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Peacock Tails Doily Set Pattern #7444
Peacock tails doily set with centerpiece 16 inches in diameter, 4 place doilies 13½ inches, 4 bread and butter plate doilies 8 inches, and 4 glass doilies 6 inches in J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet size 20. Originally published in Spool Cotton #167, Tips on Tables; Spool Cotton #205, #217, #238; and Dover Needlework, Crocheting Doilies.
Materials
- Steel Crochet Hook · No. 9 or 10
Pattern instructions
Place Doily
Starting at center, wind thread 10 times around forefinger. Slip strands off finger. 32 sc in ring. Sl st in 1st sc made.
Ch 5, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, * ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5.
Ch 10, sc in 2nd ch from hook, half dc in next ch, dc in next 7 ch, sc in next dc of 2nd rnd (a spoke made). Repeat from beginning of rnd, ending with sc at base of ch-10 first made (16 spokes in all).
Sl st to tip of 1st spoke, sc in tip of same spoke, * ch 7, sc in tip of next spoke. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made.
Ch 5, dc in same place as sl st, * ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, in next sc make dc, ch 2 and dc (shell made). Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5.
Sl st in sp, ch 5, dc in same sp, * ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4, make a shell in sp of next shell. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 first made.
Work in this manner, making shell over shell and sc over sc, having 1 additional st in chain between sc's and shell on each successive rnd, until there are 20 ch between sc's and shells. Break off.
Centerpiece
Work as for Place Doily, but omit increases in ch's on 10th and 12th rnds. When there are 18 ch's work 7 rnds more, making 2 extra ch's between sc's and shells on each successive rnd (32 ch's). Break off.
Bread And Butter Plate Doily
Work as for Place Doily to 13th rnd incl. Break off.
Glass Doily
Work as for Place Doily to 9th rnd incl. Break off. Starch lightly and press.
