Crochet Capricornus Small Doily

Overview

The Crochet Capricornus Small Doily is a delightful and intricate piece that adds a charming touch to any room. With its detailed design and precision work, this doily brings a sense of elegance and style to your home decor. Whether placed on a coffee table, dresser, or shelf, it creates a lovely focal point and amplifies the cozy ambiance of the space.

Specifications

Dimensions

Size: 18 cm (7 inches) diameter

Materials

Material: Pearl cotton #5, hook 1.75 mm (US steel 7 #); you can substitute with Cebelia #10 or equivalent bedspread weight thread (but the gauge can slightly vary).

Stitches

For reference, look at my stitches page:

Level of Difficulty

Difficulty: Medium.

Directions

Start with 6 ch, join with sl st.

1: 12 sc in lp, join with sl st to first st.

2: *sc in next sc, 4 ch, sk a sc*; repeat * to * 6 times; join with sl st to first st.

3: *sc in next sp, 5 ch*; repeat * to * 6 times; join with sl st to first st.

4: *sc in 2nd ch of next sp, 5 ch, sc in 4th ch of the same sp, 5 ch*; repeat * to * 6 times; join with sl st to first st. => 12 lps

5: *sc in next sp, 6 ch*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st.

6: *6 tr in next sp, 1 ch*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st.

7: *sc between 3rd and 4th tr of next grp, 5 ch, sc in next 1-ch sp, 5 ch*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st. => 24 lps

8: *sc in next sp, 6 ch*; repeat * to * 24 times; join with sl st to first st.

9: *sc in next sp, 11 ch, sk a sp*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st.

10: *(5 sc, 4 ch, 5 sc) in next sp*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st.

11: *(hdc, 3 ch, trcl, 3 ch, hdc, 4 ch, dtrcl, 4 ch, hdc, 3 ch, trcl, 3 ch, hdc) in next 4-ch sp, 4 ch*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st.

12: *sc in next trcl, 6 ch, sc in next dtrcl, 6 ch, sc in next trcl, 2 ch*; repeat * to * 12 times; join with sl st to first st. Cut thread, weave in ends.

Notes

• Always substitute (also if not explicitly said) first st in a row as follows:
  • first sc with 1 ch, sc;
  • first hdc with 2 ch;
  • first dc with 3 ch;
  • first tr with 4 ch, ... and so on.
• When you read "sl st to ", where the location is not immediately contiguous to the last st, this means "an appropriate number of sl sts for reaching ."
• Also, if I do not specify it, if you lasted the previous row on a st (say st1), while you must start the next row in another st (say st2), make an appropriate number of sl sts to reach st2.