Trick or Treat Doily: A Free Crochet Pattern For You

Several years ago I designed the Trick or Treat Doily as the gift pattern that came with the purchase of my Stella Luna Doily. It was not the design I had originally planned to create, but my first  idea just didn't want to work out for me.  After almost a week of frustration, I finally gave up on it and started a new design. The second doily seemed to flow easily, and Trick or Treat was born. You can read about how it came to be here:
The Doily That Got Away

But when the patterns were released, much to my surprise, Trick or Treat began to take on a life of its own, and was actually much more popular than Stella Luna. People began to ask if I would sell it as a single pattern, and it quickly became one of my best sellers. 

Today, I am pleased to offer it to you as a free pattern.
I hope you will find it a 'treat' and not a 'trick' to create!

Trick or Treat Doily

By Elizabeth Ann White

For BellaCrochet

Size: About 12” across

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

Size 10 Crochet Cotton Thread:

 125 yards Black

 100 yards Orange

 75 yards  Yellow

Heavy Spray Starch

Size 7 (1.65 mm) Steel Crochet Hook

Special Stitches

For shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch sp indicated

For fleur de lis picot: (ch 6, sl st, ch 7, sl st, ch 5, sl st) in top of last dc made

Doily

Rnd 1: With orange, ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring; ch 1, (sc in ring, ch 2) 8 times, join with sl st in first sc. (8 ch-2 sps made)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-2 sp around, join. (8 petals made)

Rnd 3: Working behind petals, ch 3, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch 3) around, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 5 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-3 sp around, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 5: Working behind petals, ch 4, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch 4) around, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-4.

Rnd 6: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 7 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-4 sp around, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 7: Working behind petals, ch 5, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch 5) around, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-5.

Rnd 8: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 9 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-5 sp around, join with sl st in first sc.  Fasten off.

Rnd 9: Join yellow with sc in second  dc of any petal, ch 15, (skip next 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 15) 2 times, *sc in second dc of next petal, ch 15, (skip next 2 dc on same petal, sc in next dc, ch 15) 2 times; repeat from * around, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off. (24 ch-15 sps made)

Rnd 10: Join black with sc in first ch-15 sp, ch 10, (sc in next ch-15 sp, ch 10) around, join with sl st in first sc.

Rnd 11: (Sl st, ch 3, 5 dc, ch 3, 6 dc) in first ch-10 sp, (6 dc, ch 3, 6 dc) in each ch-10 sp around, join with sl st in top of ch-3.

Rnd 12: Ch 3, dc in each dc around with (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each ch-3 sp, join with sl st in top of ch-3. Fasten off.

Rnd 13: Join yellow with sl st in first st, ch 3, dc in each dc around with (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each ch-3 sp, join with sl st in top of ch-3. Fasten off.

Rnd 14: Join orange with sc in first st, sc in each dc around with (sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch-3 sp, join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Rnd 15: Join black with sl st in first ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp as joining (beginning shell made), ch 6, *shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 6; repeat from * around, join with sl st in top of ch-3.

Rnd 16: Sl st across into ch-2 sp of first shell, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-6 sp, ch 3, *shell in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 3, sc in next ch-6 sp, ch 3; repeat from * around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. 

Rnd 17: Sl st across into ch-2 sp of first shell, (ch 3, 3 dc, fleur de lis picot--see Special Stitches--4 dc) in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4, *(4 dc, fleur de lis picot, 4 dc) in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 4, sc in next sc, ch 4; repeat from * around, join with sl st in top of ch-3. Fasten off. 

Trick or Treat!

If you would like to purchase an ad-free copy of this pattern for a small fee, please visit my Etsy shop:  Trick or Treat
I am offering a paid version of this pattern for the convenience of  my customers who prefer an easy to read, printable and ad-free PDF. You will be able to save the pattern to your Etsy account as well as your computer or other device.


Special thanks go to E. J. Miller, Jolene Ortiz and Jewel Fernley for testing this pattern.

Copyright BellaCrochet 2011. All rights reserved. Please do not redistribute or share this pattern; do not post it on any website. DO NOT make videos or tutorials of it for distribution on YouTube or any other site. You may share the link to the pattern only (and link shares are greatly appreciated, please tell your crocheting friends who might enjoy this pattern!)
This pattern has been tested for accuracy and clarity, and I can offer no additional information, photos or help with it.

If you have enjoyed this design, I hope you will check out my other free patterns: