Dainty Doily Square
I made this square because I like the look of thread dolies, but don't have the patience to make them! Using white sport weight yarn (as in my example), this would make a really nice beadspread or even a baby blanket for a little girl. Or, you could use worsted weight yarn in aran or camel for a very pretty afghan!

Sport Weight yarn
Hook size 4.00
(use a larger hook with worsted weight)

Special stitches: V stitch (abb. V st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in stitch indicated.

ch 4, join with sl to form a ring

RND 1: ch 3 (counts as first dc), 11 dc in ring, sl in back loop of 3rd ch of beg ch.

RND 2: (working in back loops only) ch 1, sc in same st as joining, ch
3, (sc in next st, ch 3) around, join with sl in both loops of first
sc.  (12 ch 3 sps)

RND 3: sl in first ch 3 sp, ch 1 sc in same sp, ch 3 (sc in next ch 3 sp, ch 3) around. Join with sl in first sc (12 ch 3 sps)

RND 4: sl in first ch 3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 4, (sc in next sp, ch 4) around, join with sl to first sc. (12 ch 4 sps)

RND 5: rep rnd 4.

RND 6: sl in first ch 4 sp. ch 3 (counts as first dc) 3 dc in same sp, dc in next sc, [(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch 4 sp (corner made)] *[dc in next sc, 4 dc in next ch 4 sp] rep once more, dc in next sc, work corner, work from * 2 MORE times,  dc in next sc, 4 dc in next ch 4 sp, dc in next sc, join with sl to top of first dc.

RND 7: sl in next 2 st, (ch 4, dc) in same st (counts as first V stitch), sk 2 st, V st in next st, sk next st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch 2 sp: corner made, *sk next dc,  V st in next st (sk 2 sts, V st in next st)4 times, sk next st, work corner in ch 2 sp, rep from * 2 MORE times, sk next st, (V st, sk 2 sts) 3 times, join with sl to ch 3 of beg. ch 4.

RND 8: ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each dc & ch 1 sp, working 3 sc in corner ch 2 sp. join with sl to first sc. Finish off

Note: to make a bigger square, simply work more rounds of sc, working 3 sc in each corner (I like doing this in the back loops only)
 

 

Copyright K. Ferguson 2001