Crochet Doily: Christmas Special

Hello friends, How are you? Hope that many of you are busy in Christmas decoration and in holiday planning. As my daughter, son and all three grandkids are in USA, I am also involved in Christmas festival through them. Once I was there in Nov - Dec and I made the Wreath for Christmas. I have written the post about that, Last year, I made Crochet Christmas Tree with Ornaments. Then I came to know that Red, Green and White colours have much importance in Christmas. Then I read, why it is so? I found that because green is the colour of life (Fir tree which remains alive even after so cold in winter), red is the colour of blood that Jesus shed while hanging on the cross, whereas white the colour symbolizing purity. Then I realized their importance. So this year I made Christmas special - crochet doily using these three colours. For all of us heart is a symbol of LOVE, the feeling which every man should have for other one. Secret heart of Jesus is the emblem of truth and love. So I decided to use heart shapes in this doily. Thus I made six big hearts for this doily and a beautiful little heart border. For this doily I used 4ply yarn and 3,5 mm crochet hook. It's diameter is 21" and weight 135 gm. Pattern: BIG HEART: R1: In a magic loop, ch3, tr 3, dc 4, tr1,this is central st, place marker, dc4, tr3, ch3, join by sl st in a loop.

R2: sc2 in ch3-sp, (dc3) in each of the next 3 sts, dc1 in each of the next 3 sts, (dc2) in next, (dc1, tr1, dc1) in next central st, (dc2) in next, dc1 in 3 sts, (dc3) in each of the next 3 sts, sc2 in ch3-sp, sl st and cl.

R3: sc1 in each of next 2 sts, (dc2) in 8 sts, dc1 in 6 sts, (ch1, tr1, ch1) at central st, dc1 in 6 sts, (dc2) in 8 sts, sc1 in 2 sts, cl.

Make 6 pieces. Then by white yarn make a border of single crochet to these hearts.

DOILY: Ring of ch 5, R1: Ch3, dc 17, cl R2: dc 2 in each st R3: (ch5, skip 2 sts, sc 1 in next) rep, cl

R4: (ch 6, sc 2 in the centre of next loop) rep cl

R5: (ch7, sc 1 in the centre of next loop) rep, cl. BO

R6: Join green yarn at centre of loop in previous round. Ch6, sc 1 in next loop

R7: dc 8 in each ch6-sp, cl.

R8: (dc 1 in each st also dc 1 at joint gap (this is extra)) rep, cl.

R9:[ (ch8 skip 4 sts, join by sc 1) 3 times, ch8 join by sl st to the centre of heart and skip 4 sts, join by sc 1 in next,] rep. Sl st till mid of the next loop.

R10: ( ch9, sc 1 in the centre of next loop), note that one ch9-loop will be on the back side of heart, rep, cl. Sl st till the mid of the next loop,

R11: { [Join the 7th sc-st of heart from back side, (ch9, sc 1 in mid of the next loop) 2 times] 2 times then (ch9, sc 1 in mid of the next loop) 2 times] on back side of heart join at 7th white st by sl st} rep 6 times, cl. Sl st till mid of the next loop.

R12: (ch10, sc 1 in mid of the next loop) rep, cl. Sl st till mid of the next loop.

R13: (ch 8, sc1 in the mid of next loop) rep. Sl st in next loop.

R14: dc 10 in each loop.

R15: [ch 1, sc 1 till 7 sts to the mid of heart position, join with heart by back loop and with next green st by sc, sc 1 in 2 sts, join with heart st, sc 1 in 7 sts, join with heart st, sc 1 in next 2 sts, join next st with heart st] rep 6 times., cl

R16: Join red colour, (ch8 skip 3 sts, sc 1 in next) rep, cl. Sl st till the mid of next loop. R17:( ch 9, sc 1 in the mid of next loop) rep, cl. Sl st till the mid of the next loop. R18: same as R17.

R19:(ch5, sc 1 in the mid of next loop) rep, cl.

R20: dc 5 in each ch5-space. BO

Initially I thought to make white border but as my white yarn is thin the little hearts were not remaining stiff, so I made green border instead of white. R21: Join green yarn, (dc 1 in 9 sts, make heart in next st) rep till end Making heart means make hdc 2 in next st, loop made, now on one side of loop make ch2, tr2, dc2, hdc 2 then dc1 for central st, then hdc2, dc2, tr2, ch2, join by sl st)

The following video with English subtitles may help you in making this beautiful doily.

ETC: Enjoy the Creativity.