Setting Sun Doily Pattern #12-59
Pattern
ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET, Large Ball, Size 20, 2 balls of White or Ecru.
Royal Society Aluminum Double-pointed Knitting Pins, No. 13.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 12.
Doily measures 18 inches in diameter.
Cast on 8 sts on 3 needles and join. 1st rnd: Knit around. 2nd rnd: * O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 3rd and all odd rnds: Knit around. 4th rnd: * O, k 2. Repeat from * around. 6th rnd: * O, k 3. Repeat from * around. After the 7th rnd has been completed, repeat 4th to 7th rnds incl once more, then work from the 8th rnd. 8th rnd: * O, k 4. Repeat from * around. 10th rnd: * O, k 5. Repeat from * around. 12th rnd: * O, k 6. Repeat from * around. 14th rnd: * O, k 7. Repeat from * around. 16th rnd: * O, k 8. Repeat from * around. 18th rnd: * O, k 9. Repeat from * around. 20th rnd: * O, k 10. Repeat from * around. 22nd rnd: * O, k 11. Repeat from * around. 24th rnd: * O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 19, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 26th rnd: * O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 17, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 28th rnd: * O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 15, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 30th rnd: * O, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 13, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 32nd rnd: * O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 11, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 34th rnd: * O, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog, O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 9, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 36th rnd: * O, k 1, (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3) twice; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 7, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 38th rnd: * O, k 3, (O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog) twice; O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 5, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around.
40th rnd: * O, k 1, (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3) 3 times; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 3, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 42nd rnd: * O, k 3, (O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog) 3 times; O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 1, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 44th rnd: * O, k 1, (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3) 4 times; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * around. 46th rnd: * O, k 3, (O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog) 4 times; O, k 1, O, k 3, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 48th rnd: K 1, * (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3, O) 5 times; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3. Repeat from * around, ending with k 2. 50th rnd: K 2 tog, * O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around, ending with O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1. 52nd rnd: Slip first st on last needle, * O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3. Repeat from * around. 53rd to 59th rnds incl: Knit around. 60th rnd: * O, k 9. Repeat from * around. 62nd rnd: * O, k 10. Repeat from * around. 64th rnd: * O, k 11. Repeat from * around. 66th rnd: * O, k 12. Repeat from * around. 68th rnd: * O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 21, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 70th rnd: * O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 19, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 72nd rnd: * O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 17, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 74th rnd: * O, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 15, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 76th rnd: * O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 13, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 78th rnd: * O, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog, O, k 1, O , k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 11, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around.
80th rnd: * O, k 1, (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3) twice; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 9, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 82nd rnd: * O, k 3, (O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog) twice; O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 7, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 84th rnd: * O, k 1, (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3) 3 times; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 5, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 86th rnd: * O, k 3, (O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog) 3 times; O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 3, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 88th rnd: * O, k 1, (O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3) 4 times; O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 1, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 1, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around. 90th rnd: * O, k 3, (O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog) 4 times; O, k 1, O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * around. 92nd rnd: K 1, * O, k 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., O, k 3. Repeat from * around, ending with O, k 2. 94th rnd: K 2 tog, * O, k 1, O, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog. Repeat from * around, ending with O, k 2 tog, k 1. 96th rnd: Slip first st on last needle, * O, k 3, O, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * around. 97th rnd: With crochet hook * slip 3 sts from first needle, draw thread through 3 sts, then thread over and draw through remaining 2 sts, ch 9. Repeat from * around, joining to first group of sts slipped off. 98th rnd: Slip st to center of next loop, * ch 10, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Break off.
About this pattern
This pattern was originally published in Royal Society #12, Doilies and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.