Copritavolo, Fig. 4 by Lavori artistici a calza design team

Copritavolo, Fig. 4

Knitting
Crochet cotton #30
Thread ?
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
Size not given; photo looks about 12-15 inches in diameter
English Italian

Round doily with central eight-pointed faggoted pinwheel on a fairly solid background with diamond patterning and an applied edging.

Knit from the center out, 92 rounds, and then with a pointed edging knitted on around the outside. Instructions are line-by-line, not charted.

The version in Coats & Clark #101 is called “Spring Song A-120”. It is 93 rounds with a crocheted cast-off, lacking the extra applied edging that is in the Lavori artistici a calza 7 version. Instructions are text only, not charted, in English. It calls for #30 thread, double-pointed steel No. 15 needles, a No. 10 crochet hook, and it measures 14.75” in diameter.