Peasant Doily

MATERIALS:
Number 30 crochet cotton and number 12 steel crochet hook. You will need about 675 yards of thread. Doily measures about 28 1/2 inches in diameter.
Abbreviations: ch (chain) tr (treble) st (stitch) dtr (double treble) sl st (slip stitch) sk (skip) sc (single crochet) lp (loop) dc (double crochet) rnd (round).
Circle of Wheels: This circle is completed first in order to have it ready for joining when working rnd 18 of doily center.
Rnd 1: Ch 8, sl st to form a ring. Ch 3, (dc in ring) 23 times. Counting the ch 3 as 1 dc there are 24 dc in ring. sl st in top of ch 3.
Rnd 2: Ch 6, dc in second dc of previous rnd, * ch 3, sk 1 dc, dc next, repeat from * around, end with ch 3, sl st in third st of ch 6. There will be 12 spokes and 12 spaces.
Rnd 3: Ch 8, * dc in next dc, ch 5, repeat from * around, end with sl st in third st of ch 8.
Rnd 4: Ch 5, 4 dtr at base of ch (to make a dtr: thread over hook 3 times and work off 2 lps at a time), * ch 3, 5 dtr in next dc, repeat from * around, end with eh 3, sl st in top of ch 5.
Rnd 5: Ch 4, tr at base of ch (to make a tr: thread over twice and work off 2 lps at a time), tr in each of next 3 dtr, 2 tr in next dtr, * ch 4, 2 tr in first dtr of next group, dtr in each of next 3 dtr, 2 tr in last dtr, repeat from * around, end with ch 4, sl st in top of first ch 4.
Rnd 6: Ch 5, work 5 dtr cluster in next 5 tr (to make 5 dtr cluster: holding last lp of each st on hook, make a dtr in each of next 5 tr, thread over and pull through all lps on hook), ch 5, sl st in top of last tr, sl st in each of next 4 ch sts, sl st in top of first tr of next group, repeat from * around: Fasten off. This completes the first wheel. Make a second wheel, joining the first and second spokes to any two spokes of first wheel. Join the third wheel and every remaining wheel by joining the first and second spokes to the 8th and 9th spokes of previous wheel. The 14th wheel should also be joined to the 8th and 9th spokes of first wheel to close the circle. There are 14 wheels in the circle.
Doily Center: Rnds 1 through 5: Repeat rnds 1 through 5 of Circle of Wheels.
Rnd 6: Ch 5, work a 6 dtr cluster over next 6 tr, (make in same manner as 5 dtr cluster), ch 13, * work a 7 dtr cluster over next group of tr, ch 13, repeat from * around, sl st in top of first ch.
Rnd 7: Ch 10, work a joined dtr (to make a joined dtr: thread over 3 times, insert hook at base of ch 10, thread over and work off 2 Ins at a time, hold last lp on hook, thread over 3 times, insert hook in next 4th ch st of previous rnd, thread over, work off 2 lps at a time, hold last lp of dtr on hook. There are now 3 lps on hook, thread over and pull through all lps al, once), * ch 5, a joined dtr worked in same st with last joined dtr and the next 4th ch st of previous rnd. Repeat from * around, sl st in 5th st of ch 10. There are 42 joined dtr.
Rnd 8: Ch 11, repeat rnd 7 increasing ch between joined dtr ch 6.
Rnd 9: Ch 7, tr at base of ch, * ch 2, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next joined dtr, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 7.
Rnd 10: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 7, tr at base of ch, * ch 2, sc over next ch 2 lp, ch 2, (tr, ch 3, tr) in center st of next ch 3 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 7.
Rnd 11: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 7, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next ch 3 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 7.
Rnd 12: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 7, tr at base of ch, * ch 3, sc over next ch 4 lp of previous rnd, ch 3, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next ch lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 7.
Rnd 13: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 8, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, (tr, ch 4, tr) in next ch 3 repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 8.
Rnd 14: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 8, tr at base of ch, * ch 3, sc in next ch 4 lp, ch 3, (tr, ch 4, tr) in next ch 4 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 8.
Rnd 15: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 9, tr at base of ch, * ch 5, (tr, ch 5, tr) in next ch 4 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 9.
Rnd 16: Sl st in each of next 3 ch sts, ch 9, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, sc in center st of next ch 5, ch 4, (tr, ch 5, tr) in center st of next ch 5, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 9.
Rnd 17: Sl st in each of next 3 ch sts and repeat rnd 15.
Rnd 18: This is the rnd in which the circle of wheels is joined. Sl st in each of next 3 ch sts, ch 11, sl st in first free spoke of any wheel of the circle, ch 7, dc in 7th st of ch 11, tr at base of ch, * ch 5, sc in center st of next ch 5 lp, ch 5, tr in center st of next ch 5 lp, ch 2, sl st in next free spoke of same wheel, ch 2, tr in same st with last tr, ch 5, sc in center st of next ch 5 lp, ch 5, tr in center st of next ch 5 lp, ch 7, sl st in next free spoke of same wheel, ch 7, dc in top of tr just made, tr in same st with last tr, ch 5, sc in next ch 5 lp, ch 5, tr in center st of next ch 5 lp, ch 7, sl st in first free spoke of next wheel, ch 7, dc in top of tr just made, tr in same st with last tr. Repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of first ch.
Rnd 19: At the outer edge of circle of wheels, fasten thread in any free center spoke, ch 12, dc in top of next spoke, ch 12, make a long st in next spoke (to make a long st: thread over 6 times, insert hook in tip of spoke, pull thread through, and work off 2 lps at a time), ch 7, make a Y st, (to make a Y st: thread over 9 times, insert hook in lp of same spoke with long st, pull thread through and work off lps at a time 3 times, hold reaining on hook, thread over more times, insert hook in tip of first free spoke on next wheel, work off all lps on hook two at a time, his completes the Y st) ; ch 7, make long st in same spoke with last arm of Y st, ch 12, dc in tip of next spoke, ch 12, sc in tip of next spoke, repeat from * around, sl st at base of first ch.
Rnd 20: Ch 7, tr at base of ch, ch 3, (tr, ch 3, tr) in next 8th ch of previous rnd, repeat from * round, sl st in 4th st of ch 7. There are 119 pairs of tr.
Rnd 21: Sl st in each of first 2 ch sts, ch 7, tr at base of ch, * ch 3, sc over next ch 3 lp, ch 3, tr, ch 3, tr) in next ch 3 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 7.
Rnd 22: Sl st in each of first 2 ch sts, ch 8, tr at base of ch, * ch (tr, ch 4, tr) in center of ch 3 lp between tr, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 8.
Rnd 23: Sl st in each of first ch sts, ch 8, tr at base of ch, * ch 3, sc in next ch 3 lp, ch 3, (tr, ch 4, tr) in next ch 4 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 8.
Rnd 24: Sl st in each of first 2 ch sts, ch 8, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, (tr, ch 4, tr) over next ch 4 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 8.
Rnd 25: Sl st in each of first 2 ch sts, ch 7, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, sc over next ch lp, ch 4, (tr, ch 3, tr) over next ch lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 7.
Rnd 26: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 9, tr at base of ch, ch 5, (tr, ch 4, tr) over next ch 3 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 9.
Rnd 27: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 8, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, sc over next ch lp, ch 4, (tr, ch 4, tr) over next ch lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th ch of ch 8.
Rnd 28: Sl st in each of next 2 ch sts, ch 9, tr at base of ch, * ch 5, (tr, ch 5, tr) over ch 4 lp between tr, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch 9.
Rnd 29: Sl st in each of next 3 ch sts, ch 9, tr at base of ch, * ch 4, sc over next ch lp, ch 4, (tr, ch 5, tr) over next ch lp, repeat from * around, sl st in 4th st of ch.
Rnd 30: Sl st in each of next 3 ch sts, ch 1, sc at base of ch 1, * (ch 10, sc over next ch 5 lp) 6 times, ch 11, sc over next ch 5 lp, repeat from * around, sl st in first sc. Every 7th ch lp has a ch 11.
Rnd 31: Ch 4, * (tr in each of next 10 ch sts, tr in next sc) 6 times, tr in each of next 11 ch sts, tr in next sc, repeat from * around, sl st in top of ch 4. There are 1,326 tr, counting the first ch 4 as 1 tr.
Rnd 32: * (Ch 6, dtr at base of ch, dtr in next 7th tr, ch 6, sl st in same st with last dtr) 5 times, sl st in each of next 4 sts, repeat from * around. There are 34 scallops started in this rnd.
Rnd 33: Sl st in each of the 6 ch sts, sl st in each of 2 dtr, * (ch 6, dtr at base of ch, dtr in next dtr, ch 6, sl st in same st with last dtr, sl st in next dtr) 4 times, ch 13, sl st in each of next 2 dtr, repeat from * around, sl st at base of first ch 6.
Rnd 34: Sl st in each of the 6 ch sts, sl st in each of 2 dtr, * make sts in parenthesis in rnd 33 three times, ch 6, dtr in 7th st of ch 13, ch 13, dtr in same st with last dtr, ch 6, sl st in each of next 2 dtr, repeat from * around, sl st at base of beginning ch.
Rnd 35: Sl st in each of the 6 ch sts, sl st in each of 2 dtr, * make sts in parenthesis in rnd 33 twice, ch 6, dtr in top of next dtr, ch 6, dtr in 7th st of ch 13, ch 13, dtr in same st with last dtr, ch 6, dtr in top of next dtr, ch 6, sl st in each of next 2 dtr, repeat from * around, sl st at base of beginning ch.
Rnd 36: Sl st in each of the 6 ch sts, sl st in each of 2 dtr, * make sts in parenthesis in rnd 33 once, (ch 6, dtr in next dtr) twice, ch 6, dtr in 7th st of ch 13, ch 13, dtr in same st with last dtr, (ch 6, dtr) twice, ch 6, sl st in each of next 2 dtr, repeat from * around, sl st at base of beginning ch.
Rnd 37: Sl st in each of the 6 ch sts to tip of point, sl st in each of 2 dtr, (ch 6, dtr in next dtr) 3 times, ch 6, dtr in 7th st of ch 13, ch 13, dtr in same st with last dtr, (ch 6, dtr in next dtr) 3 times, ch 6, sl st in each of next 2 dtr, repeat from * around, sl st at base of beginning ch.
Rnd 38: * Ch 5, sc in next dtr, make a 3 picot group (to make a 3 picot group: ch 6, sl st in sc for a picot, ch 8, sl st in same sc, ch 6, sl st in same sc) repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, sc in 7th st of ch 13, make a 3 picot group. This brings you to tip of scallop, make four more 3 picot groups along side of scallop toward inner point, after the 4th group, ch 5, sc at inner point and repeat from * around, sl st beginning. Fasten off.

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