In the Pink by Elizabeth Hiddleson

In the Pink

Crochet
Thread ?
Rounds 1 - 2 measures 2 3/4"
1.65 mm
220 - 225 yards (201 - 206 m)
18 1/2" diameter
US
English French

Skill level = advanced

MATERIALS: Cordonnet crochet cotton no. 10, about 140 yds pink and about 85 yds white. Steel crochet hook US size 7 or SIZE FOR GAUGE.

A small doily in 16 rounds of alternating white and pink thread. Written instructions for rounds 1, 2, 8 and the edge.Pattern is fully charted and gives instructions for special stitches.

Pattern features:
quadruple triple crochet (quad tr) yo 5 times and finish 2 yo’s at a time for a stitch 6 ch tall.
tr, dtr and 4-dtr clusters
chain in chain
2 tr cluster and 2dtr clusters.
irish-type crochet edge of chains filled with dc and picots.

Editor’s note: this editor found rounds 10 and 16 have chains of 15 which created doily cupping. This editor found chains of 17 adequate to prevent this.