Textured doily Tesla – Free crochet pattern

The pattern includes only written instructions, no chart.

MATERIALS:

• Hook – 1.75 mm
• Thread – GARDEN 10 Nazli Gelin 50g/280m
• Yardage – 15g/84m
• Finished size – 7’’ in diameter

STITCH GUIDE:

• CH – Chain
• ST – Stitch
• SLST – Slip stitch
• SC – Single crochet
• YO – Yarn over
• HDC – Half double crochet
• DC – Double crochet
• CSDC – Chainless double crochet (can replace with CH 3)
• TR – Treble (triple) crochet – 2 YO
• DTR – Double treble (trible) crochet – 3 YO
• PS3 – Puff stitch crochet: YO, insert hook in indicated ST, YO, pull loop through ST and make loop same height as previous STs in working row, (YO, insert hook in indicated ST, YO, pull loop through st and make loop same height as previous ST) twice, YO, pull through all 6 loops on hook, then 2 loops on hook, YO, pull through all 2 loops on hook.
• FP-… – Complete stitch around the front post of stitch indicated;
• BP-… – Complete stitch around the back post of stitch indicated;
• …-SPLIT-… – Two indicated stitches together. Holding back the last loop of both stitches, make first stitch of space indicated (2 loops on hook), then make second stitch into the stitch or space indicated (3 loops on hook). YO, pull through all three loops on hook ;
• …-CLUSTER – A set of stitches joined together at the top. Holding back the last loop of all stitches in cluster set, complete the number of stitches into the stitch or space indicated, YO, and pull through all loops on hook ;
• PICOT-CH3 – CH3, SLST in last ST made.
• PICOT-CH5 – CH5, SLST in 3 CH from hook, CH2.

Note:
Pattern repeats for each round are marked with (*)

PATTERN:

CH 5, join with SLST in first CH to form a circle.
Round 1: CH 1, 8 SC into the circle. Join.
[Total: 8 SC]

Round 2: CH 1, 12 SC into the circle (these stitches overlap 8 SC from previouse round).
Join, using back loop only.
[Total: 12 SC]

Round 3: All stitches crochet in back loops only!
CH 1, 2 SC in 1st ST, *2 SC in next ST* around. Join, using back loop only.
[Total: 24 SC]

Round 4: All stitches crochet in back loops only!
CH 3 (CSDC), CH 1, * DC in next ST, CH 1* around. Join normally.
Place marker in 1st DC for work in Round 6.
[Total: 24 DC, 24 spaces]

Round 5: CH 3 (CSDC), CH 1, FP-PS3 around next ST, CH 1, *DC in next ST, CH 1, FPPS3
around next ST, CH 1* around. Join.
[Total: 12 DC, 24 spaces, 12 FP-PS3]

Round 6: SLST in space and in next ST, CH1, FP-SPLIT-2-TR ( 1st leg around DC on
round 4, skip FP-PS3, 2nd leg around next DC on Round 4), CH 1, DC in space CH 1,
CH 1, FP-PS3 around next ST, CH 1, DC in space, CH 1, *FP-SPLIT-2-TR (first leg
around DC, where was the 2nd leg of the previous SPLIT made, skip FP-PS3, 2nd leg
around next DC), CH 1, DC in next space, CH 1, FP-PS3 around next ST, CH 1, DC in
next space, CH 1* around. Join.
[Total: 12 SPLITs, 12 FP-PS3, 24 DC, 48 spaces]

Round 7: CH 1, *FP-HDC around next SPLIT, HDC in space, FP-PS3 around next DC,
HDC in next space, FP-HDC around next FP-PS3, HDC in next space, FP-PS3 around
next DC, HDC in next space* around. Join.
[Total: 24 FP-HDC, 24 FP-PS3, 48 HDC.]

Round 8: CH 1, SC in FP-HDC, *SC in next ST* around. Join, using back loop only.
[Total: 96 SC]

Note: The Doily is wavy at this stage, but in two rounds everything will be normal!

Round 9: CH 1, BP-SC around first ST, *BP-SC in next ST* around. Join, using back
loop only.
[Total: 96 BP-SC

Round 10: Repeat Round 9.
[Total: 96 BP-SC]

Round 11: CH 3 (
CSDC), *DC in next ST* around. Join. Place marker in 5th DC for work in next Round.
[Total: 96 DC]

Round 12: CH 3 (CSDC), DC in next ST, FP-DTR around marked DC on Round 11 * DC
in next 2 ST, skip next DC of Round 11 from last FP-DTR made, FP-DTR around next
DC * around. Join. Place marker in last FP-DTR for next round.
[Total: 96 DC, 48 FP-DTR]

Round 13: SLST in next ST, CH 3 (DC), DC in next STs, working behind FP-DTR just
used, work FP-TR around marked FP-DTR, pulling post under and to other side of FPDTR
just worked into, skip 1 DC, *DC in next 2 STs on Round 12, working behind FPDTR
just worked into, FP-TR around previous FP-DTR pulling post under and to other
side of FP-DTR just worked into, skip DC* around. Join.
[Total: 96 DC, 48 FP-TR]

Round 14: CH 3 (CSDC), DC in next ST, 3-FP-DC-CLUSTER in next ST, *DC in next 2
ST, 3-FP-DC-CLUSTER in next ST * around. Join. Mark 2nd DC for next round.
[Total: 96 DC, 48 CLUSTERs]

Round 15: FP-SLST around marked ST from Round 14, FP-SPLIT-2-DC ( CH 2, skip
CLUSTER, 2nd leg around next DC), CH 4, * FP-SPLIT-2-DC ( 1st leg around next DC,
skip CLUSTER, 2nd leg around next DC), CH 4* around. Join.
[Total: 48 SPLITs, 48 spaces]

Round 16: CH 1, *FP-SC in SPLIT, 4 SC in space* around. Join.
[Total: 48 FP-SC, 192 SC]

Round 17: SLST in next 2 ST, CH1, SC in same ST, PICOT-CH3, SC in next ST, CH 3,
skip next 3 SC, *SC in next ST, PICOT-CH3, SC in next ST, CH 3, skip next 3 ST*
around. DC in 1st SC to create last space.
[Total: 48 spaces, 48 PICOT-CH3, 96 SC]

Round 18: CH 1, SC in same space, *PICOT-CH5, SC in next space CH 3* around. Join.
[Total: 48 SC, 48 PICOT-CH5]

Cut the yarn, weave in the ends, and trim the tails.
Wash the finished doily and then block it.