Materials Needed & Measurement:
- Yarn: Size 10 crochet thread in your desired color
- Hook: Size 1.5 mm (steel crochet hook)
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle: For weaving in ends
- Blocking materials: Pins and blocking mat
- Finished size: Approximately 14 inches (35.5 cm) in diameter
Abbreviations Used:
- ch: chain
- slip st: slip stitch
- dc: double crochet
- sc: single crochet
- st(s): stitch(es)
- ( ): Work all instructions inside the parentheses into a single stitch or space.
- *: Repeat the instructions following the asterisk as specified in the pattern.**
Stitching Instructions for Making the Aunt Lydia’s Boho Nights Doily Pattern:
Foundation Ring:
- Ch 10; slip st into the 1st ch to form a ring.
Round 1:
- Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), work 25 dc into the ring.
- Join with slip st to the 1st dc. (26 dc)
Round 2:
- Ch 3, then work (dc, ch 3, dc) into the next dc, skip the following dc.
- Repeat from * to the last dc, then work (dc, ch 3) in the last dc.
- Join with slip st to the 1st dc. (13 groups of (dc, ch 3, dc))
Round 3:
- Ch 3, then make 3 dc into the next ch-3 space.
- Ch 2, 4 dc in next ch-3 space.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc. 13 sets of 4 dc, with 13 ch-2 spaces.
Round 4:
- Ch 3, make 1 dc in the same stitch as the join, 1 dc in the next 2 dc, then make 2 dc in the following dc.
- Ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of the next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc. (13 groups of 6 dc, 13 ch-2 spaces)
Round 5:
- Ch 3, then make 1 dc in each of the next 5 dc.
- Ch 2, then make 1 dc in each of the next 6 dc.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc.
Round 6:
- Ch 3, dc in the same st as join, dc in the next 4 dc, 2 dc in the next dc.
- Ch 2, make 2 dc in the next dc, 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc, then 2 dc in the following dc.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc. (13 groups of 8 dc, 13 ch-2 spaces)
Rounds 7-8:
- Ch 3, dc in each of the next 3 dc.
- Ch 2, then make 1 dc in each of the next 4 dc.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc. (26 groups of 4 dc, 26 ch-2 spaces)
Round 9:
- Repeat Round 4. 26 sets of 6 dc, with 26 ch-2 spaces.
Rounds 10-11:
- Repeat Round 5.
Round 12:
- Repeat Round 6. (26 groups of 8 dc, 26 ch-2 spaces)
Rounds 13-14:
- Ch 3, dc in each of the next 7 dc.
- Ch 2, then make 1 dc in each of the next 8 dc.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc.
Rounds 15-18:
- Repeat Round 7. (52 groups of 4 dc, 52 ch-2 spaces)
Round 19:
- Ch 3, dc in the next dc.
- Ch 5, make 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, ch 2, then make 1 dc in each of the following 2 dc.
- Repeat from * around, ch 2, join with slip st to the 1st dc. (104 groups of 2 dc, 52 ch-5 spaces, 52 ch-2 spaces)
Round 20:
- Ch 1, work 10 dc in the next ch-5 space, ch 1, make 1 sc in the next ch-2 space, ch 1.
- Repeat from * around, join with slip st to the beginning ch-1. (52 groups of 10 dc, 52 sc, 104 ch-1 spaces)
Finishing:
- Fasten off.
- Weave in all ends with a tapestry needle.
- Wash and lay flat to block using pins and a blocking mat to maintain the doily’s shape.
Enjoy your finished Aunt Lydia’s Boho Nights Doily!
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