MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats Tatting-Crochet, Size 70: 4 balls of Bright Nile Green; 2 balls each of Shaded Fuchsia, Shaded Yellow, and Shaded Lavender; 1 ball of White … Steel Crochet Hooks No. 10 and No. 13.
Large Doily measures 12 inches in diameter; Medium Doily 9 inches in diameter; Small Doily 6 inches in diameter
LARGE DOILY … Starting at center with Green and No. 13 hook, ch 10, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 16 sc in ring, sl st in first sc made. 2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5. 3rd rnd: * Sc in next sc, 2 sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5. Repeat from * around. 4th to 17th rnds incl: * Skip first sc, sc in each remaining sc of sc group, 2 sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5. Repeat from * around; on 17th rnd end with the 17 sc of last group. 18th rnd: Ch 5, * skip 1 sc, sc in next 15 sc, ch 5, sc in ch-5 sp, ch 5. Repeat from * around. 19th rnd: * Skip 1 sc, sc in next 13 sc; (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; ch 5. Repeat from * around. Continue in this manner, having 2 sc less in each sc group and 1 loop more between sc groups on each rnd until 1 sc remains in each sc group, and ending with ch 5, sc in loop preceding first sc.
Now work as follows: 26th to 30th rnds incl: * Ch 6, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around (72 loops). 31st rnd: Ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, sc in same loop (1 loop increased), inc 8 more loops evenly around (81 loops). 32nd to 40th rnds incl: * Ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off at end of 40th rnd.
FIRST PANSY … Starting at center with Shaded Lavender and No. 10 hook, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, (ch 7, 3 dc in ring) 4 times; ch 7. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, (skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, 15 tr in next sp, dc in next dc) 3 times; * skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, in next sp make (tr, ch 1) twice; (d tr, ch 1) 3 times; (tr tr, ch 1) 5 times; (d tr, ch 1) 3 times and (tr, ch 1) twice; dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * until another large petal is completed. Join and break off. Make 8 more Lavender Pansies, 9 Yellow and 9 Fuchsia.
To Join Pansies: Attach White to center tr of center small petal on Lavender Pansy, sc in same place, sl st in any loop on doily, ch 3, sl st in next loop, ch 1, skip 1 tr on next small petal, tr in next tr, ch 3, sl st in next loop on doily, ch 1, tr in next-to-last tr on first small petal of next Yellow pansy, ch 3, sl st in next loop on doily, sl st in center tr of next petal on pansy. Complete joining as before. Join a Fuchsia pansy the same way. Join remaining pansies, alternating colors as before. Join and break off White.
EDGING … Attach White to first ch-1 sp on first large petal of any pansy, ch 4, * dc in next sp, ch 1. Repeat from * across 2 large petals. Ch 3, dc in next ch-1 sp on next large petal, ch 1 and work in this manner all around. Join and break off.
MEDIUM DOILY … Work as for Large Doily until 30 rnds are completed. Join and break off (72 loops).
PANSIES … Make 6 pansies of each color.
To Join Pansies: Attach White to center tr of 2nd small petal on Lavender Pansy, sc in same tr, sl st in any loop on doily, ch 3, sl st in next loop, ch 1, skip 1 tr on next petal, tr in next tr, (ch 3, sl st in next loop on doily) twice; ch 3, tr in next-to-last tr on first small petal on next Yellow Pansy. Join as before, having 1 extra loop between each pansy around. Complete as for Large Doily.
SMALL DOILY … Work as for Large Doily until 10 rnds are completed. 11th rnd: Ch 5, * skip 1 sc, sc in next 8 sc, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5. Repeat from * around. 12th, 13th and 14th rnds: Work as before, having 2 sc less and 1 loop more between sc groups. 15th rnd: * Skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, (ch 5, sc in next loop) 5 times; ch 5. Repeat from * around. 16th rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off (48 loops). Make 4 pansies of each color. Join as for Medium Doily.