Spinning Spiders Doily

This doily looks like it has spiders around a center spinning web. It would be great made with black thread for Halloween.

Materials Needed
Size 20 crochet cotton in white or black
Size 8 steel crochet hook
Tapestry Needle

Yarn Thickness: 20thread
Gauge: 12dc=1"
Finished Size: 6"diam
Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
RND 1: Ch6. Join w/slst to first ch to form ring. Ch3. Dc in ring. Ch3. *2dc in ring. Ch3. Rep from * 4 times more. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 2: Slst into the next dc. Ch3, dc in same dc. (Ch3. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. *Sk next dc. 2dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 3: Slst into the next dc. Ch3. Dc in same dc. (Ch4, sk next ch3 sp, sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Sk next dc.) *2dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 4: Slst into the next dc. ch3, dc in same dc. (Ch5. Sk next ch4 sp. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Sk next dc.) *2dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 5: Slst into the next dc. Ch3, dc in same dc. (Ch7. Sk next ch5 sp. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Sk next dc.) *2dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 6: Slst into the next dc. ch3, dc in same dc. (Ch9. Sk next ch7 sp. Sc in next ch3 sp. Ch3. Sk next dc.) *2dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 7: Ch1. Sc in next dc. Ch14. *Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Ch14. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1.

RND 8: Ch3, dc in same st as slst. Ch4. 2dc in next st. (Ch1. sk 2 chs. Dc in next ch. Ch1, sk next ch, dc in next ch, twice. Dc in next ch. Ch1. Sk1 ch, dc in next ch twice. Ch1.) *2dc in next dc. Ch4. 2dc in next dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 9: Ch3. Dc in next dc. (3dc, ch2, 3dc in next ch4 sp. Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Ch1, dc in next dc, 3 times. Dc in next dc, ch1, 3 times.) *Dc in each of the next 2 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 10: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 4 dc. (Ch3. Sc in next ch2 sp. Ch3. Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Ch13. Sk next 7 dc.) *Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 11: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 4dc. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 sp twice. Ch3. Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Ch4. Sk 4 chs. Sc in each of the next 5 chs. Ch4. Sk next 4 chs.) *Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 12: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 4 dc. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 sp 3 times. Ch3. Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Ch3. Sc in each of the next 5 sc. Ch3.) *Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 13: Ch3. Dc in each of the next 4 dc. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 sp, 4 times. Ch3. Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Ch2. Sc in each of the next 5 sc. Ch2. *Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 14: Ch3, dc in each of the next 4 dc. (Ch3, sc in next ch3 sp, 5 times. Ch3. dc in each of the next 5 dc. Ch9.) *Dc in each of the next 5 dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to top of ch3.

RND 15: Ch1. Sc in next 2 dc. Ch3. Slst in 3rd ch from hook, picot made. Sc in same dc. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. (Sc, picot, sc in next ch3 sp, sc in next sc, 5 times. Sc, picot, sc in next ch3 sp. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Sc, picot, sc in next dc. Sc in each of the next 2 dc. Sc, picot, 3sc, picot, 3sc, picot sc in next ch9 sp.) *Sc in each of the next 2dc. Sc, picot, sc in next dc. Sc in each of the next 2dc. Rep bet () once. Rep from * around. Join w/slst to ch1. Fasten off & weave ends into back of work.

Design written on Wednesday, September 22, 2004. Copyright ©2004 By Julie A. Bolduc p111034