A ball of linen yarn from Namolio, an old 1.25mm stainless steel hook and the following pattern are all you need for a lovely summer crochet project:
Make 6 ch, ss into first ch to close
Round 1: 2 ch (counts as 1 dc, 1 ch), 1 dc into ring, *1 ch 1 dc into ring*, repeat from *to* a further 10 times, 1 ch, ss into 2nd of 2 ch
Round 2: 1 dc into ch space, 7 ch (counts as 1 dtr, 3 ch), 1 dtr into next ch space, *3 ch, 1 dtr into next ch space*, repeat from *to* a further 9 times creating 12 spokes in total, 3 ch, ss into 4th of 7 ch
Round 3: 1 dc, 3 tr, 1 dc into each ch space
Round 4: 1 dc, 14 ch (counts as 1 trtr 7 ch) into top of 4th ch of 7 from round 2, *1 trtr into top of 1 dc at beginning of next ‘petal’ created on round 3, 7 ch*, repeat from *to* a further 10 times, ss into 7th ch of 14 ch
Round 5: *2 ch, 1 dc three times into ch space, 2 ch, 1 dc into top of trtr from round 4*, repeat from *to* a further 47 times
Round 6: ss into next 2 ch, 1 dc into middle of ch space, *3 ch, 1 dc into next 1 ch space between each dc*, repeat from *to* a further 47 times, ss into 1 dc
Round 7: repeat round 6
Round 8: ss into next 2 ch, 1 dc, 2 ch into ch space (counts as 1 tr), 1 tr into next ch space, *5 ch, 2 tr tog into next 2 ch spaces*, repeat from *to* 23 times, ss into 2nd of 2 ch
Round 9: *5 ch, skip 5 ch, 1 trtr, 3 ch, 1 trtr, 3 ch, 1 trtr, 3 ch, 1 trtr into top of 2 tr tog from round 8, 5 ch, skip 5 ch, 3 dc into next ch space*, repeat from *to* a further 7 times
Round 10: *1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc into ch space created by 5 ch, 1 dc, 3 tr, 1 dc into next 3 ch space, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dtr, 2 tr, 1 dc into next 3 ch space, 1 dc, 3 tr, 1 dc into next 3 ch space, 1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc into next 5 ch space, 1 dc into 2nd of 3 dc*, repeat from *to* 7 more times. Cut yarn and sew in.
Of course, you can crochet the motif in any yarn you choose, just adjust your hook size to suit your yarn. The pattern is in UK crochet terms eg. dc (UK) = sc (US), tr (UK) = dc (US) and so on.
Pipi is off on a school trip tomorrow, so I think I'm going to sew her up a quick drawstring laundry bag with a couple of these on ;) xxx
This is lovely Sara! I would love to try it. C x
Posted by: Cornel | July 21, 2012 at 12:23 AM
Thanks Cornel, let me know if you get a chance to try it out. I've got such a big pile now, I really need to start putting them to good use. S x
Posted by: Sara Sinaguglia | July 31, 2012 at 06:34 PM
Oh, this is so verynice! yesterday i took my hook and tried it, .... And now it's finished and it looks wonderful!!
I'm so happy! Thanks a lot for this pattern!
Greetings again from siegen in germany
Sibylle
Posted by: Sibylle runkel | August 28, 2012 at 08:16 AM
That's wonderful Sibylle, so happy you like it ;) x
I'm now off to look up Siegen on a map!
Posted by: Sara Sinaguglia | August 28, 2012 at 10:30 AM
These are beautiful! I'm a begginer and followed quite well! Thank you :) found you on Pinterest by the way fabulous find for me.
Posted by: Samantha | October 23, 2013 at 12:18 AM
Thank you Samantha, I'm so pleased you found me on Pinterest. It's based on a vintage doily I picked up in a thrift shop - I love doing them in pastel colours. It's not an easy one for a beginner, so well done! Happy crocheting, Sara x
Posted by: Sara Sinaguglia | October 23, 2013 at 09:22 AM
Very cute! I am going to try, however confused about the double treble, as the us and Aus seem to be different!!! Is it yoh 2 or 3 times? Hope you can help! Thanks :)
Posted by: Sarahjade | February 26, 2014 at 09:37 PM
Ok so I read the info at the bottom answering my question!! Aus is same to uk I think!!! Makes it confusing!! Thank you!
Posted by: Sarahjade | February 26, 2014 at 09:39 PM
Hi Sarahjade, a double treble is yoh 2 times in UK crochet - not sure what that is in Aus?! We don't have a single crochet here in the UK, we start with a double crochet, so a treble is yoh 1 time, double treble is yoh 2 times, treble treble is yoh 3 times.... Hope that makes sense! x
Posted by: Sara Sinaguglia | February 26, 2014 at 09:50 PM
Yes that's perfect thanks! Uk crochet terms are the Aus!
Posted by: Sarahjade | March 03, 2014 at 03:39 AM
Oops... Same as :)
Posted by: Sarahjade | March 03, 2014 at 03:40 AM
How big is this doily when finished?? It stunning!
Posted by: Jenny | September 04, 2014 at 02:15 AM
I don't understand repeating from *to* 47 times in round 5. I tried with the number of trtr there were in round 4, but as I keep going, my work doesn't stay flat when I do that
Posted by: BethAnn | May 13, 2016 at 01:10 AM