Pansy Doily

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This pattern is for a crochet lacy doily that incorporates a band of pansies in the design.


This pattern is based on a doily I made nearly 30 years ago, see earlier post.

The original doily had alternating colours (pale blue and yellow) for the centres of the flowers but the same colour (pink) for the outer petals. In my updated version I have used just two colours – blue and yellow, alternating these between the centres and the outer petals. The choice of colours and how you use them are entirely up to you.

Crochet cotton in white, green and choice of colours for the flowers. I used Coats crochet cotton #12
Hook size 1.75mm

Please note that English crochet terms are used throughout-
tr = USA dc
dc = USA sc
htr = USA hdc
dtr = USA tr
Special abbreviation
tr3(4)tog = *yarn over hook, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over hook, draw loop through, yarn over hook, draw through 2 loops (2 loops left on hook)* yarn over hook, insert hook into next stitch, yarn over hook, draw loop through, yarn over hook, draw through 2 of the loops on the hook, (3 loops left on the hook) rep from 8 1 (2) times more (4 (5) loops on hook), yarn over hook and draw through all the loops on the hook.

Central motif

With white ch 8. Join into a ring with a sl st.

Round 1: 3 ch (counts as first tr), 31 tr into ring. Join with a sl st into 1st tr. [32 sts]

Round 2: 3 ch (counts as 1st tr), 1 tr into each tr to end. Join with a sl st into 1st tr.

Round 3: (3ch, 1 tr into next 2 tr, 3ch, sl st into next tr, sl st into next tr) 7 times, 3ch, 1 tr into next 2 tr, 3ch, sl st into next tr, sl st into 1st chain at start of round.

Round 4: sl st into next 2 ch, 3 ch (counts as 1st tr), 1 tr into next 2 tr, 1 tr into top of 3 ch, 6 ch, (1 tr into top of next 3 ch, 1 tr into next 2 tr, 1 tr into top of next 3 ch, 6 ch) 7 times, sl st into top of 1st tr.

Round 5: 3 ch (counts as 1st tr), 1 tr into next 3 tr, 3ch, miss 2 ch, 1 tr into next ch, 3 ch, 1 tr into next ch, 3 ch, miss 2 ch, (1 tr into next 4 tr, 3ch, miss 2 ch, 1 tr into next ch, 3 ch, 1 tr into next ch, 3 ch, miss 2 ch) 7 times, sl st into top of 1st tr.

Round 6: 3 ch, tr3tog over next 3 tr, 5 ch, miss 1st ch sp, 4 tr into next ch sp, 5 ch, miss next ch sp (tr4tog over next 4 tr, 5 ch, miss 1st ch sp, 4 tr into next ch sp, 5 ch, miss next ch sp)7 times, sl st into top of 1st tr cluster.

Round 7: (1 dc into top of cluster, 9 ch, miss next ch sp, tr4tog over next 4 tr, 9 ch, miss next ch sp) 8 times, sl st into 1st dc.

Round 8: sl st into next 5 ch, 1 dc into ch sp, (10 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, 10 ch, sl st into 1st dc. [16 ch sp]

Round 9: sl st into next 5 ch, 1 dc into ch sp, (12 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, 12 ch, sl st into 1st dc.

Round 10: sl st into next 6 ch, 1 dc into ch sp, (14 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, 14 ch, sl st into 1st dc.

Fasten off. Neaten loose ends.
Pansy centre

Make 16

With colour of choice make 5 ch. Join into a ring with a sl st.

Ch 3 (counts as 1st tr), (1 tr, 5ch, 1 tr) 4 times, 1 tr, 5 ch, all into ring. Sl st into top of 1st tr.
Fasten off.

Outer petals (this is the joining round in which the pansies are joined to the central motif).

Using different colour, join yarn to right-hand side of any ch sp of flower centre.
(1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 7 dtr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc) into ch sp, (1 dc , 1 htr, 5 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc) into next ch sp, (1 dc, 1 htr, 3 tr) into next ch sp, sl st into a 14 ch sp on the central motif, (3 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc) into same ch sp on petal as before, (1 dc , 1 htr, 5 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc) into next ch sp, (1 dc, 1 htr, 1 tr, 7 dtr, 1 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc) into next ch sp, sl st into 1st dc
Fasten off. Neaten all loose ends.

Join each pansy to the central motif in this way. The pansies are not joined to each other at this point.
Greenery (this is a joining round in which the pansies are joined together).

Using green join yarn to 1st dtr on top right hand petal of any pansy.
1 dc into same st, *(1 ch, 1 dc) into next 19 sts,
1 tr into middle tr of next petal of same pansy, 1 tr into middle tr of right hand small petal on next pansy, 1 dc into 1st dtr on top right hand petal of this pansy, repeat from * 14 times more, (1 ch, 1 dc) into next 19 sts, 1 tr into middle tr of next petal of same pansy, 1 tr into middle tr of right hand small petal on next pansy, sl st into 1st dc. Fasten off and neaten loose ends.

The doily could be finished off at this point, without doing the edging rounds.

Edging

1st round: with white, join yarn to ch sp between 4th and 5th dc, counting from the right, on any petal,
1 dc into same sp, (5 ch, miss 2 ch sps 1 dc into next ch sp, 5 ch, miss next 5 ch sps 1 dc into next ch sp, miss 2 ch sps 1 dc into next ch sp, 5 ch, 1 dc into ch sp between 4th and 5th dc of next petal) 15 times, 5 ch, miss 2 ch sps 1 dc into next ch sp, 5 ch, miss next 5 ch sps 1 dc into next ch sp, miss 2 ch sps 1 dc into next ch sp, 5 ch, sl st into 1st dc.

2nd round: sl st into next 3 ch, 1 dc into same ch sp, ([ 5 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp] twice, 3 ch, 7 tr into next ch sp, 3 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, [ 5 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp] twice, 3 ch, 7 tr into next ch sp, 3 ch, sl st into 1st dc.

3rd round: sl st into next 3 ch, 1 dc into same ch sp, (5ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 5ch, miss next ch sp, 1 tr into next 7 tr, 5 ch, miss next ch sp, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, 5ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 5ch, miss next ch sp, 1 tr into next 7 tr, 5 ch, miss next ch sp, sl st into 1 st dc.

4th round: sl st into next 3 ch, 1 dc into same ch sp, (4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 2 ch, 2 tr into next tr, 1 tr into next 2 tr, (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) into next tr, 1 tr into next 2 tr, 2 tr into last tr, 2 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, 4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 2 ch, 2 tr into next tr, 1 tr into next 2 tr, (1 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr) into next tr, 1 tr into next 2 tr, 2 tr into last tr, 2 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, sl st into 1st dc.

5th round: sl st into next 3 ch, 1 dc into same ch sp, (4 ch, miss next ch sp, 2 tr in next tr, 1 tr in next 4 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr into ch sp, 2 ch, 1 tr into next 4 tr, 2 tr into last tr, 4 ch, miss next ch sp, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, 1 dc into next ch sp) 15 times, 4 ch, miss next ch sp, 2 tr in next tr, 1 tr in next 4 tr, 2 ch, 1 tr into ch sp, 2 ch, 1 tr into next 4 tr, 2 tr into last tr, 4 ch, miss next ch sp, 1 dc into next ch sp, 4 ch, sl st into 1st dc.

6th round: sl st into next 4 ch and into 1 st tr, 3 ch (counts as 1st tr), 1 tr into next 5 tr, (2 ch, 1 tr into ch sp, 2ch, miss central tr, 1 tr into next ch sp, 2 ch. 1 tr into next 6 tr, 3 ch, miss next ch sp, 1 dc into middle ch sp, 3 ch, miss next ch sp, 1 tr into next 6 tr) 15 times, 2 ch, 1 tr into ch sp, 2ch, miss central tr, 1 tr into next ch sp, 2 ch. 1 tr into next 6 tr, 3 ch, miss next ch sp, 1 dc into middle ch sp, 3 ch, miss next ch sp, sl st into top of 1st tr.

7th round: 3 ch (counts as 1st tr), 1 tr into next 5 tr, ([4 tr into next ch sp] 3 times, 1 tr into next 6 tr, 3 ch, miss 2 ch sps, 1 tr in next 6 tr) 15 times, [4 tr into next ch sp] 3 times, 1 tr into next 6 tr, 3 ch, miss 2 ch sps, sl st into 1 st tr.

8th round: 3 ch (counts as 1st tr), tr3tog over next 3 tr, [5 ch, tr4tog over next 4 tr, ] 5 times, 2 ch, 1 dc, 2 ch, *(tr4tog over next 4 tr, [5 ch, tr4tog over next 4 tr, ] 5 times, 2 ch, 1 dc, 2 ch, repeat from * 14 times more, sl st into top of 1st cluster.

Fasten off, neaten all loose ends and block.