HOT-AIR BALLOONS
Doily
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Another easy, classic looking doily.
Size : ?
Material: Pearl cotton # 8, hook 1.1 mm (US steel #10); you can substitute with Cebelia #20 or equivalent cordonnet thread (but the gauge can slightly vary)
Stitches : ch, sl st, sc, dc, tr, tr tr (=triple treble), tr dec (2 tr closed together on 2 stitches);
Difficulty: medium.
Directions
Start with 5 ch, join with sl st
1. 1 ch, 8 sc in lp, join with sl st to first st.
2. *2 sc in next sc*; Repeat * to * 7 times more, join with sl st to first st. =>16 sc
3. 6 ch (=tr tr) in first sc, tr tr in 2nd sc, 8 ch *(tr tr in next sc) twice, 8 ch*; Repeat * to * 6 times more, join with sl st to first st. =>16 sc
4. sl st in first sp,*10 dc in next sp, 2 ch*; Repeat * to * 7 times more, join with sl st to first st.
5. sl st in 5th dc, *sc in 5th dc of next grp, 4 ch, (tr, 3 ch, tr) in 2 ch sp, 4 ch*; Repeat * to * 7 times more, join with sl st to first st.
6. sl st in first sp,*sc in next 4-ch sp, 9 dc in next 3-ch sp, sc in next 4-ch sp, 6 ch*; Repeat * to * 7 times more, join with sl st to first st.
7. sl st in 5th dc,*sc in 5th dc of next grp, 9 ch, sc in next 6-ch sp, 9 ch*; Repeat * to * 7 times more, join with sl st to first st.
8. sl st in first sp,*sc in next sp, 9 ch*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
9. sl st in first sp, *(tr, 3 ch, tr) in 5th ch of next sp, 2 ch*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
10. sl st in first 3-ch sp, *9 dc in next 3-ch sp, (sc, 2 ch, sc) in next 2-ch sp, 2 ch*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st. Cut thread;
11. Join thread in a 2-ch sp, *sc in 2-ch sp, 13 ch*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
12. sl st in first sp, *13 tr in sp, 4 ch*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
13. *tr dec on first 2 tr, (tr in next tr) 9 times, tr dec on last 2 tr, 4 ch, sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
14. *tr dec on first 2 tr, (tr in next tr) 7 times, tr dec on last 2 tr, 4 ch, (sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch) 2 times*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
15. *tr dec on first 2 tr, (tr in next tr) 5 times, tr dec on last 2 tr, 4 ch, (sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch) 3 times*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
16.*tr dec on first 2 tr, (tr in next tr) 3 times, tr dec on last 2 tr, 4 ch, (sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch) 4 times*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
17.*tr dec on first 2 tr, tr in next tr, tr dec on last 2 tr, 4 ch, (sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch) 5 times*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
18. *3 tr closed together tr dec on the 3 remaining tr (last dec), 4 ch, (sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch) 6 times*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st.
19. * tr on last dec, 4 ch, (sc in 4-ch sp, 4 ch) 7 times*; Repeat * to * 15 times more, join with sl st to first st. Cut thread.
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