Adolfina

This doily, edged with 12-cm-wide lace, measures 42 cm in diameter. The center is an 18-cm-diameter round of silk fabric and the center motif is 12 cm in diameter. The pattern calls for 20 g of fine silk thread and size 7/0 needles.

Center motif: Cast on 8 stitches and join into a round. Knit chart A, repeating the patterrn 8 times per round. Bind off loosely after the 24th round.

Hem the round of silk fabric. Divide the edge as evenly as possible into 12 sections. Crochet around the edge with single crochet, 13 stitches per section or a total of 156 stitches. Purl two rounds, then follow chart B, repeating the pattern 12 times per round. After chart B is complete, knit according to chart C.

Bind off with a crochet hook, decreasing as shown in the last round, with one single crochet, then chain 12. Repeat until all stitches have been bound off. Join the last ch12 to the first decrease. Block the central motif with 8 points, measuring 12 cm from one point to the opposite point, and measuring 10 cm from valley to opposite valley. Stitch the central motif firmly to the center of the silk fabric. On the backside, cut away the fabric under the central motif and stitch the raw edges under. On the front side, embroider a stem stitch line around the edge of the silk fabric, next to the lace edging. Block the entire doily so that the 12 points on the outside are each 42 cm from the opposite point and the valleys between the points are each 34 cm from the opposite valley.

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