Retro Crochet Doily

Free Pattern
Special Stitches:

Ch/ Chain Stitch
Example: yarn over; draw through look on hook

SC/ Single CrochetExample: Insert hook in specified chain or stitch and draw up loop, Yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook
DC/ Double Crochet StitchExample: Yarn over; insert hook in specified chain or stitch and draw up loop, yarn over and draw
through first 2 loops, Yarn over draw through remaining 2 loops

Starting 2DC CL/ 2Double Crochet ClusterExample: Ch2 Yarn over insert hook in Ch3 space, draw up loop, Yarn over draw through Starting 2loops on hook, Yarn over draw through remaining 3 loops on hook, Will count as starting 2Dc Cl,

2DC CL/ 2Double Crochet Cluster Stitch
Example: Yarn over; insert hook in specified chain or stitch and draw up a loop
Yarn over and draw through first 2 loops on hook, 2 loops remain on hook.
Yarn over, insert hook in same chain or stitch and draw up a loop, Yarn over and draw through first 2 loops on hook, 3 loops remain on hook
Yarn over and draw through remaining 3loops on hook

V-Stitch
Example: DC in Specified Chain or Stitch, CH3 DC in same stitch

Row 1. Ch5 Slip Stitch in 1st Ch forming a loop

Row 2. Ch3 Counts as 1st DC, 15 more Dc's in loop, Slip Stitch in starting Ch3
{ 16 Dc's }

Row 2. Ch6 counts as Dc Ch3 sp, Dc in next Dc Ch1, Dc in Next Dc, Ch3 Dc in next
Dc. Repeat* Slip Stitch in Starting 3rd Ch { 16Dc's 8 Ch3 and Ch1 spaces }

Row 3. Slip Stitch into starting Ch3 space, Starting 2Dc Cl,  Ch3 2Dc Cl in same Ch3 space, Ch1  Dc Ch1 in Ch1 space, 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl in next Ch3 Space Ch1 Dc Ch1 in next Ch1 space Rep*
{ 16 2Dc Cl's, 8Dc's, 8 Ch3 Spaces, 16 Ch1 spaces }

Row 4. In Ch3 Space, Starting 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl, V-Stitch in DC, 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl in Ch3 Space. Rep*
{ 16 2Dc Cl's, 8 V-Stitches, 8 Ch3 spaces }

Row 5. In Ch3 Space; Starting 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl Ch3, Slip Stitch in V-Stitch, Ch3, 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl in Ch3 Space, Ch3 Slip Stitch in V-Stitch, Ch3 Rep*
{ 24 2Dc Cl's & 32 Ch3 spaces }

Row 6. In Ch3 space; Starting 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl, Ch3 Skip 2Dc Cl, 2Dc Cl Ch3 2Dc Cl, Ch1 Sc in Ch3 space, Ch3 Sc in next Ch3 space, Ch1 2Dc Cl Ch3 2 Dc in next Ch3 space, Ch3 2Dc Cl Ch3 2 Dc Cl in next Ch3 space. Rep*
{ 32 2Dc Cl's, 32 Ch3 Spaces, 16 Sc's }

Row 7. Slip Stitch into Ch3 Space, Ch1 Sc, Sk 2nd 2Dc Cl, 3Dc's Ch3 3 Dc's in Ch3 Space, Skip 2Dc Cl, Sc, V-Stitch in next Ch3 Space, Sc in next Ch3 Space Skip 2Dc Cl, 3 Dc's Ch3 3Dc's, Skip 2Dc Cl, Sc Rep*
{ 48 Dc's, 8 V-Stitches, 8 Ch3 Spaces, 16 Sc's }

Row 8. Ch1 Sc in same Sc, Sc in the next 3 Dc's, Sc in Ch3 Space Ch3 Sc in same space, Sc in the next 3 Dc's and in the next Sc, 5Dc's in V-Stitch Ch3 space, Rep*
{ 80 Sc's, 40 Dc's, 8 Ch3 Spaces }