Snowflake Doily

Materials: Steel hook size 0.9mm (BILEN 14) 100gr. of 100% cotton thread Patons No.15 Thread size: 50 gr.=330m Finishing Materials: Tapestry needle Finished Size: Approximately 20 cm diameter Stiches: Picot: 3 ch, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

Directions:
Rnd 1: 9 ch, join with a sl st in ring. 3 ch (counts as first dc, now and throughout), 20 sc in ring (=21 dc); join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 2: 3 ch, 1 dc in next dc, 2 ch, *skip next dc, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 2 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 3: 1 dc in next dc, 1 dc in first ch, 2 ch, 1 dc in 2nd ch, *2 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 2 ch, 1 dc in 2nd ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 4: 3 ch, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 2 ch, *1 dc in 2nd ch, 4 dc in next 4 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 2 ch; Repeat from * around; finish with 1 dc in 2nd ch and 1 dc in next dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 5: 3 ch, 3 dc in next 3 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 2 ch, *1 dc in 2nd ch, 6 dc in next 6 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 2 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 1 dc in 2nd ch and 2 dc in next 2 dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 6: 3 ch, 4 dc in next 4 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 4 ch, *1 dc in 2nd ch, 8 dc in next 8 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 4 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 1 dc in 2nd ch and 3 dc in next 3 dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 7: 3 ch, 4 dc in next 4 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc in the center of 4ch-loop, 3 ch, *8 dc in the middle 8 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc in center of 4ch-loop, 3 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 3 dc in last 3 dc; join with a sl st to first dc.

Rnd 8: 3 ch, 3 dc in next 3 dc, 3 ch, 1 dc in 3rd ch, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 3 ch, *6 dc in the middle 6 dc, 3 ch, 1 dc in 3rd ch, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 1 dc in 1st ch, 3 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 2 dc in last 2 dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 9: 3 ch, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 5 ch, 1 dc in 3rd ch, 4 dc in next 4 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 5 ch, *4 dc in the middle 4 dc, 5 ch, 1 dc in 3rd ch, 4 dc in next 4 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 5 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 1 dc in last dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 10: 3 ch, 1 dc in next dc, 7 ch, 1 dc in 5th ch, 6 dc in next 6 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 7 ch, * 2 dc in the middle 2 dc, 7 ch, 1 dc in 5th ch, 6 dc in next 6 dc, 1 dc in first ch, 7 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 11: 3 ch, 1 dc in next dc, 4 dc in next 4 ch, 3 ch, skip 2 ch, 1 dc in 3rd ch, 8 dc in next 8 dc, 3 ch, *skip next 2 ch, 4 dc in next 4 ch, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 4 dc in next 4 ch, 3 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 4 dc in last 4 ch; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 12: 3 ch, 4 dc in next 4 dc, 5 ch, *8 dc in the middle 8 dc, 5 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 3 dc in last 3 dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 13: 3 ch, 3 dc in next 3 dc, 8 ch, *6 dc in the middle 6 dc, 8 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 2 dc in last 2 dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 14: 3 ch, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 10 ch, *4 dc in the middle 4 dc, 10 ch; repeat from * around; finish with 1 dc in last dc; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 15: 3 ch, 1 dc in next dc, 14 ch, *2 dc in the middle 2 dc, 14 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 16: 7 dc (first 3 ch, counts as first dc, now and throughout), 10 dc in the middle 10 ch, 4 ch, *1 dc between 2 dc, 4 ch, 10 dc in the middle 10 ch, 4 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 17: 9 ch, 8 dc in the middle 8 dc, 6 ch, *1 dc in dc, 6 ch, 8 dc in the middle 8 dc, 6 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 18: 11 ch, 6 dc in the middle 6 dc, 8 ch, * 1 dc in dc, 8 ch, 6 dc in the middle 6 dc; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first dc. Rnd 19: 12 ch (first 2 ch counts as first sc, now and throughout), 4 dc in the middle 4 dc, 10 ch, *1 sc in dc, 10 ch, 4 dc in the middle 4 dc, 10 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first sc. Rnd 20: 14 ch, 2 dc in the middle 2 dc, 12 ch, *1 sc in sc, 12 ch, 2 dc in the middle 2 dc, 12 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first sc.

Rnd 21: 5 ch, sl st to 3rd ch from hook, 1 sc in the beginning st, 12 ch, (1 dc, 1 picot, 1 dc) in the middle of 2 dc, 12 ch, *(1 sc, 1 picot, 1 sc) in next sc, 12 ch, (1 dc, 1 picot, 1 dc) in the middle of 2 dc, 12 ch; repeat from * around; join with a sl st to first sc. Fasten off and secure ends. Finishing: Now put the wet towel on the wrong side of the doily and iron it!