Sunburst Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Puritan Mercerized Crochet Cotton or Puritan Star Spangled Crochet Cotton (Article 40) — size not printed; choose a mercerized cotton crochet thread that matches the finished size
• Yardage: 1 ball each of White, Buttercup, Chartreuse and Forest Green (or 2 balls each of four spangle colours) as printed — check the ball band for yardage
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 1.65 mm (US 7) steel hook — the printed hook is a No. 7 steel — and change size to reach the printed diameter.

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

sts

stitches

rnd

round

Notes before you start

• Source: "Sunburst Ruffle", Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143), American Thread Company. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: . Gauge: Not given.
• Modernisation note: Transcribed from the original publication; stitches, repeats and their order are unchanged.
• Modernisation note: Run-on paragraphs split into one round, row or step per line.
• Modernisation note: The source leaflets already use US crochet terms; only abbreviations and wording were modernised.
• Modernisation note: “chain (ch)” → “ch”
• Modernisation note: Round/row labels rewritten in modern form (e.g. “2nd Round.” → “Rnd 2:”, “7th to 10th rnds incl:” → “Rnds 7–10:”)
• Modernisation note: “double crochet (dc)” → “dc”
• Modernisation note: “cut thread” → “fasten off”
• Modernisation note: Page numbers, page-continuation notes and illustration references removed.
• Modernisation note: No gauge is printed. Suggested check: work to the printed finished size (AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY The Famous “PURITAN” STAR SPANGLED MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 2 balls each Silver Spangle, Sunshine Spangle, Chartreuse Spangle and Green Spangle Approximate size: 16½ inches in diameter or The Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40 1 ball each White, Buttercup, Chartreuse and Forest Green Approximate size: 15½ inches in diameter Steel Crochet hook No. 7) and change hook size if your piece is noticeably larger or smaller.
• Modernisation note: The leaflet is undated; its “New York 13, N. Y.” postal-zone address places it between 1943 and 1963.
• Modernisation note: The general starching directions printed in the leaflet are included under finishing.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Instructions

1. With Silver Spangle or White ch 8, join to form a ring, * ch 5, sc in ring, repeat from * 4 times.
2. Rnd 2: Ch 2, 3 sc in 1st loop, * ch 6, 3 sc in next loop, repeat from * 3 times.
3. Rnd 3: * Ch 6, skip next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 3 sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times.
4. Rnd 4: * Ch 6, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each sc, 3 sc. in next loop, repeat from * 4 times. Repeat the last round always skipping the 1st sc of each sc group and working 3 sc in each loop until there are 10 rounds of sc and 21 sc in each solid section.
5. Rnd 12: * Ch 6, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 18 sc, ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times.
6. Rnd 13: * Ch 6, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 15 sc, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times.
7. Rnd 14: ** Ch 6, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 12 sc, * ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * twice, repeat from ** 4 times.
8. Rnd 15: ** Ch 6, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, repeat from ** 4 times.
9. Rnd 16: ** Ch 6, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, * ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from ** 4 times.
10. Rnd 17: Ch 4, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, * ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, repeat from * once, ch 4, sc in next loop, * ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from beginning 3 times, ch 4, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 2, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 4, sc in next loop, * ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 3 times.
11. Rnd 18: Ch 5, dc in next loop, * ch 3, dc in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, sc in next loop, * ch 6, sc in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, repeat from beginning 4 times, but ending last repeat with ch 2, dc in center of 1st loop (this brings thread in position for next round).
12. Rnd 19: Ch 12, sc in same loop where last dc was worked, * ch 12, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 12, join.
13. Rnd 20: Ch 1 and work 17 sc over each loop, join.
14. Rnd 21: Ch 1 and working in back loop of sts, * 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, 3 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, skip 2 sc, repeat from * all around, join. Repeat the last round for remainder of doily working 4 more rounds Silver Spangle or White, 6 rounds Sunshine Spangle or Buttercup, 6 rounds Chartreuse, 6 rounds Green, join, fasten off.