Pattern Description:
This pattern offers chunky crochet doilies in two sizes, designed for those who continue crocheting even when the weather warms up.
The project aims for lightweight and portable creations using bright, sunshine-y colors. The pattern utilizes cotton yarn to create doilies suitable for placement around the house.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
- Yarn: Cotton
- Yarn Weight: Worsted weight yarn
- Hook: H hook
- Notions: Tapestry needle and scissors
Stitches & Abbreviations Used:
- Picot: Chain 3, work 1 single crochet (sc) in the first chain (ch) made.
- ch (chain)
- dc (double crochet)
- st (stitch)
- rep (repeat)
- sp (space)
- join
- sl st (slip stitch)
- sc (single crochet)
- hdc (half double crochet)
- magic ring
Instructions for Making the Chunky Crochet Doily Pattern in Two Sizes Pattern:
Large Crochet Doily Instructions
Follow these steps to create the large version of the chunky crochet doily:
- Make a magic ring.
- Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 15 dc into ring, join – you should have 16 dc total.
- Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 1 dc in next same st as join, ch 3, skip next st, work 2 dc in next st, ch 3, skip next st, rep from around, join – this will result in 16 dc and 8 ch sps.
- Round 3: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 1 dc in next st, work 4 dc in next ch-sp, work 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, work 4 dc in next ch-sp, rep from around, join – finishing with 48 dc.
- Round 4: Ch 3 (counts as dc), work 1 dc in same st as join, work 2 dc in next st, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, work 2 dc in each of the next 2 sts, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, rep from around, join – you will have 32 dc and 8 ch sps.
- Round 5: Sl st in next st, 1 sc in next st, work [1 hdc, 2 dc, picot, 2 dc, 1 hdc] in next ch sp, work 1 sc in next st, Sl st in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, work [1 hdc, 2 dc, picot, 2 dc, 1 hdc] in next ch sp, rep from around, work 1 sc in next st, Sl st in next st to join – yielding 88 sts.
- Fasten off and weave in ends.
Small Crochet Doily Instructions
Follow these steps to create the small version of the chunky crochet doily:
- Make a magic ring.
- Round 1: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 11 hdc into ring, join – you should have 12 hdc total.
- Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 1 hdc in same st as join, ch 3, skip next st, work 2 hdc in next st, ch 3, skip next st, rep from around, join – this will result in 12 hdc and 6 ch sps.
- Round 3: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 1 hdc in next st, work 4 hdc in next ch-sp, work 1 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, work 4 hdc in next ch-sp, rep from around, join – finishing with 36 hdc.
- Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), work 1 hdc in same st as join, work 2 hdc in next st, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, work 2 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, rep from around, join – you will have 24 hdc and 6 ch sps.
- Round 5: Sl st in next st, 1 sc in next st, work [1 hdc, 2 dc, picot, 2 dc, 1 hdc] in next ch sp, work 1 sc in next st, Sl st in next 2 sts, 1 sc in next st, work [1 hdc, 2 dc, picot, 2 dc, 1 hdc] in next ch sp, rep from around, work 1 sc in next st, Sl st in next st to join – yielding 66 sts.
Fasten off and weave in ends.
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