Diamond Setting Doily (1949): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 30 six-cord mercerized crochet thread (printed: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord, size 30)
• Yardage: 5 small balls of J. & P. Coats or 7 small balls of Clark's O.N.T., as printed — check the ball band for yardage
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 1.25 mm steel hook for size 30 thread and change size to reach 12 × 18 inches (the printed hook is a No. 10 steel).

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

tr

treble crochet

st

stitch

sp

space

rnd

round

yo

yarn over

Notes before you start

• Source: "Diamond Setting" (CT-229), Fine Crochet and Tatting, The Spool Cotton Company, 1949. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: J. & P. Coats or Clark’s O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30: Small Ball: J. & P. Coats—5 balls of White or Ecru, or Clark’s O.N.T.—7 balls of White or Ecru.... Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.. Gauge: Not given.
• Modernisation note: Transcribed from the original publication; stitches, repeats and their order are unchanged.
• Modernisation note: Run-on paragraphs split into one round, row or step per line.
• Modernisation note: The source leaflets already use US crochet terms; only abbreviations and wording were modernised.
• Modernisation note: Round/row labels rewritten in modern form (e.g. “2nd Round.” → “Rnd 2:”, “7th to 10th rnds incl:” → “Rnds 7–10:”)
• Modernisation note: “thread over” → “yo” (yarn over)
• Modernisation note: “break off” → “fasten off”
• Modernisation note: “attach” → “join”
• Modernisation note: Page numbers, page-continuation notes and illustration references removed.
• Modernisation note: No gauge is printed. Suggested check: work to the printed finished size (Doily measures 12 × 18 inches.) and change hook size if your piece is noticeably larger or smaller.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Center Motif

1. Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring.
2. Rnd 1: Ch 6, * tr in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join to 4th st of ch-6 (8 sps).
3. Rnd 2: Ch 4, 4 tr in first sp, * ch 2, 5 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 to 4th ch of ch-4.
4. Rnd 3: Ch 4, tr in same place as sl st, tr in next 4 tr, * tr in first ch of ch-2, ch 3, tr in next ch of same ch-2, tr in next 5 tr. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 to 4th ch of ch-4; sl st in first tr of group.
5. Rnd 4: Ch 4; holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, make tr in next 4 tr, yo and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made); * ch 4, 5 tr in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, skip first tr of next group, make a 5-tr cluster over next 5 tr. Repeat from * around. Join last ch 4 to tip of first cluster.
6. Rnd 5: Ch 8, * skip first 3 ch of ch-4, tr in next ch, tr in next 5 tr, tr in first ch of next ch-4, ch 4, tr in tip of cluster, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th ch of ch-8.
7. Rnd 6: * Ch 12, skip first tr of next group, make a 5-tr cluster over next 5 tr; ch 12, sc in the single tr between groups. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-12 to base of first ch-12 (16 loops). Fasten off.