This Poppy Doily pattern guides you through creating an 8-inch diameter crochet doily featuring a white base and bright poppy petals in red or orange, with green accents. Ideal for decorative displays or gifting.

Materials: Size 8 steel crochet hook and four balls of number 30 crochet cotton in white, red or orange, green, and black. Finished size about 8 inches in diameter.

Abbreviations: Rnd (round); ch (chain); dc (double crochet); sc (single crochet); inc (increase); tr (treble) — thread over 3 times and work off 2 loops at a time; lp (loop); sl st (slip stitch); hdc (half double crochet) — thread over once, insert hook in st and pull lp through, thread over and work off all lps at once.

Center: In white, ch 10, join with sl st to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc), 29 dc in ring, join with sl st in top of ch 3.

Rnd 2: Ch 4, *dc in next dc, ch 1, repeat from * around, sl st in third st of beginning ch.

Rnds 3-5: Repeat rnd 2, increasing beginning ch by 1 each round. The ch between each dc increases by 1 each round, ending with 4 ch sts between dc in rnd 5.

Rnd 6: *Ch 6, sc in next dc, repeat from * 28 times, for last (30th) lp ch 3, dc at base of first ch 6.

Rnd 7: *Ch 6, sc in next ch 6, repeat from * 28 times, last lp ch 3, dc at base of first ch 6.

Rnds 8-9: Repeat rnd 7.

Rnds 10-11: *Ch 7, sc in next lp, repeat from * 28 times, end with ch 3, tr at base of first ch.

Rnd 12: *Ch 8, sc in next lp, repeat from * 28 times, end with ch 4, tr at base of first ch.

Rnd 13: Sl st to center of first lp, (ch 3 for dc, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc—a shell) in same lp, ch 4, sc in next lp, ch 8, sc in next lp, ch 4, shell in next lp, ch 4, sc in next lp, ch 8, sc in next lp, ch 4, repeat around, join, fasten off.

Poppy Center: In black, ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3, 14 dc into ring, sl st in ch 3, fasten off.

Petals Rnd 1: In red or orange, join to black center, ch 3, dc at base of ch 3, 2 dc in each remaining dc, sl st in top of ch 3.

Rnd 2: *Sc in each of next 3 dc, hdc and dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc and hdc in next dc, repeat from * around, sl st at base of hdc, forming 5 petals.

Rnd 3: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, hdc and dc in next dc, 2 dc in each of next 4 dc, dc and hdc in next dc, repeat from * around, sl st at base of hdc.

Rnd 4: *Sc in each of next 3 sc, hdc and dc in next dc, 2 dc in each of next 10 dc, dc and hdc in next dc, repeat from * around, sl st in first sc, fasten off.

Rnd 5: Join green thread near center of any petal, ch 4, sc in next st, ch 1, sc to ch of shell on center, ch 1, sc in next st on petal, *ch 4, sc in next st, repeat from * around, sl st at base of first ch 4. Make 9 more poppies, always joining outside edge to center shell and to center of next free petal of last poppy.

Finishing: Starch lightly. Pin in true circle and press dry through a cloth.