Gift Doily

MATERIALS:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 1 ball each White, Kelly Green, and Yellow or THE famous "PURITAN" STAR SPANGLED MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 1 ball each Silver Spangle, Green Spangle and Red Spangle or colors of your choice Steel Crochet Hook No. 7 App. size: 9 inches in diameter for "PURITAN"; 10 inches in diameter for "PURITAN" Star Spangled.
LEAVES: With Green or Green Spangle chain (ch) 7, slip stitch (sl st) in 4th st from hook for picot, 2 double crochet (dc) in 1st st of ch, ch 3, turn.
2nd ROW: Sl st in 1st dc for picot, sl st in next dc, ch 7, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, 4 treble crochet (trc) in same dc, ch. 3, turn.
3rd ROW: Sl st in 1st trc, ch 3, trc in next trc, ch 3, sl st in top of trc, ch 3, sl st over side of trc, ch 3, sl st in base of same trc, cut thread. With wrong side of 1st row toward you, attach Green in base of 1st row, ch 6, sl st in 4th st from hook, 2 dc in base of same row, ch 3, turn. Repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows once, cut thread. Work 23 more Leaves in same manner. Sew Leaves together at base in groups of 2 having 1 leaf on right side and 1 leaf on wrong side for uniform shape.
BERRIES: With Yellow or Red Spangle, * ch 4, sl st in 1st st of ch, repeat from * twice, sl st in 1st st at beginning, cut thread leaving a length for sewing. Work 11 more Berries in same manner.
DOILY: With White or Silver Spangle ch 6, join to form a ring, * ch 10, sl st in ring, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4, double treble crochet in ring (dtrc [3 times over hook]) . This brings thread in position for next round.
2nd ROUND: Ch 5, treble treble crochet ([tr trc] 4 times over hook) over sl st between 1st 2 loops, * ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, tr trc over next sl st between loops, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, join in dtrc.
3rd ROUND: Ch 1, * 5 sc in next loop, ch 3, 5 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, join.
4th ROUND: Ch 11, sl st in next loop, * ch 5, trc in space between next 5th and 6th sc, ch 5, sl St in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.
5th ROUND: Ch 1, 7 sc in next loop, * ch 3, 7 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with dc in 1st sc.
6th ROUND: Ch 7, trc over dc, * ch 4, sc in center sc of next sc group, ch 4, 1 trc, ch 3, 1 trc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.
7th ROUND: Sl st into loop, ch 4, trc in same loop, ch 4, sl st in same loop, ch 4, 2 trc in same loop, * ch 3, skip next 2 loops, 2 trc in next loop, ch 4, sl st in same loop, ch 4, 2 trc in same loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch, drop thread.
8th ROUND: Attach Green or Green Spangle in same space, ch 1, sc in same space, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, * 2 trc over next sl st between trc groups, ch 3, sl st in top of last trc for picot, trc over same sl st between tr groups, sc in 4th st of next ch, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, 3 sc over next loop, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc, cut thread.
9th ROUND: Pick up dropped thread in next sc, ch 4, 2 trc in same space, * ch 4, d trc in same space, ch 3, sl st in top of d trc for picot, skip next sc, next 3 trc and next sc, dtrc in next sc, ch 4, 3 trc in same space, ch 1, skip next 5 sc, 3 trc in next sc, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join with an sc.
10th ROUND: Ch 4 (counts as part of 1st cluster st) , keeping last loop of each st on hook work 2 trc over sc, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, * ch 6, trc in next loop, ch 6, trc in next loop, ch 6, cluster st in next ch 1 loop (cluster st: keeping last loop of each st on hook work 3 trc in same space, thread over and work off all loops at one time) , ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
11 th ROUND: Sl st to next loop, ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 7, 1 trc, ch 3, 1 trc in next loop, * ch 7, sc at end of next loop, ch 3, sc at beginning of next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc.
12th ROUND: Sl st into loop, ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 5, trc in next trc, ch 3, 1 trc, ch 3, 1 trc in next loop, ch 3, trc in next trc, ch 5, sc at end of next loop, ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc at beginning of next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc.
13th ROUND: Sl st into loop, ch 1, sc in same space, * ch 4, dc in next trc, ch 1, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 1st picot from starting point of left hand leaf of group of leaves, pull loop through, ch 1, sl st in same dc of doily, ch 3, trc in next trc, ch 1, join to next picot of same leaf, ch 1, sl st in same trc, ch 3, trc in next loop, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook, ch 1, trc in same loop, ch 3, trc in next trc, ch 1, join to 1st picot from top of right hand leaf of next group of leaves, ch 1, sl st in same trc of doily, ch 3, dc in next trc, ch 1, join to next picot of same Leaf, ch 1, sl st in same dc, ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 4, join in joining of leaves, ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join, cut thread. Sew Berries to base of Leaves as in picture.

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