Crochet Elegant Lace Doily

Create an elegant lace doily with this free crochet pattern. This delicate beauty will look great with photos and candles just about anywhere around the home from the kitchen to the living room and bedrooms. It will make any setting feel a bit softer and more sophisticated with its simple lines and the beautiful lace scalloped edge. The design looks a bit intriguing, but the pattern is fairly easy to master.
I created my Crochet Elegant Lace Doily with cotton thread size 20 and a 1,25 mm crochet hook. It measures 21,5 cm (8,46 inches) in diameter.
Besides your chosen thread and crochet hook, you will also need a needle to weave in loose ends and a pair of scissors.

Instructions
Ch 14 and join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.

• Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in the ring, ch 1, (2 tr in the ring, ch 1) 11 times, join with sl st in 4th ch of first ch4.
• Round 2: Ch 1, sc in every tr and in every ch-1 sp around, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1 sp), (dc in next stitch, ch 1) around, join with sl st in 3rd ch of first ch4.
• Round 4: Ch 1, sc in every dc and in every ch-1 sp around, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 5: Ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in next 3 sc, ch 7, * skip next 2 sc, tr in next 4 sc, ch 7; repeat from * around, join with sl st in 4th ch of first ch4.
• Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same tr, sc in next 3 tr, in next ch-7 sp work (4 sc, ch 5, 4 sc), * sc in next 4 tr, in next ch-7 sp work (4 sc, ch 5, 4 sc); repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 7: Sl st in next 7 sc and in next 3 chains, ch 1, sc in same ch-5 sp, ch 11, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 11) around, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 8: Ch 1, sc in same sc, * ch 5, in 6th ch of ch-11 sp work (dc, ch 1, dc), ch 5, sc in next sc; repeat from * around omitting the very last sc, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 9: Sl st in next 6 stitches, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, ch 13, * dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, ch 13; repeat from * around, join with sl st in 3rd ch of first ch3.
• Round 10: Ch 1, sc in same dc, sc in next 3 dc, 13 sc in next ch-13 sp, * sc in next 4 dc, 13 sc in next ch-13 sp; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 11: Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in next 5 sc, * hdc in next 2 sc, dc in next 2 sc, 2 dc in next sc, dc in next 2 sc, hdc in next 2 sc **, sc in next 8 sc; repeat from * 11 times and from * to ** once more, sc in next 2 sc, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 12: Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in next 3 sc, * ch 9, skip next 7 stiches, between 7th and 8th stitch work (dc, ch 2, dc) **, ch 9, skip next 7 stitches, sc in next 4 sc; repeat from * 11 times and from * to ** once more, ch 4, join with dtr in first sc to create last sp of the round.
• Round 13: Ch 1, sc in same sp, * ch 7, sc in next ch-9 sp, ch 7, 4 tr in next ch-2 sp, ch 7, sc in next ch-9 sp; repeat from * around omitting the very last sc, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 14: Sl st in next 4 chains, ch 10 (counts as tr and ch 6), * in each of next 4 tr work (tr, ch 1) twice, ch 5 **, skip next ch-7 sp, tr in 4th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 6; repeat from * 11 times and from * to ** once more, join with sl st in 4th ch of first ch10.
• Round 15: Ch 1, sc in same stitch, * ch 4, in each of next 8 tr work (tr, ch 1) twice, ch 3 , sc in next tr; repeat from * around omitting the very last sc, join with sl st in first sc.
• Round 16: Sl st in next 4 chains and in next tr, ch 5 (counts as tr and ch-1 sp), (tr in next tr, ch 1) 6 times, * in each of next 2 tr work (tr, ch 1) twice, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 6 times, tr in next tr **, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 7 times; repeat from * 11 times and from * to ** once more, join with sl st in 4th ch of first ch5.
• Round 17: Sl st in next ch and in next tr, ch 1, * sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 7, skip next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp) 7 times, ch 5, skip next 2 ch-1 spaces; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc.

Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

If you are looking for more free lace doily patterns, see the Delicate Doily, a doily that is about the same size as Crochet Elegant Lace Doily, or for something slightly smaller, see the stunning Happy Doily, one of my personal favorites.