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Touch of Tulips

Doily

Yarn: Hobbii Rainbow mercerized (fingering weight), color 47,

approx 340 meters

Hook: 3.0 mm (3.5 mm if you work with a very tight tension)

Size: approx 53 cm across

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Abbreviations (US terms)

st stitch

sl st slip stitch

ch chain

ch sp chain space

sc single crochet

hdc half double crochet

dc double crochet

tr triple crochet

fpsc front post single crochet

fphdc front post half double crochet

fpdc front post double crochet

fptr front post triple crochet

bphdc back post half double crochet

bpdc back post double crochet

puff puff stitch*

picot = ch 3, sl st in the 1st ch

v v stitch = [1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc] in the same st

dv double v stitch = [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in the same st

2dc cl 2 double crochet cluster = work dc2tog

2fpdc cl 2 front post double crochet cluster = work fpdc2tog

2fptr cl 2 front post triple crochet cluster = work fptr2tog

3fpdc cl 3 front post double crochet cluster = work fpdc3tog

blo back loop only

* - * repeat

[ - ] work in the same st

*Puff stitch: Yarn over, insert hook into st, pull the yarn through the st to approx the same

length as a dc. Repeat 4 times in total= 9 loops on the hook. YO, pull through all 9. Ch 1 to

finish the st

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Notes

The first sc on a round = ch 1, 1 sc in the same st

The first hdc/dc on a round = ch 2

Close each round with a sl st to the 1st st, or the indicated st

Stitch count in ( ) at the end of each round

Your work may become wobbly, but will be flat as it grows larger. Tip:

Block your work after rnd 13 if needed

I recommend that you block your finished piece for best result

ch 5, sl st to the 1st ch to form a ring

Round 1: *2 dc into the ring, ch 2* 6 times (12 dc, 6 ch sp)

Round 2: ch 2, 1 dc in the next st (=2dc cl), [puff, ch 2, puff] in ch sp, *2dc cl

over the next 2 dc, [puff, ch 2, puff] in ch sp* (6 dc cl, 12 puff, 6 ch sp)

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Round 3: *1 dc in 2dc cl, 1 fpdc in puff, [puff, ch 2, puff] in ch sp, 1 fpdc in

puff* (6 dc, 12 fpdc, 12 puff, 6 ch sp)

Round 4: *v in dc, skip fpdc, 1 fpdc in puff, [puff, ch 2, puff] in ch sp, 1 fpdc in

puff, skip fpdc* (6 v, 12 fpdc, 12 puff, 6 ch sp)

Round 5: sl st into ch sp, *dv in v, skip fpdc, 1 fpdc in puff, [puff, ch 2, puff] in

ch sp, 1 fpdc in puff, skip fpdc* (6 dv, 12 fpdc, 12 puff, 6 ch sp)

Round 6: sl st into ch sp, *dv in dv, ch 1, skip fpdc, 1 fpdc in puff, 5 dc in ch sp,

1 fpdc in puff, ch 1, skip fpdc* (6 dv, 12 fpdc, 30 dc, 12 ch-1 sp)

Round 7: sl st into ch sp, *dv in dv, ch 1, in the 5 dc+2fpdc dc work: *1 fpdc,

ch 1* 7 times* (6 dv, 42 fpdc, 48 ch-1 sp)

Round 8: sl st into ch sp, *dv in dv, ch 1, *1 fpdc in fpdc, ch 1* 3 times, [1

fpdc, ch 1, 1 fpdc] in the next fpdc, ch 1, *1 fpdc, ch 1* 3 times* (6 dv, 48 fpdc,

54 ch-1 sp)

Round 9: sl st into ch sp, *dv in dv, ch 2, 2fpdc cl over the 1st and 2nd fpdc on

rnd 8, ch 1, *1 fpdc in the next st, ch 1* 4 times, 2fpdc cl over the 7th and 8th

fpdc on rnd 8, ch 2* (6 dv, 12 fpdc cl, 24 fpdc, 12 ch-2 sp, 30 ch-1 sp)

Round 10: sl st into ch sp, *dv in dv, ch 2, 1 fpdc in 2fpdc cl, ch 1, *1 fpdc in

fpdc, ch 1* 4 times, 1 fpdc in 2fpdc cl, ch 2* (6 dv, 36 fpdc, 12 ch-2 sp, 30 ch-1

sp)

Round 11: sl st into ch sp, *1 sc in dv, ch 6, *1 fpdc in fpdc, ch 1* 2 times, 1

fpdc in fpdc, [1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc] in ch sp, *1 fpdc in fpdc, ch 1* 2 times, 1 fpdc in

fpdc, 6 ch* (12 ch-6 sp, 6 sc, 36 fpdc, 12 dc, 6 ch 2-sp, 24 ch-1 sp)

Round 12: *ch 5, *1 fpdc in fpdc, 1 dc in ch sp* 2 times, 1 fpdc in fpdc, skip

dc, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch sp, skip dc, *1 fpdc in fpdc, 1 dc in ch sp* 2 times, 1

fpdc in fpdc, ch 5, 1 fpsc in sc*. Do not close this rnd with a sl st (12 ch-5 sp, 6

fpsc, 36 fpdc, 48 dc, 6 ch-2 sp)

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Round 13: The first hdc is worked as a regular hdc. *4 hdc around both ch sp

(=the ch-6 sp on rnd 11 + the ch-5 sp on rnd 12), 7 bpdc, 1 puff in ch sp, 7 bpdc,

4 hdc around both ch sp, 1 fpdc in sc on rnd 11* (48 hdc, 84 bpdc, 6 puff, 6

fpdc)

Round 14: *ch 5, skip 4 hdc, 1 sc in the next st, ch 8, skip 6 fpdc, 1 fpsc in puff,

ch 8, skip 6 fpdc, 1 sc in the next st, ch 5, skip 4 hdc, 1 fpsc in fpdc*. End with a

sl st in the 1st ch sp (12 ch-5 sp, 12 ch-8 sp)

Rnd 13

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Round 15: *5 dc in ch sp, *3 dc in the next ch sp, 1 tr in the 4th bpdc of the 7 on

rnd 13 (work the tr in front of ch sp), 4 dc in the same ch sp, 1 tr in the same st

as the last tr, 3 dc in the same ch sp* 2 times, 5 dc in the next ch sp* (180 dc, 24

tr)

Round 16: *8 sc in blo, 1 fphdc in tr, 4 sc in blo, 1 fphdc in tr, 6 sc in blo, 1

fphdc in tr, 4 sc in blo, 1 fphdc in tr, 8 sc in blo* (180 sc, 24 fphdc)

Round 17: *5 sc in blo, *3 hdc in blo, 1 fpdc in fphdc, 2 dc in blo, ch 2, 2 dc in

blo, 1 fpdc in fphdc, 3 hdc in blo* 2 times, 5 sc in blo* (60 sc, 72 hdc, 48 dc, 24

fpdc, 12 ch-2 sp)

Round 18: *4 sc, 3 hdc, 1 dc, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 2 bpdc, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch sp,

2 bpdc, 1 dc between dc och fpdc, 2fptr cl as follows: work the 1st fptr in the

next fpdc and the 2nd fptr in the fpdc after the 6 hdc (see pic), skip the 6 hdc, 1

dc between fpdc och dc, 2 bpdc, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch sp, 2 bpdc, 1 fpdc in

fpdc, 1 dc, 3 hdc, 4 sc* (48 sc, 36 hdc, 72 dc, 12 fpdc, 6 2fptr cl)

Rnd 18

Rnd 15

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Round 19: *3 sc, 5 hdc, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 4 bpdc, ch 1, 1 puff in ch sp, ch 1, 5

bpdc, skip tr, 1 dc around the space between the 2 fptr, skip tr, 5 bpdc, ch 1, 1

puff in ch sp, ch 1, 4 bpdc, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 5 hdc, 3 sc* (36 sc, 60 hdc, 12 fpdc,

108 bpdc, 6 dc, 12 puff). Cut yarn. Close with an invisible join, or a sl st

Round 20: Start in the 1st hdc after a sc. The first st is worked as a standing st.

*5 bpdc, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 4 bpdc, 1 dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc in puff, 1 dc in ch sp, 2

bpdc, ch 2, skip 3 st, 1 fpdc in dc, ch 2, skip 3 st, 2 bpdc, 1 dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc in

puff, 1 dc in ch sp, 4 bpdc, 1 fpdc in dc, 5 bpdc, ch 5, skip 6 st* (132 bpdc, 30

fpdc, 24 dc, 18 ch sp)

Round 21: *1 dc, 9 fpdc, ch 2, 3fpdc cl over the next 3 dc, ch 4, skip 2 st+ch sp,

1 fpdc in fpdc, ch 4, skip ch sp+2 st, 3fpdc cl over the next 3 st, ch 2, 9 fpdc, 1

dc, ch 3, 1 sc in ch sp, ch 3* (114 fpdc, 12 dc, 12 fpdc cl, 6 sc, 36 ch sp)

Round 22: *5 dc, 1 puff in fpdc, 4 dc, 3 dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc in 3fpdc cl, ch 3,

skip ch sp, 1 dv in fpdc, ch 3, skip ch sp, 1 fpdc in de 3fpdc cl, 3 dc in ch sp, 4

dc, puff in fpdc, 5 dc, ch 2, skip ch sp, 1 v in sc, ch 2, skip ch sp* (144 dc, 12

puff, 12 fpdc, 6 dv, 6 v, 24 ch sp)

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Round 23: *5 dc, 1 fpdc in puff, 7 dc, ch 1, 1 puff in fpdc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch sp,

[puff, ch 2, puff] in dv, 3 dc in ch sp, ch 1, 1 puff in fpdc, ch 1, 7 dc, 1 fpdc in

puff, 5 dc, ch 1, 1 fpdc in the 1st dc in v, puff in ch sp, 1 fpdc in the 2nd dc in v,

ch 1* (180 dc, 24 fpdc, 30 puff, 6 ch-2 sp)

Round 24: * *1 dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc* 6 times, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 fpdc in puff, [*1 dc,

ch 1* 2 times, 1 dc] in the 2nd dc of 3, 1 fptr in puff, [3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr] in ch sp, 1

fptr in puff, [*1 dc, ch 1* 2 times, 1 dc] in the 2nd dc of 3, 1 fpdc in puff, ch 1, 1

dc, *ch 1, skip 1 st, 1 dc* 6 times, ch 1, 1 fpdc in fpdc, 1 fpdc in puff, 1 fpdc in

fpdc, ch 1* (120 dc, 30 fpdc, 12 fptr, 36 tr, 6 ch-3 sp, 120 ch-1 sp)

Round 25: * *1 dc in dc, ch 1* 7 times, 1 dc, skip 1 dc, 1 puff in ch sp, ch 1, 1

puff in the next ch sp, skip 1 dc, 4 bpdc, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch sp, 4 bpdc, skip

1 dc, 1 puff in ch sp, ch 1, 1 puff in the next ch sp, skip 1 dc, *1 dc in dc, ch 1* 8

times, 1 dc in fpdc, ch 1, skip 1 fpdc, 1 dc in the next fpdc, ch 1* (132 dc, 24

puff, 48 bpdc, 6 ch-2 sp, 114 ch-1 sp)

Round 26: *1 hdc in each dc and each ch sp until you reach the 1st puff, 1 fphdc

in puff, 1 hdc in ch sp, 1 fphdc in puff, 6 bphdc, [1 dc, ch 1, 1 puff, ch 1, 1 dc] in

ch sp, 6 bphdc, 1 fphdc in puff, 1 hdc in ch sp, 1 fphdc in puff, 1 hdc in each dc

and each ch sp* (222 hdc, 24 fphdc, 72 bpdc, 6 puff, 12 dc)

Round 27: *23 sc in blo, 1 hdc in both loops in the next st, 1 fpdc in dc, 1 dc in

ch sp, [1 fptr, ch 1, picot, ch 1, 1 fptr] in puff, 1 dc in ch sp, 1 fpdc in dc, 1 hdc

in both loops in the next st, 28 sc in blo* (306 sc, 12 hdc, 12 fpdc, 12 dc, 12 fptr,

6 picot). Cut yarn. Close with an invisible join, or a sl st

Weave in the ends. Block your work

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