Project Destash #2, My favourite doily yet | Free Pattern {Crochet}

There will not be many pictures in this post - as this is my favourite picture of the doily. I took it as soon as I had finished blocking it and immediately shared it on social media (facebook, twitter, IG - all of them, I just had to share the love). 

The free pattern is based on a pattern I found on Pinterest - and unfortunately did not pin. There were a few mistakes in the pattern, but it is pretty much the same pattern, cleaner. 

So I used a 2 mm crochet hook, and a grey sock yarn. 

The abbreviations are as follows:

Single crochet decrease (sc-dec): Pull up loop in each of next 2 sts, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Double crochet Decrease (dc-dec): (yo, pull up loop in next st, yo, pull through 2 loops) 2 times, yo, pull through all 3 loops on hook

Treble Crochet Shell (tr-shell): (3 trc, ch 3, 3 trc) in sp indicated

Double Crochet Shell (dc-shell): (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in sp indicated

Picot: Ch4, sl st in 4th ch from hook, ch 1

R1: Ch 8, join to form ring, ch 3, dc in ring, ch 2, (2 dc in ring, ch 2) 7 times, join

R2: Sl st in next dc and into next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, ch 2, (4 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2) 7 times, join

R3: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next sp, ch 1, *dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 1; rep from * around, join

R4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next sp, ch 2, *dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next sp, ch 2; rep from * around ending with dc in last 2 dc, join

R5: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2 , 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, *dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in each of 2 dc, ch 2; rep from * around ending with dc in last 2 dc, join. 

R6: Ch 6 (counts as dc, ch 3), skip next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip next dc, *dc in next 2 dc, skip next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, dc in each of next of next 2 dc, ch 3, skip next dc; rep from * around ending with dc in last dc, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. 

R7: Ch 6, skip next ch-3 sp, 7 trc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, skip next ch 3 sp, *sc-dec next 2 dc tog, ch 5, skip next ch-3 sp, 7 trc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, skip next ch-3 sp; rep from * around ending with sc in last dc, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-6. 

R8: Ch 1, sc in same st, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 1) each of next 6 trc, ch 1, 2 dc in next trc, ch 3, *sc in next sc-dec, ch 3, (2 dc, ch1) each of next 6 trc, ch 1, 2 dc in next trc, ch 3; rep from * around, join. 

R9: Sl st in next 3 chs and into next dc, ch 2 , dc in next dc, ch 3, (dc-dec next 2 dc tog, ch 3) 5 times, dc-dec next 2 dc tog, ch 1 * (dc-dec next 2 dc tog, ch 3) 6 times, dc-dec next 2 dc tog, ch 1; rep from * around, join sl st in first dc. 

R10: Sl st into next sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, ch 2, (4 dc in next sp, ch 2) 4 times, 4 dc in next sp, *4 dc in next sp, ch 2, (4 dc in next sp, ch 2) 4 times, 4 dc in next sp; rep from * around, join. 

R11: Sl st in next 3 dc and in next sp, ch 4, (2 trc, ch 3, 3trc) in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, tr-shell in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, tr-shell in next sp, * (tr-shell in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3) 2 times, tr-shell in next sp; rep from * around, join. 

R12: Sl st to next sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, picot, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, dc-shell in next tr-shell, *dc-shell in next tr-shell, ch 3, sc in bext ch-3 loop, puicot, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 36, tr-shell in tr-shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, picot, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, dc-shell in next tr-shell; rep from * around, join. 

R13: Sl st to next sp, ch 1, (2 sc, ch 3 , 2 sc) in same sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, picot, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, (4 trc, ch 5, sl st in 4 th ch from hook, ch 2, 4 trc) in next tr-shell, ch 3, sc in next next 3-ch loop, picot, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in next dc-shell, ch 5, sl st in 4th ch from hook, ch 2, *(2sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in next dc-shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, puicot, sc in next ch-3 loop, picot, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 63, (4 trc, ch 5, sl st in 4th ch from hook, ch 2, 4 trc) in next tr-shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, picot, sc iun next ch-3 loop, ch 3, (2sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in next dc-shell, ch 5, sl st in 4th ch from hook, ch 2; rep from * around, join and fasten off. 

And now enjoy the blocking process - I love blocking lace projects, the lace just totally comes alive. I am on my second one now... I think I might be addicted... 

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And as always let me know if you have used the pattern, and show me your versions!