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ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET, Size 50: 1 ball of White or Ecru.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 12.
Doily measures about 8½ inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 12. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 28 sc in ring. Join with sl st in 1st sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, skip next sc, dc in next sc, * ch 2, skip next sc, dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in 3rd st of starting chain (14 sps). 3rd rnd: Ch 3, * 3 dc in sp, dc in dc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st in 3rd st of starting chain (56 dc). 4th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, * ch 4, skip next dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-4 with sl st in 1st sc (28 loops). 5th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr make 2 d tr in same loop, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a 2-d tr cluster made). * Ch 4, make a 3 d-tr cluster in next loop. Repeat from * around, joining last ch 4 with sl st in first cluster (28 clusters). 6th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 1, sc in same loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join (28 loops). 7th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 9, * dc in next loop, ch 5. Repeat from * around, joining last ch 5 with sl st in 3rd st of ch-9 (28 sps). 8th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, * ch 4, sc in next sp, ch 4, sc in dc. Repeat from * around. Join (56 loops). 9th, 10th and 11th rnds: Repeat 5th, 6th and 7th rnds. 12th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, * ch 4, sc in next sp, ch 4, sc in dc, ch 4, sc in sp. Repeat from * around. Join (84 loops). 13th, 14th and 15th rnds: Repeat 5th, 6th and 7th rnds. 16th and 17th rnds: Repeat 7th rnd. 18th rnd: Repeat 12th rnd (126 loops). 19th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 4, make a 2-d tr cluster in same loop, * ch 6, sc in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, make a 3-d tr cluster in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 6, sc in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sl st in top of first cluster. Break off. Starch lightly and press.