Photo from the original pattern worked in fine thread.
Worked in thread this pattern produces a doily. Worked in yarn it creates a table cloth.
Additional photographs by Jim McKee.
Jim has knit this cloth using size 10 crochet cotton and US size 5 (3.75mm) needles to produce a cloth 72 inches in diameter.
I have knit this cloth using 2000m of size 8 mercerized cotton (Coats Petra 8) and size 3.25mm needles to produce a cloth approximately 60 inches in diameter (I hadn’t fully blocked it at the time of writing this).
If you want to make this doily as a shawl you will need approximately 2000m (2200 yards) of lace weight yarn and 3.25mm needles. The finished shawl will measure approximately 5-6ft in diameter depending on the fibre content of the yarn used and the amount of force put into blocking.
From the instructions given below it is possible to make the following:
6 x 6 inch glass mat
9 x 9 inch doily
13 x 13 inch place mat
18 x 18 and 22 x 22 inch centres
and a supper cloth measuring 36 x 36 inches if using the size 60 mercerized cotton and size 1mm needles stated in the pattern
Materials Required
Semco Fairy Knitting Cotton, White or Linen shade. (Mercerised cotton #60)
Set of 5 Semco Fairy knitting needles (1mm double pointed needles)
Semco Steel Crochet Hook 7 or 8 (0.75mm or 0.6mm)
Helpful Hints:
If a mistake is made repair immediately, control your work when knitting the plain rounds, to prevent mistakes. To make it easier to follow directions place a small safety pin where your pattern round commences and more as you work.
To prevent the needles from slipping out of the work, secure all ends (of needles) with tiny pieces of rubber: THIS IS IMPORTANT. IF A STITCH SLIPS OFF NEEDLE put work flat on your knee and with crochet hook, crochet the stitches in pattern up to the round you are working. If many stitches have slipped off, take out needles, starch and spread work carefully on towel to dry, keeping as flat as possible, then undo (counting the rounds) until you come to the place from where the stitches have commenced to run, insert needles again and proceed from directions; the stitches will not run when they are starched. Do not knit loosely on the four corners when you change the needle or you will make holes in your work.
Abbreviations
k = knit;
p = purl;
k2tog = knit 2 together;
yo = yarn over;
psso = pass the slipped stitch over the stitch(es) just worked;
tbl = knit into the back of the stitch;
st = stitch;
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet (US single crochet)
Directions for Working
Stop at end of Rounds 40, 72, 104, 144 and 170 for 6×6, 9×9, 13×13, and 22×22 inch cloths. Full instructions will make a cloth 36×36 inches in diameter.
TO COMMENCE:
With crochet hook make a ring of 8 chain. Into this work 12 d.c.
Having 1 st on hook insert into the first dc, draw working thread through this, and the stitch on the hook, leaving 1 st on hook; insert into next d.c. draw thread through, then throw around hook and draw through other st on hook, carefully remove hook from these two sts, leave the first free and replace the other on hook: repeat until you have 12 loose loops around ring.
Then insert 4 knitting needles through the 12 sts, placing 3 sts on each needle, holding the work carefully between thumb and forefinger to prevent from slipping; ADD SMALL PIECES OF RUBBER TO ENDS OF EACH NEEDLE
Repeat each row of instructions until you reach the end of the round.
Rounds 1-4: Knit
5th round: K1, (yo) twice
6th round: K1, (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1 p1) into double yarn over made on previous round
Rounds 7-14: Knit
15th round: K7, yo
16th and every alternate round: Knit
17th round: K7, yo, k1, yo
19th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo
21st round: (Slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo) twice
23rd round: (K3tog, yo, k1, yo) twice
25th round: (K1tbl, yo, k3, yo) twice
Rounds 26-30: Knit
31st round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k8, k2tog, yo
33rd round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo
35th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo
37th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo
39th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, yo, k7, yo
40th round: Knit.
End here for the smallest doily (6×6 inches) and cast off following the directions at the end of the pattern.
41st round: Yo, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog
43rd round: Yo, k3, yo, Slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog
45th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog
47th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog
49th round: (Yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1tbl
51st round: (Yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1tbl
53rd round: (Slip 1, k1, psso, yo) twice, k5, (yo, k2tog) twice, k1tbl
55th round: Slip 1 st at the beginning of the round only (move the end of round marker), yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog
57th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k9, yo, k2tog, yo, k1tbl
59th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k11, yo, k2tog, k1tbl
61st round: Slip 1 st at the beginning of the round only (move the end of round marker), yo, k13, yo, k3tog
63rd round: Yo, k15, yo, k1tbl
65th round: K17, yo, k1, yo
67th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog, yo, k3, yo
69th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, kk11, k2tog, yo, k5, yo
71st round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo
72nd round: Knit.
End here for the 2nd smallest doily (9×9 inches) and cast off following the directions at the end of the pattern.
73rd round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo
75th round: K9, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo
77th round: K9, yo, k1, (yo, k3tog) 3 times, yo, k1, yo
79th round: K9, (yo, k3, yo, k1tbl) twice, yo, k3, yo
81st round: Yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k3, (yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl) twice, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog
83rd round: Yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, (k3, yo, k3tog, yo) twice, k3, yo, k3tog
85th round: Yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, (yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog) twice, yo, k1tbl
87th round: K3, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k2
89th round: K2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3
91st round: K19, yo, k3tog, yo, k6
93rd round: Yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k11, k2tog
95th round: Yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog
97th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog
99th round: Yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog
101st round: Yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog
103rd round: (Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl) three times, (yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog) twice
104th round: Knit
End here for the next size doily (13×13 inches) and cast off following the directions at the end of the pattern.
105th round: Yo, k1, (yo, k3tog) three times, yo, k3, (yo, k3tog) three times, yo, k1, yo, k3tog
107th round: (Yo, k3, yo, k1tbl) twice, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, (yo, k1tbl, yo, k3) twice, yo, k1tbl
109th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, yo, (slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo) twice
111th round: (k3tog, yo) three times, k5, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, k5, yo, (k3tog, yo) four times
113th round: K1tbl, yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, (yo, k1tbl, yo, k3) twice, yo
115th round: Yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog
117th round: (Yo, k3tog) twice, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, yo, slip 1, k1 psso, k5, (yo, k3tog) three times
119th round: Yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3, yo, k1tbl
121st round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, k5, k2tog, yo, k3, k2tog, yo, 5, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo
123rd round: K3tog, (yo, k2tog) twice, k8, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k8, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k2tog, yo, (k3tog, yo) twice
125th round: K1tbl, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k6, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k3, yo, k4, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k6, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3, yo
127th round: Yo, k1tlb, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k4, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, yo, k5, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog
129th round: (Yo, k3tog) twice, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k2, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, (yo, k3) three times, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k2, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k1, (yo, k3tog) three times
131st round: Yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k4, yo, k5, yo, k4, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, (yo, k3, yo, k1tbl) twice
133rd round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, (yo, k2tog) twice, k2, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k2, (slip 1, k1, psso, yo) twice, (slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo) twice
135th round: (K3tog, yo, k3, yo) twice, (slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, yo, k1, yo) twice, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, (yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog) twice, (yo, k3, yo, k3tog) twice, yo, k3, yo
137th round: (Yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog) twice, (yo, k2tog, yo, k3) twice, yo, slip 1, k2tog, psso, yo (k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo) twice, (slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo) twice, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog
The next rounds look very short but just keep repeating the instructions to the end of the round as you did before unless stated otherwise.
139th round: Yo, k3, yo, k3tog
141st round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo
143rd round: K3tog, yo, k3, yo
145th round: K1tbl, yo, k5, yo
146th round: Knit
End here for the next size doily (18×18 inches) and cast off following the directions at the end of the pattern.
Rounds 147-152: Knit
153rd round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k8, k2tog, yo
155th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k6, k2tog, yo, k1, yo
157th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k4, k2tog, yo, k3, yo
159th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k2, k2tog, yo, k5, yo
161st round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k2tog, yo, k7, yo
163rd round: Yo, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog
165th round: Yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog
167th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog
169th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog
171st round: (Yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k1, (yo, k2tog) twice, yo, k1tbl
172nd round: knit
End here for the 22×22 inch doily and cast off following the directions at the end of the pattern.
173rd round: (Slip 1, k1, psso, yo) twice, k3, (yo, k2tog) twice, k1tbl
175th round: Slip 1, (move the end of round marker) *yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, yo, k3tog; repeat from * to the end of the round
177th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k7, yo, k2tog, k1tbl
179th round: Slip 1, (move the end of round marker) *yo, k9, yo, k3tog; repeat from * to the end of the round
181st round: K1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, yo, k2
183rd round: Yo, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k1
185th round: K1 yo, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k2
187th round: (K2tog, yo) twice, k3tog, (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k1, yo
189th round: (K2tog, yo) twice, k1tbl, (yo, slip 1, k1, psso) twice, yo, k3, yo
191st round: K2tog, yo, k2tog, k1tbl, (slip 1, k1, psso, yo) twice, k5, yo
193rd round: K2tog, yo, k3tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k7, yo
195th round: K2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k9, yo
197th round: Yo, k2tog, k1tbl, slip 1, k1, psso, yo, k11
199th round: K1, yo, k3tog, yo, k12
201st round: K2, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k28
203rd round: K2tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k27
205th round: Slip 1, (move the end of round marker) * yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k25, k2tog; repeat from * to the end of the round
207th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k23, k2tog
209th round: Yo, k1, yo, k3tog, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k21, k2tog
211th round: Yo, k3, yo, k1tbl, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k19, k2tog
213th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k17, k2tog
215th round: Yo, k1, (yo, k3tog) three times, yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k15, k2tog
217th round: (Yo, k3, yo, k1tbl) twice, yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k13, k2tog
219th round: (Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl) twice, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k11. k2tog
221st round: K1, (yo, k3tog, yo, k3) twice, yo, k3tog, yo, k6, k2tog, yo, k6
223rd round: K3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k1tbl, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k9, yo, k1, yo, k6
225th round: K4, yo, k3tog, yo, k3, yo, k3tog, yo, k10, yo, k3, yo, k6
227th round: Slip 1, k1, psso, k4, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo
229th round: Yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k4, yo, k3tog, yo, k4, k2tog, yo, k1
231st round: K1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k9, k2tog, yo, k2
233rd round: K2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k7, k2tog, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k1
235th round: Slip 1, (move the end of round marker) * yo, k1, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, k3tog; repeat from * to the end of the round
237th round: Yo, k3, yo, slip 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, yo, k3, yo, k1tbl
238th round: Knit
End here for the largest doily (36×36 inches) and cast off following the directions at the end of the pattern.
To finish 6×6 doily: with crochet hook crochet the stitches together in groups of 2, 3, 3, 3, putting 8 chain between each group.
To finish 9×9 doily: crochet stitches together in groups of 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3, putting 10 chain between each group.
To finish 13×13 mat: crochet stitches together in groups of 3, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2, putting 10 chain between each group.
To finish 18×18 centre: crochet stitches together in groups of 3 and 5 alternately, putting 10 chain between each group.
To finish 22×22 centre: transfer 1 st from left to right needle and crochet the stitches together in groups of 3, putting 10 chain between each group.
To finish 36×36 cloth: crochet stitches together in groups of 4, 5, 4, 3, putting 12 chain between each group.
AFTER WORK IS COMPLETED, cut thread and secure the end, wash and starch with boiled starch (as stiff as you desire), spread on clean towel, blanket, etc, PINNING IN REQUIRED SHAPE AND SIZE. Allow to dry then iron on each side.
Charts
Key
= Knit
B = Knit into the back of the stitch
= Purl
= Yarn over
= Knit 2 together
= Slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over
= Knit 3 together
= Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over
The original version of this pattern is in the public domain and differs greatly in content to this page. Updated and corrected version of this pattern is Copyright © Sarah Bradberry June, 2006. Corrections to the original pattern by Sarah Bradberry, Arla Schmaltz, Hanne Birk, Linda Coote and Jim McKee 1999 – 2006. Additional photos are Copyright Jim McKee 2002.