Here is my next crochet doily tutorial. It is called sweet pea doily and the design is from an old French magazine. This will make a beautiful decoration in summer style.
I would say the skill level to crochet the sweet pea doily is from easy to intermediate. There are some techniques to learn and practice here but once you have finished one doily, it’s easy to make the next.
Watch my video tutorial to make one of your own and follow the written pattern for extra help. Hopefully you will find helpful tips in both. And let me know if you have any questions or feedback, I would love to hear from you!
The doily definitely needs blocking when you are finished. I like to use spray starch because it gives my doily nice firm shape but you can also just make it wet and then stretch it out. I put pins in each corner picot and let it dry overnight.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL OF SWEET PEA DOILY
WRITTEN PATTERN OF SWEET PEA DOILY
I use size 10 crochet thread and size 1.75mm crochet hook (1.5mm is ok too). The doily measures about 14 to 14.5 inches in diameter.
Abbreviations: R = round ch = chain sl st = slip stitch beg = beginning sp = space dc = double crochet hdc = half double crochet dc3tog = double crochet 3 together dc2tog = double crochet 2 together
- ch 6 and join into a ring with sl st.
- R1 – ch 3 and dc 2 into the ring, ch 3, (dc 3, ch 3) 5 times, sl st in 3rd beg ch.
- R2 – sl st in next 2 dc and also in 3ch space, ch 3 and dc 2, ch 3 and dc 3 all in the same 3ch space, (ch 13, then in next 3ch sp dc 3 + ch 3 + dc 3) 5 times, instead of last 13ch ch 6 and make triple treble (yo 4 times on hook and pull through 1st two loops 5 times) in 3rd beg ch.
- R3 – ch 3 and dc 8 into the same sp (around triple treble post), continue in the next 13ch sp and dc 9 in it + ch 3 + dc 9, repeat this in each 13ch sp, instead of last 3ch ch 1 and hdc in 3rd beg ch.
- R4 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, ch 7, sc in 6th dc of previous round, ch 5, sc in 4th dc, ch 7, then in corner 3ch sp dc 4 + ch 5 + dc 4, repeat and when you reach the beginning corner (where you already have 3ch+3dc) dc 4 and instead of 5ch ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch.
- R5 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, *dc 1 in each next 3 dc (total 7dc), ch 5, dc3tog – yo and insert hook in 4th ch on 7ch sp, pull through 1st two loops and leave last two on hook, then yo and insert hook in 3rd ch on 5ch sp, pull through 1st two loops and leave last two on hook, and last yo and insert hook in 4th ch on 7ch sp, pull through 1st two loops and leave last two on hook (please see video for illustration), now you have 4 loops on hook and pull through them all, make 3ch-picot on top of dc3tog (ch 3 and sl st in all loops on dc3tog, please see video), ch 5 and skip 1st dc, dc 1 in each next 3 dc + dc 4 in corner 5ch sp, ch 5, dc 4 in same sp, then repeat from *. In the beginning corner instead of 5ch ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch.
- R6 – ch 5, dc in 3rd beg ch of previous round, *ch 2, skip 2 dc and dc2tog inserting hook in 4th and 7th dc of previous round (follow same steps as in dc3tog and see video), ch 21, skip chains and picot in the middle, dc2tog inserting hook in 1st and 4th dc of previous round, ch 2, skip 2 dc and dc in last dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of corner 5ch, ch 5 and dc in same 3rd ch, ch 2, dc in 1st dc of previous round and repeat from *. In the beginning corner instead of 5ch ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch.
- R7 – ch 3 and dc 2 in same sp, dc 1 in 3rd beg ch of previous round, *dc 2 in next 2ch sp, dc in next dc (total 7dc), then dc in 4th ch of 21ch sp, dc 1 in each next 6 ch, ch 5, skip 1 ch, dc 1 in each next 7 ch, skip dc2tog of previous round and dc in next dc, dc 2 in next 2ch sp, dc in next dc, dc 3 in 5ch sp, ch 5, dc 3 in same sp, dc in next dc, repeat from *. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R8 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, *ch 7, skip next 3 dc and dc in 4th dc, skip next 6 dc and dc in next dc (2 separate dc, not dc2tog), ch 7, skip next 3 dc, in corner 5ch sp dc 4 + ch 5 + dc 4, repeat from*. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R9 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, *dc 1 in each next 3 dc, ch 5, dc in 5th ch of 7ch sp, ch 5, dc in 3rd ch of next 7ch sp, ch 5, skip next dc, dc 1 in each next 3 dc, in corner 5ch sp dc 4 + ch 5 + dc 4, repeat from*. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R10 – ch 3 and dc 4 in same sp, *dc 1 in each next 4 dc (total 9dc), ch 6, dc3tog inserting hook in dc after first 7ch, second insert in 5ch sp, third insert in next dc, when you have 4 loops on hook, pull through them all and make 3ch-picot on top of it, ch 6, skip 3 dc and dc 1 in each next 4 dc, in corner 5ch sp dc 5 + ch 5 + dc 5, repeat from *. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R11 – ch 5, dc in 3rd beg ch of previous round, *ch 2, skip 2 dc and dc in next, ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc2tog in 7th and 9th dc of previous round, ch 19, skip chains and picot, dc2tog in 1st and 3rd dc of previous round, ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of 5ch sp, ch 5 and dc in same ch, ch 2, dc in 1st dc of previous round, repeat from *. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R12 – ch 3 and dc 2 in same sp, dc in 3rd beg ch, dc 2 in next 2ch cp, dc in next dc, dc 2 in next 2ch sp, dc in next dc (total 10dc), dc 10 in 19ch sp + ch 5 + dc 10, (skip dc2tog triangles on each side), repeat dc 10 + ch 5 + dc 10. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R13 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, *ch 6, dc in 6th dc of previous round 10dc, also dc in 5th dc of the next 10dc (2 separate dc, not dc2tog), ch 6, in corner 5ch sp dc 4 + ch 5 + dc 4, repeat from *. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R14 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, dc 1 in each next 3 dc (total 7dc), *ch 4, sc in 4th ch of previous round 6ch sp, ch 4, sc in 3rd ch of 6ch sp, ch 4, skip first dc and dc 1 in each next 3 dc, in corner 5ch sp dc 4 + ch 5 + dc 4, repeat from *. In the beg corner ch 2 + dc in 3rd beg ch (to create 5ch sp).
- R15 – ch 3 and dc 3 in same sp, *dc 1 in each next 3 dc (total 7dc), ch 5, dc3tog insterting hook in 3rd ch of first 4ch sp, second insert hook into middle ch sp, third insert hook in 2nd ch of 4ch sp, when you have 4 loops on hook, pull through them all, make 3ch-picot on top of dc3tog, ch 5, skip first 4 dc, dc 1 in each next 3 dc, in corner 5ch sp dc 4 + ch 2 + 4ch-picot + ch 2 + dc 4, repeat from *. After last 2 chains sl st in 3rd beg ch. Fasten off.
If you enjoy crocheting doilies and want to try another one, please check out my doily tutorials here: https://handmadebyraine.com/category/doilies/
Happy crocheting!
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