Materials :
American Yarn Company Puritan mercerized crochet cotton, Art. 40
1 ball each White, Kelly Green, and Yellow or
THE famous Puritan Star spangled mercerized crochet cotton, Art. 40
1 ball each Silver Spangle, Green Spangle and Red Spangle or colors of your choice
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7
Doily measures: 9 inches in diameter for Puritan;
and 10 inches in diameter for Puritan Star Spangled
LEAVES:
With Green or Green Spangle
First Rnd: chain (Ch) 7,
slip stitch (SLst) in 4th st from hook for picot, 2 double crochet (Dc) in first st of Ch, Ch 3, turn.
2nd Rnd: SLst in first Dc for picot, SLst in next Dc, Ch 7, SLst in 4th st from hook for picot,
4 treble crochet (Tr ) in same Dc, Ch 3, turn.
3rd Rnd: SLst in first Tr, Ch 3, Tr in next Tr, Ch 3, SLst in top of Tr, Ch 3,
SLst over side of Tr, Ch 3, SLst in base of same Tr, cut yarn.
With wrong side of first rnd toward you, attach Green in base of first rnd,
Ch 6, SLst in 4th st from hook, 2 Dc in base of same rnd, Ch 3, turn.
Rep. the 2nd and 3rd rows once, cut yarn.
Work 23 more leaves in same way.
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, SLst in first st of Ch,
rep. from * twice,
SLst in first st at beg., cut yarn leaving (1) length for sewing.
Work 11 more berries in same way.
Doily: With White or Silver Spangle Ch 6, join to form (1) ring,
* Ch 10, SLst in ring,
rep. from * 4 times,
Ch 4, double treble crochet in ring (Dble-Tr -3 times over hook).
This brings yarn in position for next Rnd.
2nd Rnd: Ch 5, Triple-Treble (Triple-Treble- 4 times over hook) over SLst between first 2 lps,
* Ch 5, Sc in next lp, Ch 5, Triple-Treble over next SLst between lps,
rep. from * 4 times,
Ch 5, join in Dble-Tr.
3rd Rnd: Ch 1,
* 5 Sc in next lp, Ch 3, 5 Sc in next lp,
rep. from * all around, join.
4th Rnd: Ch 11, SLst in next lp,
* Ch 5, Tr in sp between next 5th and 6th Sc, Ch 5, SLst in next lp,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join in 4th st of Ch.
5th Rnd: Ch 1, 7 Sc in next lp,
* Ch 3, 7 Sc in next lp,
rep. from * all around end with- Dc in first Sc.
6th Rnd: Ch 7, Tr over Dc,
* Ch 4, Sc in center Sc of next Sc group, Ch 4, 1 Tr, Ch 3, 1 Tr in next lp,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join in 4th st of Ch.
7th Rnd: SLst into lp, Ch 4, Tr in same lp, Ch 4, SLst in same lp, Ch 4, 2 Tr in same lp,
* Ch 3, skip next 2 lps, 2 Tr in next lp, Ch 4, SLst in same lp, Ch 4, 2 Tr in same lp,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join in 4th st of Ch, drop yarn.
8th Rnd: Attach Green or Green Spangle in same sp,
Ch 1, Sc in same sp, 1 Sc in each of the next 2 sts,
* 2 Tr over next SLst between Tr groups, Ch 3, SLst in top of last Tr for picot,
Tr over same SLst between Tr groups, Sc in 4th st of next Ch,
1 Sc in each of the next 2 sts, 3 Sc over next lp, 1 Sc in each of the next 3 sts,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join in first Sc, cut yarn.
9th Rnd: Pick up dropped yarn in next Sc, Ch 4, 2 Tr in same sp,
* Ch 4, Dble-Tr in same sp, Ch 3, SLst in top of Dble-Tr for picot,
skip next Sc, next 3 Tr and next Sc,
Dble-Tr in next Sc, Ch 4, 3 Tr in same sp, Ch 1, skip next 5 Sc, 3 Tr in next Sc,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join with an Sc.
10th Rnd: Ch 4 (counts as part of first cluster-st),
keeping last lp of each st on hook work 2 Tr over Sc,
yarn over and work off all lps at (1) time,
Ch 3, SLst in top of cluster-st for picot,
* Ch 6, Tr in next lp, Ch 6, Tr in next lp, Ch 6, cluster-st in next Ch 1 lp
(cluster st: keeping last lp of each st on hook work 3 Tr in same sp,
yarn over and work off all lps at (1) time), Ch 3, SLst in lop of cluster-st for picot,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join.
11th Rnd: SLst to next lp, Ch 1, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 7, 1 Tr, Ch 3, 1 Tr in next lp, Ch 7, Sc at end of next lp, Ch 3, Sc at beg. of next lp,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join in first Sc.
12th Rnd: SLst into lp, Ch 1, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 5, Tr in next Tr, Ch 3, 1 Tr, Ch 3, 1 Tr in next lp, Ch 3, Tr in next Tr,
Ch 5, Sc at end of next lp, Ch 3, Sc in next lp, Ch 3, Sc at beg. of next lp,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join in first Sc.
13th Rnd: SLst into lp, Ch 1, Sc in same sp,
* Ch 4, Dc in next Tr, Ch 1, drop lp from hook,
insert hook in first picot from starting point of left hand leaf of group of leaves, pull lp through,
Ch 1, SLst in same Dc of doily, Ch 3, Tr in next Tr, Ch 1, join to next picot of same Leaf,
Ch 1, SLst in same Tr, Ch 3, Tr in next lp, Ch 5, SLst in 4th st from hook,
Ch 1, Tr in same lp, Ch 3, Tr in next Tr,
Ch 1, join to first picot from top of right hand leaf of next group of leaves,
Ch 1, SLst in same Tr of doily, Ch 3, Dc in next Tr, Ch 1, join to next picot of same leaf,
Ch 1, SLst in same Dc, Ch 4, Sc in next lp, Ch 3, Sc in next lp, Ch 4, join in joining of leaves,
Ch 4, Sc in next lp, Ch 3, Sc in next lp,
rep. from * all around - end to corr, join, cut yarn.
Sew berries to base of leaves as in photo.
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