40+ Free Crochet Doily Patterns for Beginners

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Vintage Pink Doily Placemat

This doily feels dainty and delicate — perfect for a romantic table setting. The design is circular, with delicate loops and scalloped edging that’s simple but sophisticated. Start with a magic ring, crochet double crochets around a circle, and incorporate chains for lace details. It’s fast and satisfying to prepare.

• Recommended Yarn: Cotton yarn (Size 10)
• Best Stitch: Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Vintage pink, ivory

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Blooming Ivy Oval Doily

This natural beauty adds an airy mix of elegance and utility to your space. It has a gentle oval shape and leafy lacework. V-stitches and picots at the center oval bottom expand. Start with a base chain and work out in oval rounds, creating leaf shapes with chains and trebles.

• Recommended Yarn: Mercerized cotton
• Best Stitch: Treble Crochet
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Leaf green, soft white

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Aunt Lydia’s Boho Nights Doily

This doily is bright and full of personality, with pops of color and a fun boho vibe. It is created with Aunt Lydia’s colorful threads; it begins at the center and fans out in a series of bold rounds. For texture and flow, use single, double, and cluster stitches.

• Recommended Yarn: Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread
• Best Stitch: Cluster Stitch
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Multicolor, jewel tones

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Coral Lace Doily

This lacy piece is based on the delicate branches of coral reefs. It is light and full of fine holes, which give it an airy and graceful look. To finish things off elegantly, use rounds of chain and double crochet, focusing on picot lace.

• Recommended Yarn: Lace-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Picot
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Coral, seafoam

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Crochet Floral Doily Coaster

This is a small doily for cups or potted plants. This little floral pattern grows from a central ring, creating layered petals using simple stitches. Make single and double crochets in circular rounds, finishing with shell edges.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 20 mercerized cotton
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 1.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: Rose, cream, sage

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Little Star Mandala

This colorful mandala design has points that spiral off starlike from the middle, making it great for statement decor. Form the star shape with a magic circle, and alternate between puff and double crochets in colorful rounds.

• Recommended Yarn: DK-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Puff Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 3 mm
• Suggested Colors: popcorn, bright rainbow shades

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Leaf Centerpiece Filet Crochet

With a leafy motif defined by open spaces, this centerpiece combines filet crochet techniques for clean, airy results. The first row is a chain base, and then the leaf patterns are made up of double crochets and skipped spaces, repeated row by row.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 10 crochet thread
• Best Stitch: Filet Crochet (Double crochet + chain)
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Fern green, light beige

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Crochet Swirly Doily Pattern

This Crochet Swirly Doily Pattern is attention-grabbing. It has a swirling texture and an eye-catching shape. The swirl grows organically from the center. It works in those continuous rounds with increases and front post stitches.

• Recommended Yarn: Sport weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Front Post Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 2.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Turquoise, lavender, butter yellow

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Doily Plant Mat

Sturdy but chic, this doily is made to withstand the weight of a plant pot without warping. The denser stitch pattern uses a magic ring, half-double crochets, and clusters to give it a thicker textured look.

• Recommended Yarn: Worsted-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Half Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 4 mm
• Suggested Colors: Earth tones, terracotta, forest green

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Two Sizes Chunky Crochet Doily Pattern

Thick and snuggly, this doily has a bold texture and quick results. Available in small or large, it starts with a large center and builds with shells and clusters. Perfect for a rustic, modern finish.

• Recommended yarn: chunky cotton or t-shirt yarn
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 6 mm
• Suggested Colors: Natural, mustard, charcoal

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Diamond Doily

Geometric and clean, this doily makes a diamond pattern that’s modern yet timeless. You begin in the center and work out in chains and basic stitches in a repetition of diamond-shaped rows.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 10 cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Chain & Double Crochet Combo
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: White, navy blue, and gold

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8 Petal Flower Doily

This boldly petaled flower doily is perfect for laying a handmade bloom on your table. Make the flower with chain loops, shell stitches, and scallops. Start with a magic ring and build the petal shapes in layered rounds.

• Recommended Yarn: Cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Magenta, lilac, mint

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Crochet Star Doily

This dramatic doily is a glorious five—or six-pointed star, and its shape can be used in festive decor and celestial themes. Therefore, it begins with a center in a circle, and then chain arches and clusters form the points. It is made using double crochet and chain stitches crocheted in the round with increases in a star pattern.

• Recommended Yarn: Cotton fingering yarn
• Best Stitch: Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 2.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: White, silver, deep blue

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Serene Swans Doily

An extraordinary item, the Serene Swans Doily showcases two swans facing toward one another at its center, their necks forming a heart shape. Start with a round bottom and create swans with popcorn and chain stitches based on a detailed chart or written pattern. A delicate lace edging finishes the peaceful design.

• Recommended Yarn: Fino crochet thread
• Best Stitch: Popcorn + Chain Stitch
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: White (swans), pale blue (background), soft gold (edge)

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Crochet Square Lace Doily

This square doily is elegant and geometric, its intricate openwork mimicking delicate lace. It starts with a small square center and grows outward in filet-style rows and decorative edging. Make lace-like grids with chains and double crochets, culminating with a lacy border.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 10 cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Filet Crochet
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Cream, dusty rose, champagne

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Elegant Crochet Cotton Doily

Classic and elegant, this doily utilizes plush cotton thread and soft embellishments for a sophisticated touch. It starts at a floral center and unfurls outward with layers of shells and lace arches. Double crochet in rounds and shell stitches with picots for edging.

• Recommended Yarn: Crochet cotton (size 20)
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: White, pearl gray, blush

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Ray of Sunshine – Coaster and Mandala

This bright pattern mixes coaster functionality with mandala goodness to spread sunny vibes. Begin with a circle and work your way out with colorful stitches that change and puff. Work in spirals using puff and half-double crochets to create a vibrant sunburst effect.

• Recommended Yarn: DK cotton yarn
• Best Stitch: Puff Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 3 mm
• Suggested Colors: Yellow, orange, coral, sky blue

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Starflower Lace

This doily combines a star’s rigidity and a flower’s fluff, resulting in a hypnotic in-between shape. It starts with a floral ring in the center and progresses into sharp petals with chain spaces and clusters. This layered look is crocheted in rounds of shell and V-stitches.

• Recommended Yarn: Fine Cotton Thread
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Lavender, pale yellow, mint

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Pineapple Doily Pattern

Pineapple Motif One of my favorite crochet patterns of all time, pineapples are classic and incredibly intricate. The repeated motif on this doily is a series of pineapple shapes that attach using open mesh and graceful arches. Start with a center circle, then use chains and treble crochets to shape the trademark fan-shaped pineapples.

• Recommended Yarn: Mercerized cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Treble Crochet
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Ecru, gold, dusty blue

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Triple Flavor Doily

This sweet, simple doily combines three harmonious colors to form a layered, candy-like look. The rounds of single, half-double, and shell stitches work their way from the inside out. Alternate color every few rounds for a fun stacked effect.

• Recommended yarn: sport-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 2.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Strawberry Pink, Vanilla Cream, Chocolate Brown

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Moonpetals Doily

Romantic and soft, the doily has curves and subtle texture reminiscent of flower petals under moonlight. Begin with a floral center, then build petal shapes with layered rounds of double and picot stitches. End with a frill—or scallop-edged finish.

• Recommended Yarn: Lace-weight thread
• Best Stitch: Picot
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Moon gray, ivory, gentle lilac

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Simple Pattern for Small Lace Crochet Doily

This cute little doily is an excellent beginner project, as it’s small and easy to finish in a sitting. It begins with a simple ring and then rounds of single and double crochets. You’ll work in the round, using a few stitches and simple increases to expand the shape uniformly.

• Recommended Yarn: Cotton thread, size 10
• Best Stitch: Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Light blue, cream, blush pink

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Small, Easy Round Crochet Doily

Easy Round Crochet Doily is the perfect first project. It’s so simple but looks beautiful on a table or a tray. Begin with a magic circle and do even rounds of single and half-double crochets. There are no fancy stitches—just soothing repetition and clean, round shaping.

• Recommended Yarn: Mercerized cotton
• Best Stitch: Half Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Soft peach, pale gray, ivory

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Circular Crochet Motif

This round, ever-so-versatile motif can be one of many—shall I call it a mini doily or a coaster? Or it can be joined into a larger project. You start with a small center, then spiral out using shells and chain spaces that create gentle texture and open spaces. It is constructed round by round in basic stitches with a pretty outer ring.

• Recommended Yarn: Fingering-weight cotton, recommended
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner

• Hook Size: 2.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: Mustard yellow, turquoise, coral

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Beautiful Small Crochet Doily

It is incredibly simple but looks elegant, so it’s good for gift sets or striking table accents. It begins with a flower center and is worked in rounds with double crochet, chain spaces, and a last scalloped edge. Fancy as it looks, it’s a few rounds of easy repetition.

• Recommended Yarn: 10/ 2 fine crochet thread
• Best Stitch: Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: White, plum, dusty rose

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Doily Lace by Annabella

Doily Lace by Annabella adds an intricate, romantic look to any space. It uses a combination of open and solid stitch sections for graceful contrast. Start with a magic circle and then work a lace section alternating between mesh rows and decorative shells.

• Recommended Yarn: Fine lace-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Filet & Shell Combo
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Distressed ivory, sage green, pale aster

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Design 51D Crochet Circular Doily

Design 51D is a beautiful vintage-style circular doily that even includes a diagram for download. It starts with a flower motif in the center, worked into widening bands of lace with chains, trebles, and clusters. Refer to the chart for precise placement of increases and edging.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 20 cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Treble Crochet

• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 1.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: Antique white, dusty lilac, buttercream

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Small Flower Doily

This small floral doily is ideal for quick gifts or to slip under a teacup for a sweet touch. Begin with a magic ring, work flower petals in shell or V-stitches, and end with a scalloped or picot edge. It’s small enough to play through in under an hour!

• Recommended Yarn: Mercerized cotton
• Best Stitch: V-Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Pink with white trim, butter yellow with white trim, mint green with white trim

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Easy Small Crochet Doily Pattern

Ideal for a one-night project, this doily has clear written instructions with an easy stitch diagram. It starts with a center circle and works through rounds of basic stitches (single and double crochet). Add a soft scallop edge for a polished look.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 10 cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Aqua blue, eggshell, pale lavender

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Mesh Star Doily

This lightweight star-shaped doily combines a geometric shape and a thin mesh pattern. Working from the center, you do chain mesh rounds and strategic increases to create six or eight points. Treble crochets and chain loops add to it a snowflake-ish elegance.

• Recommended Yarn: Lace-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Treble Crochet
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: White, silver gray, pale aqua

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Iris Doily

Sensitive and floral, the Iris Doily is inspired by the petals of the iris flower. Start with a floral center, then build layers of arches and openwork petals with chains and shell stitches. An added Picot border gives it a soft, elegant finish.

• Recommended Yarn: Mercerized cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Lavender, pastel yellow, blueBeard

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Mint Chocolate Chip Doily

Just as sweet as its name, this doily is whimsical, with bright colors and an ice-cream-inspired swirl design. Begin with a magic circle and work in alternating-color rounds of double crochet. Puff up the texture and add some ruffle at the very end.

• Recommended Yarn: Use soft, sport-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Puff Stitch
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 3 mm
• Suggested Colors: Mint green, chocolate brown, white

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Mediterranean Surf Doily

This sea-themed doily reminds me of waves crashing along the shore of the Mediterranean. Start from a round center and broaden out with shells and rippling arches, a gesture that emulates the swirls of the ocean. A wave-like increase and chain loops can achieve the fluffiest of textures.

• Recommended Yarn: Lightweight cotton
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Blue-green sea water, teal, beige sand

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Spring Bunny Doily

This doily is super cute and festive for Easter or spring. It features a bunny silhouette cropped into the design, surrounded by soft floral elements. The center is worked in rounds, using color changes and bunny shaping through popcorn or puff stitches.

• Recommended Yarn: Fingering-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Popcorn Stitch
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Pastel pink, white, grass green

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Rainbow Doily with Hearts

Bright and happy, this doily is done in various colors, with little hearts around the edge. Start in the center and switch colors as you grow with chain loops and shells. Make little heart shapes with bobble or puff stitches in the last few rounds.

• Recommended Yarn: DK cotton
• Best Stitch: Bobble Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 3.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

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Lesana Doily

The Lesana Doily is a graceful circle pattern with tiered rings and gentle arches. It is great for spreading out or gifting. Start with a decorative flower center, then expand outward using chain spaces, double crochets, and shell motifs. The rippling outer edge is formed with picots and scallops.

• Recommended Yarn: Size 10 cotton thread
• Best Stitch: shell + picot combo
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.5 mm
• Suggested Colors: Rose gold, white, champagne

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Whirlpool Flower Doily

This gorgeous doily sports a swirling floral design that gives the impression of a whirlpool in bloom. You begin at the center and create a spiral with front post stitches and some strategically placed increases. Layers of petals unfurl outward with each lap, flowing naturally from the twist.

• Recommended Yarn: Fingering-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: Front Post Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 2.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: Deep blue, lavender, pale gray

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Colorful Crochet Doilies

Cheerful, bright, and bold, these doilies would work well in kids’ rooms, craft corners, or funky table accents. The uncomplicated stitches allow you to work in rounds (you can use other stitches — for example, double crochet), and you’re working rows, changing colors every handful, to create a rainbow effect. They’re quick, fun, and have lots of personality.

• Recommended Yarn: DK Weight Cotton (or acrylic, I use acrylic)
• Best Stitch: Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 4 mm
• Suggested Colors: Rainbow brights—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple

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Chunky Doily

A bold and modern take on the classic doily, this chunky one uses thick yarn and a big hook to come together into a statement piece that works quickly. Initially, a magic circle is used, followed by half double and double crochet stitches to build out. Its plush texture makes it ideal for rugs or large centerpieces.

• Recommended Yarn: Super bulky cotton or T-shirt yarn
• Best Stitch: Half Double Crochet
• Skill Level: Beginner
• Hook Size: 8–10 mm
• Suggested Colors: Terracotta, ivory, mustard

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Doily Mobil

Light and airy, this mobile is created from small, matching, mismatched doilies strung together to catch the breeze. Crochet several mini doilies in lacy stitches, and then stitch them to a hoop or branch with thread or ribbon. It’s all about lightweight design and ornamental hanging.

• Recommended yarn: Lace-weight or thread cotton wool
• Best Stitch: Picot and Chain Mesh
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.5–1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: White, light blue, dusty rose

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Doily Hoops

Specifically molded for embroidery hoops, these doilies double as stunning wall decor. Begin with a central motif, build outward until you fill your hoop size, then gently press and mount. For a web-like look, use lace stitches such as shells and chains.

• Recommended Yarn: Cotton thread size 10
• Best Stitch: Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Neutral colors: beige, gray, olive, white

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Tulip Doily

Tulip doily is styled for springtime and embodies a tulip in the stitches. Start with a round base and join contrasting colors using shell clusters and puff stitches to get the tulip effect. Perfect for Easter or Mother’s Day garb.

• Recommended Yarn: Cotton in fingering weight
• Best Stitch: Puff + Shell Stitch
• Skill Level: Advanced
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Soft Green (leaves), Pink or Red (tulips), White (background)

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Cherry Blossom Doily

Delicate and soft, the Cherry Blossom Doily reflects spring blooms and fluttering petals. Start with a floral center worked in puff and shell stitches, then extend outwards in lacy rounds for a petal-like effect. This blossom also benefits from color changes, particularly in pale pink and ivory tones.

• Recommended Yarn: Fingering, cotton
• Best Stitch: Puff Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Blush pink, soft white, light brown (branches)

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Square Lace Doily

Clean and lace-like, this square doily has an elegant, enduring feel and suits decor well or even framed as art. Starting from the center and working outward, the structure assembles using filet crochet and clusters to form a soft openwork pattern. Drafted corners impart sharp symmetry.

• Recommended Yarn: Mercerized cotton thread
• Best Stitch: Filet Crochet
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 1.75 mm
• Suggested Colors: Ivory, taupe, sage green

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Blooming Flower Doily

This doily with a floral theme compares to the opening of a large flower, petal by petal. Work a layered petal design of shell and V-stitches growing outward from the center into larger petals with picot tips. Its 3D texture gives it a particular presence as a table accent.

• Recommended Yarn: Fingering or sport-weight cotton
• Best Stitch: V-Stitch + picot
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 2.25 mm
• Suggested Colors: Coral, daisy yellow, soft peach

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Hearts Doily

Evocative and playful, the Hearts Doily is appealing and ideal for Valentine’s Day or a snug nook. The center begins with basic rounds, and heart shapes are created from puff and double crochet clusters in the outer rounds. Perfect for defining handmade affection.

• Recommended Yarn: Sport weight cotton yarn
• Best Stitch: Puff Stitch
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Hook Size: 2 mm
• Suggested Colors: Rose red, blush pink, white