Helping our users. ​Crochet Santa Doily.

You’ll need:

DK Yarn (50g balls), 4 colours: Red, White, Green and Flesh/Tan;

Small amount of Black yarn or Embroidery Thread;

Crochet hook 4.00mm;

Scissors;

Darning Needle. Stitches:

Note

How to complete a tr3tog: *yo twice, insert hook into next st, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, draw through 2 loops) twice, repeat from * two more times, yo, draw through all loops on hook. How to complete a tr4tog: *yo twice, insert hook into next st, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, draw through 2 loops) twice, repeat from * three more times, yo, draw through all loops on hook.

The ch 3 or ch 4 worked at the beginning of a row, counts as the first stitch.

Instructions

Using White yarn, start by making a mr and ch up 1.

Round 1: Into mr work (2dc, ch1) 8 times, sl st to starting dc. (16 sts & 8 ch1).

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Round 2: Join Red yarn into any ch1 sp, Ch3, 2dc in same ch sp, ch2, (3dc in next st, ch2) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 3: ch3, dc in same st (at the base of the ch3 just made), dc in next st, 2dc in last st, ch2, (2dc in next st, dc in next st, 2dc in last st, ch2) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 4: ch3, dc in same st, 1dc in next 3sts, 2dc in last st, ch2, (2dc in next st, 1dc in next 3 sts, 2dc in last st, ch2) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 5: ch3, dc in same st, 1dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in last st, ch2, (2dc in next st, 1dc in next 5 sts, 2dc in last st) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 6: ch3, dc in same st, 1dc in next 7 st, 2dc in last st, ch2, (2dc in next st, 1dc in next 7 st, 2dc in last st, ch2) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 7: Join in White yarn, ch3, dc in next 10 sts, ch5, (dc in next 11 sts, ch5) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 8: Join in Flesh/Tan yarn, ch3, dc into next 10 sts, ch2, sc into ch5 sp, ch2, (dc in next 11 sts, ch2, sc into ch5 sp, ch2) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch3.

Round 9: ch4, work tr3tog over next 3 sts, tr3tog over next 3 sts, tr4tog over remaining 4 sts, ch10, (tr4tog, tr3tog, tr4tog, ch10) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting ch4.

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This shapes Santa’s face, giving him 2 cheeks and a nose!

Round 10: Join White yarn to the top of any tr3tog st, (this is the middle section of the group, ‘Santa’s nose’) ch4, work 10tr into same st, ch1, now working over the top of the ch10 of previous round, place a dc into 1st ch5 sp of row 8 (underneath ch10), ch5, sc into ch10 sp, ch5, dc over ch10 into 2nd ch5 sp of row 8, ch1, tr11 into tr3tog st, ch1, (dc into 1st ch5 on row 8, ch5, sc into ch10 sp, ch5, dc into 2nd ch5 sp on row 8, ch1, tr11 into tr3tog st) rpt to last fan, dc into 1st ch5 on row 8, ch5, sc into ch10 sp, ch5, dc into 2nd ch5 sp on row 8, ch1, sl st to top of starting ch4.

Round 11: ch3, dc in next 10 sts, dc into ch1 sp, ch5, dc into next ch1 sp, (dc into to next 11 sts, dc in ch1 sp, ch5, dc into ch1 sp) rpt to end, sl st to top of stating ch3.

Round 12: ch4, (counts as 1dc, 1c), dc, ch1 12 times, now working over the top of ch5 of previous round, place a dc into the sc of round 10, ch1, (dc, ch1 13 times, dc into sc of round 10, ch1), rpt 5 more times, dc, ch1 13 times, dc into sc of round 10, ch1, dc into next st, sl st to 3rd ch of starting ch4.

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Round 13: Join Green yarn to top of first dc in any fan, ch1, sc into same st, ch1, sc 12 times, ch4, sk the next ch1, dc, ch1, (sc, ch1 12 time, sc, ch4, sk next ch1, dc, ch1) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting sc.

Round 14: ch1, sc into same st, ch4, sc into next st 11 times, sc into last st, ch1, sc into next ch4 sp, ch1, (sc into next st, ch4 11 times, sc into last st, ch4, sc into next ch4 sp, ch1) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting sc.

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Round 15: Join Red yarn into ch4 sp at beginning of fan, ch1, sc into same sp, ch4, [sc into next ch sp, ch4] 10 times, sc into last ch sp, ch1, sc into next st, ch1, ([sc into next ch sp, ch4] 10 times, sc into last ch sp, ch1, sc into next st, ch1) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting sc.

Round 16: sl st into ch sp, ch1, sc into same sp, ch4, (sc into next ch4 sp, ch4, sc into next ch sp, rpt ch4, sc to last ch on fan ending with sc, ch1, sk first sc and place sc into next st, ch1) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting sc.

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Round 17: Join White yarn into ch4 sp at beginning of fan, ch1, sc into same sp, (ch4, sc into next ch sp, rpt to last ch sp, ch1, sk first sc and place sc into next st, ch1, sc into next ch4 sp) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting sc. Your work may still be a little wavy at this point. It will even out and lays flat after blocking.

Round 18: sl st into ch sp, ch1, 5sc into same ch sp, 5sc into next ch sp, continue to last ch sp, 5sc into last ch sp, ch1, sk next st, sc into next st, ch1, (5sc into next ch4 sp, continue to last ch sp, 5sc into last ch sp, ch1, sk next st, sc into next st, ch1) rpt to end, sl st to top of starting sc.

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Using your Darning Needle, weave in any loose ends.

Santa’s Eyes

With Black yarn and a needle, sew Santa some eyes! Place them in the top of the sts of row 9 (the tr4tog groups) working over 2 sts for each eye. Your Santa faced doily is now ready to be blocked or shaped by your preferred method.