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This page is MY attempt at writing down what I did in words to make MY version of what I call the spiral doily/table runner pattern from the Russian site at this URL. Please note that my notes for this pattern have not been tested by anyone else other than myself as of yet and should be considered as my "rough draft" (or a WIP) for the pattern as I hope to be adding more information as well as photos whenever I have the time in order to help clarify my notes to try to help some of my online friends make the doily for themselves as they have some problems with reading/understanding/following a graph/diagram for a pattern.
I want to make it clear that this is NOT the actual pattern for the doily as displayed on the Russian site. The Russian page/site has links to 3 charts/diagrams/graphs for the pattern that you can see for yourself by clicking on the links on the above page that are shown as "cxeme 1," (figure 1); "cxeme 2," (scheme 2); "cxeme 3," (figure 3). Basically, the written information on the page at the Russian site is about making the doilies in different sizes by varying the pattern shown in the diagrams/figures.
(FYI, I do NOT read, write, or speak the Russian language and had to depend on my own intuition/knowledge/judgment as well as some translation help from Google and some online friends at Crochetville and MoEZ who did their best to try to translate the information on that page.)
The doily/table runner that I made is not actually shown on the page at the Russian site. The one I made is a larger version of the doily displayed at the site. I used the diagrams for figure 1 and figure 3 at the site to make the larger version. The diagram for figure 1 is used for making the 1st of the 2 circles used for the pattern. I also used it for making the 2nd circle but had to refer to the diagram for figure 3 to find out how to join the 1st circle to the 2nd circle while in the process of making the 2nd circle.
I definitely recommend to anyone who wants to make this doily that they print out the diagrams for figure 1 and 3 from the Russian site. Figure 2 or scheme 2 is the diagram for the smaller circle doily on the page that is pictured next to the small version of the spiral doily table runner (the 3rd photo on the page at the Russian site). I saved a copy of each of those figures/diagrams to my computer and used IrfanView to open them up for better viewing/printing on/from my computer.
You can see the WIP (and soon to be added - the completed one(s) as well) photos of my spiral doily table runner in my Epson album.
You can also find Granny Square's notes for HER version(s) of the Spiral Doilies she made in her posting at Crochetville. She created a "Waving Flag Doily" version based on her version of the Spiral Doily pattern she made.
Material Used:
(FYI: I used a Susan Bates steel crochet hook U.S. size 7 (1.5mm) & sz. 10 crochet thread (DMC's Traditions Crochet Cotton art 145 Color - 5798 Delft Blue, 350 y/320 m, 2 oz/56 g) for making my first solid blue version of the doily/table runner. BTW, I am in the process of making another spiral doily table runner using Coats & Clark Aunt Lydia's Classic Crochet Thread Color 0995 Ocean, 300 yards/274 m.)
Stitches/Abbreviations Used (US terms used):
Chain - ch
Slip Stitch - sl st
Single Crochet - sc
Double Crochet - dc
Stitch - st
Repeat - rep
Skip - sk
Space(s) - sp, sps
Beginning, Begin - beg
Block(s) - blk, blks
First Circle (43 rows):
Chain 19, sl st to 1st chain to make circle.
(Note: First 3 rows are worked in the round. Do NOT turn work for the first 3 rows. Beginning chains of each row DO count as 1 st. Be sure to turn work at end of each row BEFORE chaining sts given at beg of each row.)
Row 1: Ch 3, make 1 dc in same st for joining. *Dc, ch 1, dc in next st* and repeat between * until you have 38 dc including the ch 3 as 1st st. Sl st to 3rd ch in ch 3 to join.
Row 2: Ch 3, rep Row 1 (38 dc). Sl st to 3rd ch in ch 3 to join.
7/11/07 Note Update: Do not make dc in any of the ch 1 sps for this row - make dc st in dc st of previous row.
Ch 4, 1 dc in same st as joining, ch 1, dc in next st, ch 1, *dc in next st, ch 1,* rep between * to end. (38 dc). Sl st to 3rd ch in ch 4 to join.
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same sp as ch 3, *sk next st, 2 dc in next sp,* rep between * to end. (76 dc). Sl st to join, turn.
Row 4: Ch 5, sk 1st st, dc in next st, ch 2, *sk 1st st, dc in next st, ch 2,* rep between * to within 1 st from end. Do NOT join work, turn. (37 spaces)
Row 5: Ch 3, 2 dc in sp, *dc in next st, 2 dc in sp, * rep between * to end. Do NOT join work, turn. (37 blks)
Row 6: Ch 5, sk 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 2, *dc in next st, ch 2,* rep between * to within last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (36 sps)
Row 7: Ch 3, 2 dc in sp, *dc in next st, 2 dc in sp,* rep between * to last st, dc in last st, turn. (36 blks)
Row 8: Ch 6, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 3, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to within last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (35 sps)
Row 9: Ch 3, 3 dc in sp, *dc in next st, 3 dc,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (35 blks)
Row 10: Ch 7, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 4, sk 3 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to within last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (34 sps)
Row 11: Ch 3, 4 dc in sp, *1 dc in next st, 4 dc in sp,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (34 blks)
Row 12: Ch 7, sk 4 sts, dc in next st, *ch 4, sk next 4 sts, dc in next st,* rep between * to within last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 13: Ch 3, *4 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 14: Ch 8, sk 4 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 5, sk 4 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 15: Ch 3, *5 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 16: Ch 9, sk 5 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 6, sk 5 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 17: Ch 3, *6 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 18: Ch 9, sk 6 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 6, sk 6 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 19: Ch 3, *6 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 20: Ch 10, sk 6 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 7, sk 6 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 21: Ch 3, *7 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 22: Ch 10, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 7, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 23: Ch 3, *7 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 24: Ch 10, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 7, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn.
Row 25: Ch 3, *7 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn.
Row 26: Ch 10, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 7, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (26 spaces)
Row 27: Ch 3, *7 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (26 blks)
Row 28: Ch 11, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 8, sk 7 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (25 spaces)
Row 29: Ch 3, *8 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (25 blks)
Row 30: Ch 11, sk 8 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 8, sk 8 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (24 spaces)
Row 31: Ch 3, 8 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (24 blks)
Row 32: Ch 12, sk 8 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 9, sk 8 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (23 spaces)
Row 33: Ch 3, 9 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (23 blks)
Row 34: Ch 12, sk 9 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 9, sk 9 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (22 spaces)
Row 35: Ch 3, 9 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (22 blks)
Row 36: Ch 13, sk 9 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 10, sk 9 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (21 spaces)
Row 37: Ch 3, 10 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (21 blks)
Row 38: Ch 13, sk 10 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 10, sk 10 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (20 spaces)
Row 39: Ch 3, 10 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (20 blks)
Row 40: Ch 13, sk 10 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 10, sk 10 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (19 spaces)
Row 41: Ch 3, 10 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, turn. (19 blks)
Row 42: Ch 14, sk 10 sts, 1 dc in next st, *ch 11, sk 10 sts, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to last 3 sts - do NOT work last 3 sts, turn. (18 spaces)
Row 43: Ch 3, 11 dc in sp, 1 dc in next st,* rep between * to end, dc in last st, finish off. (18 blks)
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