Tralcio (Briar)
Filet Doily
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The sample for this doily is crocheted with filet#1
Size : 20 cm (8 inches) x 24 cm (9.5 inches)
Material : Pearl cotton # 8, hook 1.25 mm (Bates steel #9); you can substitute with Cebelia #20 or equivalent cordonnet thread (but the gauge can slightly vary)
Difficulty: medium
Directions
Start with 124 ch.
Row 1. Dc in 8th ch from hook (7 chs = 2 ch + dc + 2 ch), *ch 2, sk 2 ch, dc in next ch* Repeat * to * 38 times more: 40 empty squares. .
Rows 2-39. Proceed following the diagram.(If the above link does not work, click here)
At the end of row 39, do not cut thread; crochet the edging
Edge:
crochet scallops all around doily. Each scallops cover 4 empty squares, in this way: *sl st on first st, (sc, hdc) in sp, hdc in next st, 2 dc in sp,, tr on next st, 2 dc in next sp, hdc on next st, (hdc, sc) in next sp*. Repeat * to * all around. Join in first st, cut thread.
N.B. Substitute first dc with 3 ch; for a filet primer, with increase and decrease explanations, go here
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