weave in end.

Repeat Rows 1 -7 between each butterfly and Doily. Weave in all ends and starch doily as desired.

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