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Butterfly Design
For Crochet Workers
D'Oyley Designed by MARIE HUNT
CROCHET workers most probably are already hard at
work making gifts for their friends for the Christmas
season, and as no housewife can ever have too many
d'oyleys, these are favourite articles in the gift box. Marie
Hunt, whose delightful original crochet designs so many
Queenslander readers know, offers a d'oyley of unusual
shape, butterfly motifs in lacet, making a striking con-
trast to the filet background.
WHEN worked in mercer crochet
cotton No. 150, this d'oyley
measures 7 1/2 inches across. If a
centre piece of the same design is
required, use coarser thread.
To ensure even working it is com-
menced at the bottom of a butterfly
and worked to the bottom of the oppo-
site one, increasing as required.
A Copy follows.
Abbreviations used in the directions are:
ch, chain; dc, double crochet; sp, space; bl,
block; b, bar (5 ch); 1-ct, lacet (3ch, dc
in tr 3ch); ltr. long-treble (2 over); tr,
treble; p, picot; inc, increase; dec, de-
crease.
The increase and decrease will be given
only once in each row, but will always
apply to each end of that row.
Start with 26 ch, and on it make 26 sp.
Row 2: Inc 3 sp, 10 more sp, (to increase
at the beginning of a row make 3 ch for
each sp required, and add 5 ch to turn.
At the end of a row make 2 ch, 1 e.l.tr.
into the bottom of last tr; 2 ch, 1 e.l.tr.
into bottom of last e.l.tr. Do this as often
as required.
Row 3: Inc 2 sp, 15 more sp.
Row 4: Inc 2 sp, 3 more sp, 1 bl, 9 sp, 1
bl, 5 sp.
Row 5: Inc 1 sp, 4 more sp, 3 bl, 7 sp,
3 bl, 5 sp.
Row 6: Inc 1 sp, 4 more sp, 1 bl, 1 b, 1
bl, 7 sp. 1 bl, 1 b. 1 bl, 5 sp.
Row 7: 5 sp, 1 bl, 1 l-ct, 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp,
?1 bl, 1 sp, 1 l-ct, 1 bl, 5 sp.
Row 8: Inc 1 sp, 4 more sp, 1 bl, 1 b,
1 1-ct. 1 bl. 5 sp. 1 bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 bl, 5 sp.
Row 9: 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 sp,
1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 b, 1 1-ct,
1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp.
Row 10: Inc 1 sp. 3 more sp, 1 1-ct, l b,
1 1-ct. 1 sp.. 1 bl. 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl,
1 sp. 1 bl, 1 1-ct. 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp.
Row 11: 4 sp. 1 bl, 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 1-ct,
3 bl, 1 l-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 bl, 4 sp.
Row 12: Inc 1 sp, 3 more sp, 1 bl, 1 sp,
1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 1-ct. lb, 3 bl, lb, 1 1-ct, 1 b.
1 1-ct. 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp.
Row 13: 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 11
bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp.
Row 14: Inc 1 sp. 5 more sp, 1 bl, 1 sp,
3 bl, 1 l-ct, 1 b, 3 bl, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 3 bi, 1 sp,
1 bl, 6 sp.
Row 15: 5 sp. 3 bl. 1 sp. 1 l-ct. 1 b. 1 I-ct.
3 bl. 1 l-ct, 1 b, 1 l-ct, 1 sp, 3 bl. 5 sp.
Row 16: Inc 1 sp, 4 more sp, 1 bl, 1 b.
1 l-ct. 1 b, 3 bl, 1 b, 1 l-ct, 1 b, 1 l-ct, 1 b.
1 bl, 5 sp.
Row 17: 5 sp, 1 bl, 1 l-ct. 1 b. 1 l-ct.
lb, 1 l-ct, 3 bl, 1 b, 1 l-ct, 1 b, 1 l-ct,
1 b, 5 sp.
Row 18: Inc 1 sp, 5 more sp. 1 bl, 1 b.
1 l-ct, 1 b, 1 l-ct, 1 b, 3 bl. 1 b, 1 l-ct.
1 b. 1 l-ct, 1 b. 1 bl. 6 sp.
Row 19: 6 sp. 1 bl. 1 l-ct. lb, 1 l-ct.
1 b, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp. 1 bl. 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp,
1 b. 1 l-ct. 1 b. 1 l-ct. 1 bl. 6sp.
Row 20: Inc 1 sp. 5 more sp. 1 bl, 1 sp.
1 b, 1 l-ct. 1 b. 1 l-ct, 1 bl. 1 up. 1 bl.
1 sp. 1 bl. 1 sp. 1 bl, 1 l-ct, 1 b, 1 l-ct. 1 b.
1 sp, 1 bl, 6 bl.
Row 21: Inc Isp, 6 sp, 1 W. 1 sp, 1 l-ct,
1 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl. 1 sp, 1 bl. 2 sp. 1 U.
1 ap, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, lsp, 1 W, 7 spM
Row 22: Inc 1 sp, 5 more sp, 2 bl, 1 1-ct|
1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 sp, 2 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl,
3 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 2 bl,
6 sp.
Row 23: Inc 1 sp, 5 more sp, 1 bl,*
1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 sp, 2 bl. 4 sp,
1 bl, 3 sp; 1 bl, 4 sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 b,
1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 6 sp.
Row 24: Inc 1 sp, 5 more sp, 2 bl, 1 b,
1 1-ct, 3 bl, 5 sp, 1 W, 5 sp, 1 bl, 5 sp,
3 bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 2 bl. 6 sp.
Row 25: Inc 1 sp. 8 more sp, 4 bl, 7 sp,
1 bl, 7 sp. 4 bl, 9 sp.
Row 26: Inc 1 sp, 17 more sp, 3 bl, 9 sp,
3 bl, 18 sp.
Row 27: Inc 2 sp, 53 more sp.
Row 28: Inc 2 sp, 6 more sp, 1 bl. 41
sp, 1 bl, 8 sp.
Row 29: Inc 2 sp, 7 more sp, 2 bl,
41 sp. 2 bl, 9 sp.
Row 30: Inc 2 sp, 8 more sp, 1 bl, 1 b, 1
bl., 39 sp, 1 bl, 1 b, 1 bl. 29 sp.
Row 31: Inc 2 sp, 10 more sp, 1 bt,
1 1-ct. 1 bl, 5 sp, 3 bl, 23 sp, 3 bl, 5 sp,
1 bl, 1 1-ct. 1 bl. 12 sp.
Row 33: Inc 2 sp. 8 more sp. 4 bl, 1 sp,
1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b. 5 sp. 1 bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b,
1 sp, 3 bl, 11 sp, 3 bl, 1 sp. 1 b. 1 1-ct,
1 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 sp. 4 bl, lOsp.
Row 34: Inc 1 sp, 6 more sp, 2 bl. 1 sp,
1 bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 bl, 7 sp
1 bl, 1 sp, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 3 bl, 5
none Help

3 bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 sp, 1 bl, 7 sp
1 bl. 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 1 sp, 2
bl, 7 sp.
Row 35: Inc 1 sp, 5 more sp. 2 bl, 1 b,
2 bl. 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 7 sp, 1 bl,
1 sp, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 sp, 5 bl, 1 1-ct,
1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 bl. 7 sp, 1 bl, 1 1-ct,
1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b, 2 bl. 1 b. 2 bl, 6 sp.
Row 36: 5 sp. 1 bl, 1 b. 1 1-ct, lsp. 1 bl,
1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 bl. 7 sp. 1 bl. 1 sp,
* (1 1-ct, 1 b.) • repeat at • 6 times, 1 bl,
7 sp, 1 bl. 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 1 sp,
1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 bl, 5 sp.
Row 37: Inc lsp, 4 more sp. 1 bl, lsp,
1 1-ct. 1 b, lbl, 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 1-ct,
1 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct,
1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b.
1 sp. 1 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b,
1 bl, 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 sp. 1 bl, 5 sp.
Row 38: 3 sp, 2 bl. 1 1-ct. 1 1-ct 1 bl.
1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 bl, 9sp, 1 bl.
1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct. lb, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct,
1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 9 sp, 1 bl.
1 b. 1 1-ct, lb, 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 1 1-ct, 1 b.
1 1-ct, 2 bl, 3 sp.
Row 39: Inc 1 sp. 2 more sp, 1 bl, 1 1-ct.
1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 bl. 1 b. 1 1-ct 1 b. 1 sp.
1 bl, 2 sp. 1 bl, 7 .sp, 1 bl, 1 b. 1 1-ct.
1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b.
1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 sp, 1 bl. 7 sp, 1 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl,
1 sp, 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 bl, 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b,
1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 bl. 3 sp.
Row 40: 2 sp. 2 bl. 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 sp,
1 bl, 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl,
8 sp. 1 bl, 1 sp. 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b,
1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 W. 8 sp, 1 bl,
2 sp. 1 bl. 1 1-ct.l b. 1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 W, 1 sp,
1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b. 2 bl, 2 sp.
Row 41: 3 sp. 2 bl, 1 sp. 1 b. 1 1-ct.
1 sp, 1 bl. 1 1-ct. 1 b, 1 1-ct. 1 sp. 1. bl,
3 sp. 1 bl. 8 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 1-ct, 1 b,
1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b» 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 1-ct,
1 b, 1 bl, 8 sp. 1 bl. 3 sp. 1 bl, 1 sp. 1 1-ct.
1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 bl, 1 sp. 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 sp. 2 bl,
Row 42: 8 sp. 2 bl. 1 b. 1 bl. 1 1-ct. 1 b.
1 sp. 1 bl. 3 sp, 1 bl. 11 sp, 1 bl, 1 1-ct,
HI 1-ct, lb, 1 1-ct, lb, I 1-ct, 1 b,

1 1-ct, 1 sp. 1 bl, 11 sp, 1 bl, 3 sp, 1 bl,
1 sp. 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 bl. 1 b. 2 bl, 8 sp.
Row 43: 10 sp, 8 bl. 1 sp, 3 bl. 12 sp,
1 bl. 1 sp. 1 b, 1 1-ct, 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b, .
1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b, 1 bl, 12 sp. 3 bl,
1 sp. 8 bl, 10 sp.
Row 44: 8 sp. 1 lbl, 15 sp, 1 bl. 1-1-ct,
1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct. 1 b. 1 1-ct, 1 b t
1 1-ct. 1 sp, 1 bl, 15 sp, 1 lbl, 8 sp. *
* Row 45: Same as Row 44.
Row 46: Same as Row 43.
Continue thvs, working backwards until
Row 90 is worked as Row 1.
Then work the following edging around
the d'oyley: Make dc all round (2 in e&cb>
sp and 5 in each corner sp). 5 eh, 1 Hflß
in same dc, 3 eh, miss 3 dc, 2 1-tr In neJ^
dc; continue all round.
In each sp of 3 eh make 3 dc, 6 eh,
slipstitch in first to form picot, 1 eh, 3
dc, in next sp.
This row completes the d'oyley.

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