Looking to add a quick, easy, and gorgeous touch of lace to your home? Check out the Easy Round Lace Doily crochet pattern! This free pattern is perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike.
Crochet this delightfully airy doily with sheer joy and delight! In no time, you’ll be whipping up these beauties in every vibrant color imaginable, filling your home with a kaleidoscope of handmade happiness. Get ready to be utterly captivated as your hook dances through the stitches, creating one radiant masterpiece after another!
Feel free to experiment with different yarn thicknesses and hook sizes to make the doily just the right size for you. The charming doily in the picture measures nearly 8 inches or 20 cm in diameter. It was crafted using crochet thread size 10 and a 2 mm hook, resulting in a delicate and intricate final piece.
Whether you want to dress up your coffee table, accent your shelves or add a delicate detail anywhere in your space, this doily pattern is the way to go. Grab your hook and get ready to create something beautiful and practical with this super simple, totally free crochet pattern!
AD-Free, Print Ready PDF version of this pattern is available here.
Instructions
Make a magic ring.
- Round 1:Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in the ring, (ch 3, 2 dc in the ring) 7 times, pull the thread tail to tighten the ring as much as needed, ch 1 and join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch3 to create last ch-3 sp of the round. (16 dc, 8 ch-3 spaces)
- Round 2:Ch 6 (counts as dc and ch-3 sp), * in 2nd ch of next ch-3 sp work (dc, ch 3, dc), ch 3; repeat from * 7 times, dc in same stitch as beg ch6, ch 3, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch6. (16 dc, 16 ch-3 spaces)
- Round 3:Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in same sp, * ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3 **, 4 dc in next ch-3 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch3. (32 dc, 8 sc, 16 ch-3 spaces)
- Round 4:Ch 1, sc in same stitch, * ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp; repeat from * around (15 times), ch 2 and join with dc in first sc to create last ch-5 sp of the round. (16 ch-5 spaces, 16 sc)
- Round 5:Ch 1, 2 sc in same sp, * ch 5, 2 sc in next ch-5 sp; repeat from * around (15 times), ch 2 and join with dc in first sc to create last ch-5 sp of the round. (16 ch-5 spaces, 32 sc)
- Round 6:Ch 7 (counts as dc and ch-4 sp), * in 3rd ch of next ch-5 sp work (dc, ch 3, dc), ch 4; repeat from * around (15 times), dc in same stitch as beg ch7, ch 3, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch7. (32 dc, 16 ch-3 spaces, 16 ch-4 spaces)
- Round 7:Sl st in next ch-4 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in same sp, * ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3 **, 4 dc in next ch-4 sp; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch3. (64 dc, 16 sc, 32 ch-3 spaces)
- Round 8:Ch 1, sc in same stitch, ch 6, * sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 6; repeat from * around (15 times), sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2 and join with dc in first sc to create last ch-5 sp of the round. (16 ch-5 spaces, 16 ch-6 spaces, 32 sc)
- Round 9:Ch 1, sc in same sp, * ch 6, sc in next sp; repeat from * around (31 times), ch 3 and join with dc in first sc to create last ch-6 sp of the round. (32 ch-6 spaces, 32 sc)
- Round 10:Ch 1, sc in same sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp; repeat from around (31 times), ch 3 and join with tr in first sc to create last ch-7 sp of the round. (32 ch-7 spaces, 32 sc)
- Round 11:Ch 1, 2 sc in same sp, * ch 7, 2 sc in next ch-7 sp; repeat from * around (31 times), ch 3 and join with tr in first sc to create last ch-7 sp of the round. (32 ch-7 spaces, 64 sc)
- Round 12:Ch 6 (counts as dc and ch-3 sp), dc in same stitch as ch6, * ch 4, in 4th ch of next ch-7 sp work (dc, ch 3, dc); repeat from * around (31 times), ch 2 and join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch6 to create last ch-4 sp of the round. (64 dc, 32 ch-3 spaces, 32 ch-4 spaces)
- Round 13:Ch 1, sc in same sp, * ch 1, in next ch-3 sp work (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 5 and sl st in 5th ch from the hook – picot made, dc, ch 1, dc), ch 1, sc in next ch-4 sp; repeat from * around omitting the very last sc, join with sl st in first sc. (128 dc, 128 ch-1 spaces, 32 sc, 32 ch-5 picots)
Fasten off and weave in all the loose ends to secure your work and create a neat, polished look.
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ch | chain |
sc | single crochet |
hdc |
half double crochet |
dc | double crochet |
tr |
treble crochet |
sp | space |
sl st | slip stitch |
beg |
beginning |
* | work instructions following * as many times as indicated |
( ) |
work instructions the number of times specified or work instructions in the stitch or space indicated or contains explanatory remarks |
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This reminds me of my grandmother. Thank you for the pattern. I can’t wait to try to make one of them.