Gold Glory Doily Pattern

Chain (ch) 6, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 11 double crochet (dc) in ring, join in 3rd stitch (st) of ch.

Ch 3, dc in same space, 2 dc in each of the next 11 dc, join in 3rd st of ch.

Ch 7, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, * ch 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.

Slip stitch (sl st) into loop, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 2, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next loop, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell) in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next loop, ch 2, join.

Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 3, single crochet (sc) in next loop, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next ch 1 space, ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.

Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 5, skip 2 loops, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next ch 1 space, ch 5, skip 2 loops, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.

Ch 3, * dc in next dc, 2 dc in center of next shell, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, 5 dc over next loop, dc in next dc, dc in next ch 1 space, dc in next dc, 5 dc over next loop, dc in next dc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 3rd st of ch.

Ch 3 and work 1 dc in each dc increasing 6 dc evenly spaced in round, join.

Ch 8, skip 3 dc, dc in next dc, * ch 5, skip 3 dc, dc in next dc, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.

Sl st into loop, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 3, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next loop, ch 3, shell in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.

Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 3, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc in next ch 1 space, ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending each round to correspond, join.

Same as 5th round.

Same as 6th round.

Same as 7th round but working 4 dc over each ch 5 loop.

Ch 3, 1 dc in each dc decreasing 3 dc evenly spaced.

Ch 3, 1 dc in each dc, join.

Ch 3, 1 dc in each of the next 6 dc, * ch 5, skip 2 dc, 1 sc in each of the next 7 dc, ch 5, skip 2 dc, 1 dc in each of the next 7 dc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.

Ch 4, dc in next dc, * ch 1, dc in next dc, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 5, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, ch 5, 1 dc in each of the next 7 dc with ch 1 between each dc, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.

Same as last round but having 1 sc less in each sc section.

Ch 5, dc in next dc, * ch 2, dc in next dc, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 5, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 4 sc, ch 5, 1 dc in each of the next 7 dc with ch 2 between each dc, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.

Same as last round but having 1 less sc in each sc section.

Ch 6, dc in next dc, * ch 3, dc in next dc, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 5, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, ch 5, 1 dc in each of the next 7 dc with ch 3 between each dc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.

Ch 7, and work same as last round but having ch 4 between each dc and 1 sc less in each sc section.

Ch 8, dc in next dc, * ch 5, dc in next dc, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 2, 1 dc in each of the next 7 dc with ch 5 between each dc, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

Sl st to center of loop, * ch 6, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 3, sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 6, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, sc in next ch 2 loop, ch 6, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, sc in next loop, repeat from 1st * all around, join, cut thread.