FREE Rose Leaf Doily Pattern

The following free crochet pattern was published in 1955 and is now in the public domain.  Materials may need to be updated or changed for current day crochet.

Rose Doily Pattern:

MATERIALS: American Thread Co "Puritan" Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art.40.

1 ball each White and Nile Green and "Puritan" Star Spangled Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art. 40. 1 ball each Pink Spangle and Yellow Spangle. Steel crochet hook No. 7. Approximate size: 10 inches in diameter

Or

"Gem" Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art. 35, size 30. 1 ball each White, Buttercup, Shaded Pinks and Nile Green. Steel crochet hook No. 7. Approximate size: 6 1\2 inches in diameter.

ROSE: With Yellow or Buttercup ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 5, dc in ring, * ch 2, dc in ring, repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread. Attach Pink in loop, 1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc in same space, * 1 sc, 5 dc, 1 sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, join.

NEXT RND: * Ch 5, sl s in back of work between next 2 petals, repeat from * 5 times.

NEXT RND: Over each loop work 1 sc, 7 dc, 1 sc, join.

NEXT RND: * Ch 7, sl st in back of work between next 2 petals, repeat form * all around.

NEXT RND; Over each loop work 1 sc, 2 dc, 5 tr c, 2 dc, 1 sc, join, cut thread. Work 9 more roses in same manner.

CENTER: With White ch 7, join to form ring, ch 1 and work 10 sc in ring, join.

2ND RND: Ch 3, 2 dc in same space keeping last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, * ch 3, cluster st in next sc (cluster st: 3 dc in same space keeping last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), repeat from * 8 times, ch 3, join.

3RD RND: * Ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, sc in next cluster st, repeat from * all around (20 loops).

4TH RND: Sl st into loop, * ch 4, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 1, dc in same space as beginning (this brings thread in position for next round).

5TH RND: Ch 3 (counts as part of 1st cluster st), cluster st in same space, * ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, join in 1st cluster st.

6TH RND: Sl st into loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop, repeat form * all around.

7TH RND: Sl st into loop, ch 3, cluster st in same space, * ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, join.

8TH RND: Sl st into loop, ch 1, 2 sc in same space, * ch 7, 2 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, tr c in 1st sc.

9TH RND: Ch 3, cluster st in same space, ch 5, cluster st in same space, * ch 1, 2 cluster sts with ch 5 between in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join, cut thread.

10TH RND: Attach Green in the ch 1 between cluster sts, ch 4, cluster st in next ch 5 loop, ch 1, sc in center st of any petal of rose, * ch 1, cluster st in same space on center, ch 4, sc in the ch 1 between next 2 cluster sts, ch 4, cluster st in next ch 5 loop, ch 1, sc in center st of next petal of same rose, ch 1, cluster st in same space on center, ch 4, sc in next ch 1 loop between next 2 cluster sts, ch 4, cluster st in next ch 5 loop, ch 1, join to center st of any petal of next rose, repeat from * until all roses are joined ending to correspond, join, cut thread.

LEAF: With Green ch 11, sc in 2nd st from hook, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts of ch, 3 sc in last st, working on other side of ch, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts.

2ND ROW: Ch 2, turn, working through back loop of sts only, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc.

Repeat the 2nd row 5 times.

NEXT RND: Ch 1, turn, join to center st of 2nd free petal on right hand side of any rose (to join: drop loop from hook, insert in petal, pick up loop and pull through), skip 1 sc on leaf and working through back loop of sts only, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, join to center st of next free petal of same rose, sc in same space on leaf, join to center st of 1st free petal on left hand side of next rose, sc in same space on leaf, 1 sc in each of the next 8 sc, join to center st of next petal of same rose, ch 1, sc in next sc on leaf, cut thread. Work 9 more leaves joining between roses in same manner.

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