Crochet Doily 14 for Laxmi Pujan (Navaratri) 6

Hi, This is the 6th Lotus based doily for Goddess Laxmi in Navaratri. This pattern is new version inspired from the pattern by Milagros Ena's. So I am grateful to her for this beautiful pattern. For this I used different shades in pink colour. and 3.5 mm crochet hook. Pattern: With a dark brown shade, make a ring of ch4. R1:(puff 1 in a ring, ch2) 8 times, cl. Puff is of 7 long sts as explained in previous post.

R2: Join blackish red colour yarn in ch2-sp., [(puff1, ch2, puff1) in ch2-sp, ch2] 8 times, cl.

R3: Join red yarn, (puff1, ch2) in each ch2-sp, cl (16 puffs)

R4: Join pink yarn in ch2-sp. [(puff1, ch2, puff1) in ch2-sp, ch2] rep, cl. (32 puffs)

R5: Join light pink in ch2-sp. (puff1, ch2) in each ch2-sp., cl. (32 puffs)

R6: With dark colour, [(puff1, ch2, puff1) in ch2-sp, called shell, (puff 1, ch2) in each of the next three ch2-sps, ch2] rep, cl. (40 puffs)

R7: [shell in ch2-sp of shell in previous round, ch2, (puff1, ch2) in each of the next four ch2-sps] rep, cl. (48 puffs)

R8: [shell in ch2-sp of shell in previous round, ch2, (puff1, ch2) in each of the next five ch2-sps] rep, cl. (56 puffs)

From next round, we shall not make puffs, our further design is of dcs only. R9: With red colour, [(dc2, ch2, dc 2) in ch2-sp, (dc2 in next ch2-sp) 3 times], ch7, join by sc1 at pink puff 3 steps below, ch7, dc2 in next working round's ch2-sp, dc2 in each of the next two ch2-sps] rep, cl.

R10: sl st in ch2-sp, [ shell on shell, dc 1 on each st including dcs in shell of previous round, make dcs 10 on left part of V and dcs 10 on right part of V, join these two parts (of dcs 10) by sl st, again dc1 in 10 sts] rep, cl.

R11: Join pink colour yarn, [shell on shell, dc 1 on each st (including dcs in the shell of previous round) till V, dc 1 on each dc of V, join by sl st, again dc 1 on remaining sts] rep, cl

R12:Join light pink yarn. [ shell on shell, BPdc (Back post double crochet) 1 on each dc-st of previous round, till V then dc sts of V, join by sl st, again BPdc on each of the remaining sts till shell] rep, cl R13: Leave 7 dcs of V and join by bead.

The beautiful Lotus Doily is ready as in fig 1. The following video with English subtitles may help you,

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.