Rose Doily Pattern #804

ROSE: With Yellow ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 5, dc in ring, * ch 2, dc in ring, repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread. Attach Shaded Pinks in loop, 1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc in same space, * 1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, join.

* Ch 5, sl st in back of work between next 2 petals, repeat from * 5 times.

Over each loop work 1 sc, 7 dc, 1 sc, join.

* Ch 7, sl st in back of work between next 2 petals, repeat from * all around.

Over each loop work 1 sc, 2 dc, 5 trc, 2 dc, 1 sc, join, cut thread. Work 9 more roses in same manner.

CENTER: With White ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 10 sc in ring, join.

Ch 3, 2 dc in same space keeping last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, * ch 3, cluster st in next sc (cluster st: 3 dc in same space keeping last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), repeat from * 8 times, ch 3, join.

* Ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, sc in next cluster st, repeat from * all around (20 loops).

Sl st into loop, * ch 4, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending row with ch 1, dc in same space as beginning (this brings thread in position for next row).

Ch 3 (counts as part of 1st cluster st), cluster st in same space, * ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending row with ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, join in 1st cluster st.

Sl st into loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around.

Sl st into loop, ch 3 (counts as part of 1st cluster st), cluster st in same space, * ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, join.

Sl st into loop, ch 1, 2 sc in same space, * ch 7, 2 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending row with ch 3, trc in 1st sc.

Ch 3, cluster st in same space, ch 5, cluster st in same space, * ch 1, 2 cluster sts with ch 5 between in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join, cut thread.

Attach Green in the ch 1 between cluster sts, ch 4, cluster st in next ch 5 loop, ch 1, sc in center st of any petal of rose, * ch 1, cluster st in same space on center, ch 4, sc in the ch 1 between next 2 cluster sts, ch 4, cluster st in next ch 5 loop, ch 1, sc in center st of next petal of same rose, ch 1, cluster st in same space on center, ch 4, sc in next ch 1 loop between next 2 cluster sts, ch 4, cluster st in next ch 5 loop, ch 1, join to center st of any petal of next rose, repeat from * until all roses are joined ending row to correspond, join, cut thread.

LEAF: With Green ch 11, sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts of ch, 3 sc in last st, working on other side of ch, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts.

Ch 2, turn, working through back loop of sts only, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc. Repeat the 2nd row 5 times.

Ch 1, turn, join to center st of 2nd free petal on right hand side of any rose (to join: drop loop from hook, insert in petal, pick up loop and pull through), skip 1 sc on leaf and working through back loop of sts only, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, join to center st of next free petal of same rose, sc in same space on leaf, join to center st of 1st free petal on left hand side of next rose, sc in same space on leaf, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, join to center st of next petal of same rose, ch 1, sc in next sc on leaf, cut thread. Work 9 more leaves joining between roses in same manner.

This free pattern originally published in Star #80, Crochet Gay and Gifty Ideas