Inspired by classic lacework, Fluffy Ruffles captures the soft romance of heirloom crochet with a modern, breezy feel.

Materials: J. & P. Coats "Big Ball" Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Art. A.104, Size 20: 4 balls of No.1 White, No.61 Ecru or No.42 Cream; or Clark’s "Big Ball" Mercerized Crochet, Art. B.34, Size 20: 3 balls of No.1 White, No.61 Ecru or No.42 Cream; or Clark’s "Big Ball" Mercerized Crochet, Art. B.345, Size 20: 2 balls of White or Ecru. Use Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No.9. Doily measures about 13½ inches from scallop to scallop (excluding ruffle).

Starting at center: Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring (24 dc counting ch-3 as 1 dc). Join to top of ch-3.

2nd rnd: Ch 1, sc in joining, ch 2, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, repeat around (12 ch-2 spaces). Join to first sc.

3rd rnd: Ch 1, in each space make sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc (shell). Join to first sc.

4th rnd: Sl st in next hdc, shell in next dc, ch 2, repeat around 12 times. Join as before.

5th rnd: Sl st in next hdc, shell in next dc, ch 3, skip next space, repeat around 12 times. Join.

6th rnd: Work as for 5th rnd, making 1 ch more between shells.

7th rnd: Sl st in next hdc, shell in next dc, ch 3, sc in next space, ch 3, repeat around. Join.

8th rnd: Sl st in next hdc, shell in next dc, ch 3, in next sc make tr, ch 2, tr (tr-V st), ch 3, repeat around. Join.

9th rnd: Sl st to next V-st space, ch 5, dc in same space, ch 15, dc-V st in next V-st space (dc’s instead of tr’s), ch 15, repeat around. Join to 3rd ch of ch-5.

10th rnd: In V-st space sl st, ch 5, dc, then 13 dc in next loop, dc-V st over next V st, repeat around, ending with 13 dc in last loop. Join (12 scallops).

11th rnd: Ch 1, sc in V-st space, ch 2, skip 2nd dc of V st and next dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (5 times), ch 2, sc in next V st, repeat around. Join.

12th rnd: Ch 4, hdc in joining (hdc-V st), skip next ch-2 space, 3 dc in each ch-5 loop across next scallop, skip next ch-2 space, hdc-V st in next sc, repeat around. Join to 2nd ch of ch-4.

13th rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 2, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (5 times), ch 2, repeat around. Join.

14th rnd: Work as 12th rnd, but make 5 dc in center loop of each scallop instead of 3.

15th rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 2, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (twice), ch 5, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (twice), ch 2, repeat around. Join.

16th rnd: Work as 12th rnd, making 7 dc in center loop of each scallop.

17th rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 2, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (7 times), ch 2, repeat around. Join.

18th rnd: Repeat 14th rnd.

19th rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 2, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (4 times), ch 5, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc (4 times), ch 2, repeat around. Join.

20th rnd: Starting hdc-V st in joining, skip next space, 3 dc in each of next 2 loops, ch 1, 3 dc in next 2 loops, 7 dc in next loop, 3 dc in next 2 loops, ch 1, 3 dc in next 2 loops, skip next space, hdc-V st in next sc, repeat around, ending with 3 dc in each of last 2 loops. Join.

21st rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 5, tr-V st in next ch-1 space, ch 7, dtr-V st in next ch-1 space (twice), ch 7, tr-V st in next ch-1 space, ch 5, repeat around. Join.

22nd rnd: Starting hdc-V st in joining, ch 3, 3 dc in next V st, 7 dc in next loop, 3 dc in next V st, 9 dc in next loop, 3 dc in next V st, 7 dc in next loop, 3 dc in next V st, ch 3, hdc-V st in next sc, repeat around. Join to 2nd ch of ch-4.

23rd rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 2, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc (5 times), ch 5, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc (5 times), ch 2, repeat around. Join.

24th rnd: Starting hdc-V st in joining, skip next space, 3 dc in each of next 4 loops, 5 dc in each of next 3 loops, 3 dc in each of next 4 loops, skip next space, hdc-V st in next sc, repeat around. Join as before.

25th rnd: Ch 1, sc in V st, ch 2, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc (4 times), ch 5, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc (twice), ch 5, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc (4 times), ch 2, repeat around. Join.

26th rnd: Starting hdc-V st in joining, skip next space, 3 dc in each of next 3 loops, 5 dc in each of next 2 loops, ch 1, 5 dc in each of next 2 loops, 3 dc in each of next 3 loops, skip next space, hdc-V st in next sc, repeat around, ending with 3 dc in last 3 loops. Join.

27th rnd: Ch 1, in V st make sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2, skip 2nd dc of V st and next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip 2 dc, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 2, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc (6 times), ch 2, repeat around. Join to first sc.

Ruffle 1st rnd: In next ch-3 loop make (sc, ch 9) 5 times; in each of next 14 ch-2 spaces make (sc, ch 9) 3 times; repeat around, ending with ch 4, dtr in first sc to form last loop.

Next 7 rnds: Ch 1, sc in loop just formed, ch 9, sc in next loop, repeat around. Join as before. At end of 8th rnd, break off and fasten. Starch lightly and press.