Choose your colors for a pristine-white wildflower, black-eyed susan, purple coneflower, or gerber daisy. Options are good, eh. Crochet this worsted weight doily to use...why, any way you please, of course. ;) I plan to use mine as a coaster for a big ol' pitcher of sweet, iced tea. Sip, sip.
Finished size: 10.5 inches in diameter
Materials:
Size G crochet hook
Three colors of worsted weight yarn.
For doily shown use:
Small amount Color A (brown or yellow)- Center
Several yards Color B (color optional) - Petals (requires about an ounce of yarn, maybe)
Small amount Color C (green of any natural shade) - Border
Abbreviations:
ch - chain
sc - single crochet
dc - double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
yo - yarn over
beg- beginning
rs - right side
sp - space
dc dec - worked over two stitches as follows: Yo, draw up loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, yo draw up loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw through all loops on hook.
Cluster stitch (last round) - Yo, draw up loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw up loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw through remaining 3 loops on hook, ch 3, yo, draw up loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw up loop, yo, draw through 2 loops, yo, draw through remaining 3 loops on hook.
Directions: Using Color A Ch 5, join with sl st.
Row 1: Ch 3 (count as 1dc), dc 13 in ring. (14 sts) (rs)
Row 2: Ch 3, dc 2 in each st around to beg ch, dc 1 at base of beg ch. (28 sts)
Row 3: Using Color B ch 3, dc 2 at base of ch, ch 1, *sk 1 dc, dc 3 in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around to beg ch. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc 2 in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, *sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, dc 2 in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around to beg ch. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch.
Row 5: Ch 3, dc dec, dc, ch 3, *dc in next dc, dc dec, dc, ch 3, Repeat from * around to beg ch. Join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch.
Row 6: Ch 3, dc dec, ch 3, sc in space, ch 3, *dc in next dc, dc dec, ch 3, sc in space, ch3. Repeat from * around to beg ch. Join with sl st in top of dc dec st.
Row 7: Sl st in space. ch 1, sc in same space, ch 4, *sc in next space, ch 4. Repeat from * around to beg sc. Sl st in beg sc.
Row 8: Sl st in space. ch 1, sc in same space, ch 4, *sc in next space, ch 4. Repeat from * around to beg sc. Sl st in beg sc.
Row 9: Using Color C sl st in space. ch 1, sc in same space, ch 5, *sc in next space, ch 5. Repeat from * around to beg sc. Sl st in beg sc.
Row 10: Sl st in space, ch 1, sc in same space, ch 5, *sc in next space, ch 5. Repeat from * around to beg sc. Sl st in beg sc.
Row 11: Sl st in space, ch1, sl st in same space, ch 1, sc in same space, *work cluster stitch in next sc, sc in next space. Repeat from * around to beg sc. Sl st in beg sc.
Weave in ends.
Block flat.
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We had a good time, especially with the grandgals. Goodman bought fireworks (perfectly legal here) for them. They have some of the cutest things for kids like parachutes and colored smoke bombs..too cute. Otherwise, I've been immersed in the garden and more spring cleaning and..and...well, you get the picture.
My four little ol' cucumber plants have blessed me with several dozen jars of pickles...well, I did the picklin' part myself, but the plants just keep makin' more cucumbers. 
These are lime pickles. I just followed the directions on the bag of lime I got in the canning section of the grocery store. 
They are quite good, but bread and butter pickles are my all-time favorite. I've made two batches of both kinds so far. I think I have enough to make a run of whole kosher dills this afternoon....
Oh, my birthday was very swift. It's from Knitpicks and it works very well. 
And it looks like I got it in the nick 0' time. Goodman and I trekked up to Ohio on the 4th and met up with some friends at Treasure Aisles Flea Market just north of Cincinnati. We had a terrific time and found treasure after treasure. I found five skeins of this Irish Knittng Wool that is tied like most hanks of yarn are tied before they are twisted. I'm going to need the swift to wind it into balls for sure.
Plus the same folks had these twenty packages of wool. Each package contains 2 balls of pure wool in worsted weight. 80 ounces of wool in the sealed packages. I'm still stunned over this find. I paid $9 for all of the yarn. Somebody pinch me. 
I found these very cool Japanese lantern style patio lights for $3 and this hinged-lid tin to add to my collection for $3.25.
I'm still working on the lace border for my shawl. I've go one last skein of yarn to go. I'm hoping I can finish it before the yarn runs out.
Hope your week is a good 'un. :)
