This pattern reminds me of the pretty Christmas plant, so I decided to call it a Poinsettia Doily. The designer of this pattern is unknown, it’s a free diagram online. It will make a pretty Christmas decoration on any table!
The skill level to crochet Poinsettia Doily is intermediate and with this pattern you will learn or practice front post double crochet stitch.
The doily definitely needs blocking after you finish it. I usually make the doily wet, stretch it out on blocking mats and attach it with pins. I also spray some starch to give it extra firm shape. Let it dry completely before removing the pins. In the video tutorial I show exactly how to block the Poinsettia Doily!
VIDEO TUTORIAL OF POINSETTIA DOILY
WRITTEN PATTERN OF POINSETTIA DOILY
I use Aunt Lydia’s crochet thread size 10. Colors in tutorial are Frosty Green (color A), Myrtle Green (color B) and Cardinal (color C). One ball has 350 yards and for the main color red it’s enough. Crochet hook is 1.75 mm. My doily measures about 12 inches in diameter.
Abbreviations: ch = chain sl st = slip stitch dc = double crochet beg = beginning tr = triple crochet
Special stitches: fpdc = yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front again around the post of the indicated st, yarn over, pull up a loop, 3 loops on hook, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook) twice ch3-picot = ch 3 and sl st in 1st ch fpdc4tog = (yarn over, insert hook around the post of the indicated st, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through first 2 loops) 4 times, yarn over and pull through 5 loops on hook
- With color A ch 8, sl st in 1st ch to make a ring.
- Round 1 – ch 3 (counts as 1st dc throughout), dc 23 in the ring (24 dc), sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 2 – ch 6 (counts as 1st dc and 3 ch), *dc 1 in each next 2 dc, ch 3, repeat from*, end the round with dc in last st, sl st in 3rd beg ch, cut off and fasten off color A.
- Round 3 – join color B in last ch3-space, ch 11 (counts as 1st tr and 7 ch), *tr in same ch3-space, tr in next ch3-space, ch 7, repeat from*, end the round with tr in last ch3-space, sl st in 4th beg ch, cut off and fasten off color B.
- Round 4 – join color C in ch7-space, ch 3 and dc 8 in same space, *skip 2 tr, dc 9 in next ch7-space, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 5 – sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc 1 in each next 6 dc, ch 3, *skip 2 dc, dc 1 in each next 7 dc, ch 3, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 6 – sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc 1 in each next 4 dc, ch 2, sc in ch3-space, ch 2, *skip next dc, dc 1 in each next 5 dc, ch 2, sc in ch3-space, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 7 – sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc 1 in each next 2 dc, ch 2, in next sc dc + ch7 + dc, ch 2, *skip next dc, dc 1 in each next 3 dc, ch 2, in next sc dc + ch7 + dc, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 8 – sl st in next dc, ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and 2 ch), dc in next dc, ch 3, dc 3 in 4th ch of 7ch, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, *skip next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 3, dc 3 in 4th ch of 7ch, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 9 – sl st in next 2 ch and in next dc, ch 6 (counts as 1st dc and 3 ch), (fpdc around next dc) twice, ch 2, fpdc around same dc as last (=2 fpdc around middle dc), fpdc around next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 1, *skip next dc, dc in next dc, fpdc 1 around each next 2 dc, ch 2, fpdc around same dc as last, fpdc around next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 1, repeat from*, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- Round 10 – ch 6 (counts as 1st dc and 3 ch), fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 7, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 3, *dc2tog in next 2 dc, ch 3, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 7, fpdc around next 2 fpdc, ch 3, repeat from*, end the round with: start dc in last dc, leave last 2 loops on hook, insert hook in 3rd beg ch, pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through all loops on hook.
- Round 11 – sl st in next 3 ch and around next fpdc, ch 3 (counts as 1st fpdc), fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, dc 7 in ch7-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch5, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, dc 7 in ch7-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch5, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 12 – ch 3 (counts as 1st fpdc), fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc + ch) 6 times, dc in next dc, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch, dc in 3rd ch of 5ch, ch, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc + ch) 6 times, dc in next dc, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch, dc in 3rd ch of 5ch, ch, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 13 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) 5 times, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch, dc in next dc, ch, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) 5 times, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around ch next 2 fpdc, ch, dc in next dc, ch, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 14 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) 4 times, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, dc 2 in next dc, ch 2, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) 4 times, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, dc 2 in next dc, ch 2, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 15 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) 3 times, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) 3 times, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 16 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) twice, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, in ch5-space dc4 + ch3 + dc4, ch 2, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (sc in next ch3-space + ch3) twice, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, in ch5-space dc4 + ch3 + dc4, ch 2, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 17 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, sc in next ch3-space, ch 3, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch, skip next dc) twice, dc in next ch3-space, ch 5, dc in same ch3-space, (ch, skip next dc, dc in next dc) twice, ch 2, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, ch 2, sc in next ch3-space, ch 3, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch, skip next dc) twice, dc in next ch3-space, ch 5, dc in same ch3-space, (ch, skip next dc, dc in next dc) twice, ch 2, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 18 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch 2, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch1-space) twice, dc in next dc, in next ch5-space dc4 + ch3 + dc4, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch1-space) twice, dc in next dc, ch 2, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, ch 2, sc in next ch3-space, ch 2, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch1-space) twice, dc in next dc, in next ch5-space dc4 + ch3 + dc4, (dc in next dc, dc in next ch1-space) twice, dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 19 – ch 3, fpdc around next fpdc, ch, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch, skip next dc) 4 times, dc in next dc, ch, in next ch3-space dc +ch3 + dc, ch, (dc in next dc, ch, skip next dc) 4 times, dc in next dc, ch 2, *fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch, fpdc 1 around each next 2 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch, skip next dc) 4 times, dc in next dc, ch, in next ch3-space dc +ch3 + dc, ch, (dc in next dc, ch, skip next dc) 4 times, dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st around beg 3ch.
- Round 20 – ch 2, fpdc3tog in next 3 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch3-picot) 6 times, in next ch3-space dc + ch3-picot + dc, (ch3-picot, dc in next dc) 6 times, ch 2, *fpdc4tog in next 4 fpdc, ch 2, (dc in next dc, ch3-picot) 6 times, in next ch3-space dc + ch3-picot + dc, (ch3-picot, dc in next dc) 6 times, ch 2, sl st in beg fpdc3tog, cut off, fasten off color C.
- Weave in all ends.
Want to crochet more doilies? Check out all my patterns and doilies in my doily library.
Or, would you like more Christmas crochet ideas? Check out my CHRISTMAS PATTERNS.
HAPPY CROCHETING!
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