Valentine Day Special: Heart Shaped Doily:

Fig 1

Hello friends,
This is the special shape which we call "Heart Shape" and it's a symbol for heart (love). The history of using this shape for heart goes long back and reaches in India. In Indus Vally Civilization (3300 BC to 1300 BC), "peepal leaves" Ficus religiosa (which are heat shaped) were used to depict heart artistically. The heart shaped pendent of that age was exhibited in Delhi National Musium, India. Till today we are in love of this shape and consider this as a symbol of heart. Hence on Valentine Day many many special things / items are made of this shape every year. This is one of my contribution to that, Heart Shaped Doily. Fig 1.

It is crochet doily pattern simple to make, I made it for my Youtube channel, Kalopasak and many of my subscribers made it with different colors which also looks very beautiful. See fig 2, same doily made by Bhakti.

Fig 2

Pattern: Make ch 4,
R1: dc 3 in the first ch made. ch 3 turn
R2: dc 3 in first st, skip middle sts, dc 4 in last st, ch 3 turn
R3: dc 3 in first st, dc 3 in gap, dc 4 in last st, ch 3 turn. See fig 3. Two gaps formed.
R4: dc 3 in first st, dc 3 in each of the middle two gaps, dc 4 in last st, ch 3 turn. See three gaps are formed, fig 4
R5: dc 3 in first st, dc 3 in each of the middle  gaps, dc 4 in last st, ch 3 turn. See four gaps are formed, fig 5.

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R6, R7 .... as row 5. Each time number of gaps will be increased by one. Go on doing this till there will be 17 gaps and 18 groups of double crochets. Place a marker in the centre, that is 9 dc groups on left and 9 on right.

Here onward we work on only one side of the marker.

R1: ch 4 turn, DON'T MAKE DCS IN FIRST ST,  dc 3 in each of the next gap till the marker, tr 1in last gap of marker.
R2: ch 4 turn, dc 3 in each gap tr 1 in last st. See fig 6.
Repeat row 2 till there is only one gap.
ch 4 turn, sl st in that gap, ch 4 sl st in first st, bind off.

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Now join the yarn at marker, see fig 7.
Work similarly as first part above.
Then it will be as in fig 8

Border with Green Color:
R1: Join the yarn, ch 4, sc 1 in first dc or ch 3 till the centre (upper deep end).
At the centre don't join at deepmost point skip that and directly join in next ch 3/ dc.

Fig 9

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Continue ch 4, sc 1 on other side.
R2: (ch5, sc 1 in ch 4-loop) repeat. Here also skip the deep most point.
R3: (ch6, sc 1 in ch 4-loop) repeat. Here also skip the deep most point.
After 3 rounds of border, it will look as in fig 9.
R4: Last round of border: Half

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double crocher (hdc) 4 in each ch 6-gap.At bottom most corner make, hdc 6, ch5-picot, hdc 6. See fig 10. Other side as that of first side.
Flower: R1: Make ring of ch 4, close by sl st.
R2: (Petal: ch 4, tr 3 in ring, ch 4, join by sl st) Make 5 petals in the ring.
See fig 11.
Make such 14 flowers and sew it with a bead at the centre. Keep constant distance in between or sew them as you wish. The beautiful doily fig 1, is ready.
The following video with English subtitles may help you.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.