Pattern of the Month December 1962 by Elizabeth Hiddleson

Pattern of the Month December 1962

Crochet
December 1962
Thread ?
1.1 mm
350 - 400 yards (320 - 366 m)
17" diameter
US
English

A doily or table center measures 17” in diameter using size 20 thread, for a smaller doily use size 30.

A doily in 26 rounds features
chain in chain
pineapple crochet technique
spider-web technique
shell in shell
chains filled with sc or dc with picots

Pay attention to round 26 which requires backtracking over chains just completed.