This is a crochet lace flower doily — a beautiful vintage-style motif made with fine cotton thread and a small hook. It’s composed of a center ring, elongated petals, and a lace border. Below is a step-by-step guide so you can recreate it.
🧶 Materials:
- Cotton crochet thread (No. 10 or similar)
- Steel crochet hook (1.25–1.5 mm)
- Scissors and tapestry needle
🌼 Step-by-Step Pattern
1. Center Ring
- Chain 8, join with slip stitch to form a ring.
- Round 1: Chain 1, make 16 single crochets (sc) into the ring. Join with slip stitch.
(This forms the flower center.)
2. Petals (8 petals total)
Each petal is worked individually around the center.
Round 2:
- Chain 10, then work back along the chain:
- In 2nd ch from hook: 1 sc
- Next 2 ch: 1 half double crochet (hdc) each
- Next 5 ch: 1 double crochet (dc) each
- Last ch: 1 treble crochet (tr)
- Skip 1 sc on the center ring, slip stitch into next stitch.
- Repeat this step 8 times for 8 petals.
(Now you have a daisy shape.)
3. Petal Thickening (Round 3)
To give each petal that raised, dense look:
- On each petal, work 1 sc in each stitch up and down both sides of the petal.
- At the tip of each petal, make 3 sc in one stitch to create a rounded top.
- Slip stitch between petals at the base to keep them separated.
4. Outer Mesh Lace
Once all petals are done:
Round 4:
- Chain 5 (counts as 1 dc + ch-2),
- 1 dc between the petals (into base space),
- Ch 2, 1 dc between next petals — repeat around.
Join with slip stitch.
Round 5:
- In each ch-2 space: 1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc (makes a V shape).
- Repeat around, join with slip stitch.
Round 6 (Picot Edge):
- In each ch-3 space, make: (1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc) for a delicate picot edge.
- Finish off and weave in ends.
✨ Optional:
- Block your doily flat on a towel using pins and spray with water or starch for a crisp finish.
- You can join several of these motifs together for a table runner or curtain.
Would you like me to create a crochet diagram (chart pattern) for this doily next? It would show the exact stitch placement visually.
