Flower Bouquet Doily Pattern

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This doily may be made with any of the American Thread Company products listed below:

Material
Quantity
Approx. Size of Doily
Size of
Needle
"GEM" Crochet Cotton
Article 35, Size 30
1 Ball Tinted
Lavender and Yellow
1 Ball Shaded Lavenders
1 Ball Shaded Yellows
1 Ball White
1 Ball Blue
1 Ball Pink
1 Ball Green
1 Ball Yellow
9 Inches
Steel 12
or
 
 
 
"PURITAN" Crochet Cotton
Article 40
"
11 Inches
Steel 7
or
 
 
 
"DELUXE" Crochet Cotton
Article 346
"
11 Inches
Steel 7
or
 
 
 
"STAR" Crochet Cotton
Article 30, Size 30
"
9 Inches
Steel 12
or
 
 
 
"STAR" Tatting Cotton
Article 25
2 Balls Tinted
Lavender and Yellow
2 Balls Shaded Lavenders
2 Balls Shaded Yellows
2 Balls White
2 Balls Blue
2 Balls Pink
2 Balls Green
2 Balls Yellow
7 Inches
Steel 13

DAISY: With Yellow ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 17 d c in ring, join, break thread.
PETAL: With White ch 14, insert hook in any d c, pull loop through, ch 1, 1 s c in next st of ch, 1 s d c in each of the next 3 sts (s d c: thread over hook, insert in st, pull loop through, thread over and work off all loops at one time), 1 d c in each of the next 9 sts, 6 s d c in end st, working on opposite side of ch, 1 d c in each of the next 9 sts, 1 s d c in each of the next 3 sts, 1 s c in next st, sl st in same d c, break thread. Skip 1 d c, work another petal in next d c. Continue working in same manner all around. Work a 2nd daisy same as 1st daisy, joining it to 1st daisy as illustrated.
FORGET-ME-NOT: With Yellow ch 2, 8 s c in 2nd st from hook, join, break thread. Attach Color, * ch 4, 3 tr c in same space, ch 4, sl st in same space, skip 1 s c, sl st in next s c, repeat from * 3 times, break thread. Work all remaining forget-me-nots in same manner, always joining in center tr c of petals.
PANSY: All pansies are worked in same manner, ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 d c), 2 d c in ring, * ch 7, 3 d c in ring, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, join.
2nd Row—Sl st to loop, ch 3, 12 d c in loop, * 1 s c in center d c of next d c group, 13 d c in next loop, repeat from * once, * s c in center d c of next d c group, ch 4 and work 8 d tr c, 2 tr c, 2 d c with ch 1 between each st in next loop, s c in center d c of next d c group, 2 d c, 2 tr c, 8 d tr c with ch 1 between each st in next loop, ch 4, s c in center d c of next d c group, join, break thread.
LEAF: All leaves are worked with Green in same manner. Ch 25, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in next st of ch, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 8 sts, 1 tr c, 1 d c in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 4 sts, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 s c in each of the next 2 sts, break thread.
Starting with the large group of Blue forget-me-nots, work 6 forget-me-nots, join as illustrated, joining 3, to petals of daisies. Work 2 Pink forget-me-nots, join to Blue forget-me-nots as illustrated. Work a Shaded Lavender pansy, join to Blue forget-me-not. Work a Tinted Lavender and Yellow pansy, join to Pink and 1 Blue forget-me-not. Work a Lavender pansy, join to Pink forget-me-not. Work a Lavender pansy, join to pansy just made, same Pink forget-me-not and daisy. Work a Blue forget-me-not, join to 2 Lavender pansies. Work a group of 3 Pink forget-me-nots, join to Lavender pansy and daisy. Work a Blue forget-me-not, join to group of Pink forget-me-nots. Work a Lavender pansy, join to Blue forget-me-not just made and daisy. Work a Yellow pansy, join to Lavender pansy just made and daisy. Work 3 Blue forget-me-nots, joining as illustrated and join to Yellow pansy and daisy. Work 1 Blue forget-me-not, join to Yellow pansy. Work a Lavender pansy, join to forget-me-not just made and to 2 Blue forget-me-nots. Work 3 Pink forget-me-nots joining as illustrated and join 1 to Lavender pansy. Work a Tinted Lavender and Yellow pansy, join to daisy. Work a Blue forget-me-not, join to pansy just made. Work a Lavenderpansy, join to flower just made and daisy. Work a Yellow pansy, join to pansy just made and daisy. Work a Pink forget-me-not, join to Lavender pansy and Yellow pansy. Work a Blue forget-me-not, join to flower just made and Yellow pansy. Work a Lavender pansy, join to flower just made, to Yellow pansy and to Blue forget-me-not of 1st group made.
Work 5 leaves joining to flowers as illustrated.
Edge—Attach White in free petal of Pink forget-me-not to right of Blue forget-me-not, work a ch long enough to reach next Blue forget-me-not, s c in free petal of flower, work a ch long enough to reach to next pansy, s c (if necessary a d c in order to keep edge round) in 1st petal of flower, continue all around until all flowers are worked. Then work a row of ch 5 loops over ch, ending row with ch 1, d c in joining (110 loops in row).
3rd, 4th and 5th Rows: Ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around ending each row with ch 2, d c in d c.
6th Row: * Ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ** ch 5, skip 1 loop, 2 d c with ch 4 between in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, * ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row with ch 2, d c in d c.
7th Row: * Ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ** ch 6, skip 1 loop, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in ch 4 loop (cluster st: work 3 tr c in loop keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, * ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row with ch 2, d c in d c.
8th Row: * Ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ** ch 6, skip 1 loop, 2 cluster sts with ch 5 between in next loop, ch 5, 2 cluster sts with ch 5 between in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, * ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row with ch 2, d c in d c.
9th Row: * Ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 6, skip 1 loop, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in next loop, ch 3, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 3, 2 clusters sts with ch 3 between in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around ending row to correspond.
10th Row: Sl st to 2nd st of loop, ** ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook (rice st: work 2 tr c in st, keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), d c in next loop, ch 3, sl st in d c for picot, ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, s c in next loop, ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, ch 3, sl st in rice st for picot, ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, s c in next cluster st, * ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, d c in next cluster st, picot, ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, s c in next cluster st, repeat from * twice, ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, picot, ch 5, rice st in 5th st from hook, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, repeat from ** all around, join, break thread.