Sweetheart Soiree- Written Pattern

This pattern has 23 rounds and measures about 10 1/2" in diameter.  

A photo tutorial is available here- https://www.draiguna.com/2020/02/sweetheart-soiree.html

Pattern is written using U.S. Terminology.

size 10 thread in 2 colors-

color 1- 125-150 yards

color 2- 5-10 yards

1.75 mm hook
yarn needle
scissors

Stitch Abbreviations

beg- beginning

BPdc- back post double crochet

ch(s)- chains
dc- double crochet
FPdc- front post double crochet
FPsc- front post single crochet
hdc- half double crochet
sc- single crochet
sc-BLO- single crochet back loop only
st(s)- stitch(es)
yo- yarn over

Special Stitches

beg 4-dc cluster- (uses same ch-3 space and next ch-3 space), ch 2, keeping last loop of each dc on hook, dc in same space, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

4-dc cluster- (uses same ch-3 space and next ch-3 space), keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 2 dc in same ch-3 space, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, yo and draw through all 5 loops on hook.

2-dc decrease- keeping last loop of each dc on hook, dc in each of the next 2 sts indicated, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

3-dc decrease- keeping last loop of each dc on hook, dc in each of the next 3 sts indicated, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

2-FPdc decrease- keeping last loop of each FPdc on hook, FPdc around the post of each of the next 2 sts indicated, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

beg 3-dc cluster- ch 2, keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 2 dc in the same ch-3 space indicated, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

3-dc cluster- keeping last loop of each dc on hook, 3 dc in the ch-3 space indicated, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

4-FPdc decrease- keeping last loop of each FPdc on hook, FPdc around the post of each of the next 4 sts indicated, yo and draw through all 5 loops on hook.

special FPdc decrease- (uses the next 4 FP sts), 2-FPdc decrease around the post of next 2 sts indicated, [2-FPdc decrease around the post of same st as second leg of last 2-FPdc decrease made and next st indicated] twice.

3-FPdc decrease- keeping last loop of each FPdc on hook, FPdc around the post of each of the next 3 sts indicated, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

2-FPdc cluster- keeping last loop of each FPdc on hook, FPdc twice around the post of the BPdc indicated, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

picot- ch 3, slip st in third ch from hook.

large picot- ch 5, slip st in fifth ch from hook.

[ ] - work enclosed instructions the amount of times indicated, or work enclosed instructions in the stitch or space indicated.

♥ - repeat the following instructions the amount of times indicated.

( ) - Enclose additional information and the number of stitches at the end of a round.

ch 4, slip st in first ch to make a ring.

Round 1- ch 3 (counts as first dc), 15 dc in ring, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(16 dc)

Round 2- ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 3, skip next dc, sc in next dc] 7 times, ch 1, hdc in first sc to make last ch-3 space. 

(8 sc, 8 ch-3 spaces)

Round 3- beg 4-dc cluster using same ch-3 space and next ch-3 space, [ch 5, 4-dc cluster using same ch-3 space and next ch-3 space] around, ch 2, dc in beg 4-dc cluster to make last ch-5 space.
(8 4-dc clusters, 8 ch-5 spaces)


Round 4- ch 1, 3 sc in same space, ch 3, slip st in third ch from hook, ♥ [3 sc, ch 3] twice in next ch-5 space, slip st in third ch from hook, repeat from ♥ around, 3 sc in same ch-5 space as first sc, ch 1, hdc in first sc to make last ch-3 space.
(48 sc, 8 ch-3 spaces)

Round 5- ch 8 (counts as first dc and ch-5 space), skip next 6 sc, ♥ [dc, ch 3, dc] in next ch-3 space, ch 5, skip next 6 sc, repeat from ♥ around, dc in same ch-3 space as first dc, ch 3, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(16 dc, 8 ch-3 spaces, 8 ch-5 spaces)

Round 6- ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 space, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, [2 dc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 space, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space] around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(32 dc, 24 ch-3 spaces, 8 sc)

Round 7- ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 5, ♥ dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 5, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.

(48 dc, 8 ch-5 spaces, 16 sc, 8 ch-3 spaces)

Round 8- ch 2, dc in next dc (first 2-dc decrease made), 2 dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, 2 dc in next dc, 2-dc decrease in next 2 dc, ch 3, [dc, ch 3] twice in center ch of next ch-5 space, ♥ 2-dc decrease in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, 2 dc in next dc, 2-dc decrease in next 2 dc, ch 3,[dc, ch 3] twice in center ch of next ch-5 space, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to top of first 2-dc decrease.
(48 dc, 16 2-dc decreases, 24 ch-3 spaces)

Round 9- ch 2, dc in next dc (first 2-dc decrease made), dc in each of next 3 sts, 2-dc decrease in next 2 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, 9 dc in next ch-3 space (mark 4th dc of 9 dc group just made for st placement on Round 11), ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, [2-dc decrease in next 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, 2-dc decrease in next 2 sts, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, 9 dc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space] around, slip st to top of first 2-dc decrease.
(96 dc, 16 2-dc decreases, 16 ch-3 spaces)

Round 10- ch 2, dc in next dc (first 2-dc decrease made), dc in next dc, 2-dc decrease in next 2 sts, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 1, [BPdc in next dc, ch 1] 7 times, dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, ♥ 2-dc decrease in next 2 sts, dc in next dc, 2-dc decrease in next 2 sts, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 1, [BPdc in next dc, ch 1] 7 times, dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to top of first 2- dc decrease.
(16 2-dc decreases, 24 dc, 80 ch-1 spaces, 56 BPdc, 16 ch-3 spaces)

Round 11- ch 2, 2-dc decrease in next 2 sts (counts as first 3-dc decrease), ch 3, FPdc twice around next dc, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, 3-dc decrease in marked dc on Round 9 and next 2 dc on Round 9, sc in next ch-1 space on Round 10, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, FPdc twice around next dc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, ♥ 3-dc decrease in next 3 sts, ch 3, FPdc twice around next dc, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, 3-dc decrease in the 4th, 5th, and 6th dcs of the next 9 dc group on Round 9 directly below, sc in next ch-1 space on Round 10, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, FPdc twice around next dc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to top of first 3-dc decrease.
(16 3-dc decreases, 16 ch-3 spaces, 32 FPdc, 64 sc, 56 ch-1 spaces)

Round 12- ch 6 (counts as first dc and ch-3 space), 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FPdc, FPdc around same st, [sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1] 3 times, FPsc around next 3-dc decrease, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next FPdc (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ dc in next 3-dc decrease, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FPdc, FPdc around same st, [sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1] 3 times, FPsc around next 3-dc decrease, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next FPdc (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(8 dc, 16 ch-3 spaces, 16 2-FPdc decreases, 16 FPdc, 48 sc, 48 ch-1 spaces, 8 FPsc)

Round 13- ch 6 (counts as first dc and ch-3 space), dc in same st, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 5 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ [dc, ch 3] twice in next dc, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 5 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(16 dc, 24 ch-3 spaces, 16 2-FPdc decreases, 16 FPdc, 48 sc, 40 ch-1 spaces)

Round 14- ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch-2 space), 3 dc in center ch of next ch-3 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 4 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ dc in next dc, ch 2, 3 dc in center ch of next ch-3 space, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 4 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(40 dc, 16 ch-2 spaces, 16 ch-3 spaces, 16 2-FPdc decreases, 16 FPdc, 40 sc, 32 ch-1 spaces)

Round 15- ch 6 (counts as first dc and ch-3 space), FPdc twice around next dc, FPdc around next dc, FPdc twice around next dc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ dc in next dc, ch 3, FPdc twice around next dc, FPdc around next dc, FPdc twice around next dc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] 3 times, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(16 dc, 32 ch-3 spaces, 56 FPdc, 16 2-FPdc decreases, 32 sc, 24 ch-1 spaces)

Round 16- ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, ch 3, FPdc twice around next FPdc, FPdc around each of next 3 FPdc, FPdc twice around next FPdc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc twice in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] twice, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of the 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ dc twice in next dc, ch 3, FPdc twice around next FPdc, FPdc around each of next 3 FPdc, FPdc twice around next FPdc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc twice in next dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, [ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space] twice, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of the 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3,repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(32 dc, 32 ch-3 spaces, 72 FPdc, 16 2-FPdc decreases, 24 sc, 16 ch-1 spaces)

Round 17- ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, dc twice in next dc, ch 3, FPdc twice around next FPdc, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FPdc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next FPdc, FPdc around next FPdc, FPdc twice around next FPdc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc twice in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ dc twice in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, FPdc twice around next FPdc, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FPdc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next FPdc, FPdc around next FPdc, FPdc twice around next FPdc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc twice in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 space, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(64 dc, 40 ch-3 spaces, 64 FPdc, 32 2-FPdc decreases, 16 sc, 8 ch-1 spaces)

Round 18- ch 4 (counts as first dc and ch-1 space), dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] twice, ch 3, FPdc twice around next FPdc, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around next FPdc, FPdc twice around next FPdc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, ♥ dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, FPdc twice around next FPdc, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around next FPdc, FPdc twice around next FPdc (optional- work second FPdc behind the first FPdc), ch 3, dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 3 times, ch 3, 2-FPdc decrease around next 2 FP sts, FPdc around same st, sc in next ch-1 space, FPdc around next FPdc, 2-FPdc decrease around same st and next st (optional- work first leg of 2-FPdc decrease behind the last FPdc made), ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(64 dc, 48 ch-1 spaces, 48 ch-3 spaces, 64 FPdc, 32 2-FPdc decreases, 8 sc)

Round 19- slip st in next ch-1 space, beg 3-dc cluster in same space, ch 3, [3-dc cluster in next ch-1 space, ch 3] twice, 4-FPdc decrease around next 4 FP sts, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, ch 3, 4-FPdc decrease around next 4 FP sts, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, [3-dc cluster in next ch-1 space, ch 3] 3 times, special FPdc decrease around next 4 FP sts, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, ♥ [3-dc cluster in next ch-1 space, ch 3] 3 times, 4-FPdc decrease around next 4 FP sts, ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, ch 3, 4-FPdc decrease around next 4 FP sts, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, [3-dc cluster in next ch-1 space, ch 3] 3 times, special FPdc decrease around next 4 FP sts, ch 3, skip next ch-3 space, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to top of first 3-dc cluster.
(48 3-dc clusters, 80 ch-3 spaces, 16 4-FPdc decreases, 24 dc, 8 special FPdc decreases)

Round 20- ch 3 (counts as first dc), [3 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3-dc cluster] twice, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, dc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3-dc cluster, [3 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3-dc cluster] twice, ch 3, 3-FPdc decrease around next 3 FP sts, ch 3, ♥ dc in next 3-dc cluster, [3 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3-dc cluster] twice, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, dc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3-dc cluster, [3 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3-dc cluster] twice, ch 3, 3-FPdc decrease around next 3 FP sts, ch 3, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to third ch of first dc.
(184 dc, 32 sc, 16 ch-3 spaces, 8 3-FPdc decreases)

Round 21- ch 1, BPdc around same st, [ch 1, BPdc around next dc] 8 times, sc in next ch-3 space, [dc in next dc, ch 1] twice, [dc, ch 1] 3 times in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, BPdc around next dc, [ch 1, BPdc around next dc] 8 times, skip next 2 ch-3 spaces, ♥ BPdc around next dc, [ch 1, BPdc around next dc] 8 times, sc in next ch-3 space, [dc in next dc, ch 1] twice, [dc, ch 1] 3 times in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, sc in next ch-3 space, BPdc around next dc, [ch 1, BPdc around next dc] 8 times, skip next 2 ch-3 spaces, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to first BPdc.
(144 BPdc, 176 ch-1 spaces, 16 sc, 56 dc)

Round 22- slip st into next ch-1 space and in next BPdc, ch 1, 2-FPdc cluster around same st, [ch 1, 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc] 7 times, skip next sc and next dc, sc in next ch-1 space, [sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space] twice, [sc, ch 2, sc] in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space, [sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space] twice, skip next dc and next sc, 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc, [ch 1, 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc] 7 times, skip next ch-1 space, sc in between next 2 BPdc, skip next BPdc, ♥ 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc, [ch 1, 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc] 7 times, skip next sc and next dc, sc in next ch-1 space, [sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space] twice, [sc, ch 2, sc] in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space, [sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 space] twice, skip next dc and next sc, 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc, [ch 1, 2-FPdc cluster around next BPdc] 7 times, skip next ch-1 space, sc in between next 2 BPdc, skip next BPdc, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to first 2-FPdc cluster, fasten off color 1.
(128 2-FPdc clusters, 112 ch-1 spaces, 104 sc, 8 ch-2 spaces)

Round 23- join color 2 in next ch-1 space, ch 1, sc in same space, [picot, sc in next ch-1 space] 6 times, sc-BLO in each of next 3 sc, picot, sc-BLO in each of next 2 sc, picot, sc-BLO in next sc, sc-BLO in first ch of next ch-2 space, large picot, sc-BLO in second ch of same ch-2 space, sc-BLO in next sc, picot, sc-BLO in each of next 2 sc, picot, sc-BLO in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-1 space, [picot, sc in next ch-1 space] 6 times, ch 1, slip st in next sc, ch 1, ♥ sc in next ch-1 space, [picot, sc in next ch-1 space] 6 times, sc-BLO in each of next 3 sc, picot, sc-BLO in each of next 2 sc, picot, sc-BLO in next sc, sc-BLO in first ch of next ch-2 space, large picot, sc-BLO in second ch of same ch-2 space, sc-BLO in next sc, picot, sc-BLO in each of next 2 sc, picot, sc-BLO in each of next 3 sc, sc in next ch-1 space, [picot, sc in next ch-1 space] 6 times, ch 1, slip st in next sc, ch 1, repeat from ♥ around, slip st to first sc, fasten off and weave in ends.
(112 sc, 128 picots, 112 sc-BLO, 8 large picots, 16 ch-1 spaces, 8 slip sts)

Blocking and Finishing

It is optional but recommended to block your finished piece. Fill a bowl with water and add some liquid starch if you prefer the doily to be lightly stiffened. Soak and gently press out any excess liquid, being careful not to pull or twist on the stitches. Lay it flat on a blocking mat and pin the doily working from the center out to the edges. Allow to dry completely before removing the pins.

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