Cheerful Summer Crochet Doily With Circle Edging

Bring the joy of summer into your home with this lovely and cheerful summer doily!

I love making Doilies. Doilies are always so beautiful and elegant to look at. You can make this doily to decorate your dining table or use them as a home decor and this would also be great to use as a table mat too.I have made this doily with variegated cotton yarn. Use any colorful yarn of your choice to whip of this doily.

The design is very easy and works up fairly quickly. For the edging, I have used circles which are worked along with the doily and not added separately. This size of this doily is customizable to any diameter. If you want to make a bigger doily size, then you can easily repeat certain rounds and increase it to the size needed.

Materials Used:-

Variegated Cotton Yarn

3mm Crochet Hook

Size:- 15 inches (Can be made to a size of any choice by repeating certain rounds)

The summary of the pattern is given at the end of the end.

Here is the Video Tutorial:-

Round 1:-
Start with a Magic Circle.
Chain 4(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
1 Double Crochet
Repeat(Chain 2,1 DC)*7 times.
Slip stitch in the 2 Chain. 
Total 8 Chain Spaces.

Round 2:-
Slip stitch into the chain space.
Chain 2(Not Counted as a stitch.This is just to bring the yarn to a working height).
1 Popcorn stitch in the chain space.
Chain 5.
Repeat*(1 Popcorn stitch, Chain 5)
Slip stitch on top of the popcorn stitch.

To make a Pop Corn stitch:-

1. Make 5 double crochet stitches in the same stitch.
2. Drop the loop from your hook.
3. Insert your hook in the first double crochet you made.
4. Grab the dropped loop with your hook and pull it through the stitch.
5. Chain 1.

That's One Pop Corn stitch made.

I changed the photo background to make it easy to view the stitches.

Round 3:-
Slip stitch into the chain space.
Chain 2(Not counted as a stitch)
7 Double Crochets in the space.
Repeat*(7 DC) in each of the chain spaces.
Slip stitch on top of the 1st Double Crochet.
56 Stitches.

Round 4:-
Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
Skip 1 stitch.
1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
Chain 2.
Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
Slip stitch on the chain 2.
28 Chain spaces.

Round 5:-
Slip Stitch into the chain space.
Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
2 Double Crochets in the chain space.
1 Double Crochet on the Double Crochet.
Repeat*(1DC,1DC)
Slip stitch on the first double crochet.
84 stitches.

Round 6:-
Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
Skip 1 stitch.
1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
Chain 2.
Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
Slip stitch on the chain 2.

Round 7:-
Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
1 Front Post Double Crochet on the same stitch.
2 Double Crochets in the chain space.
Repeat*(1FPDC,2DC)
Slip stitch on the 1st FPDC.
126 Stitches

Round 8:-
Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
Skip 1 stitch.
1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
Chain 2.
Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
Slip stitch on the chain 2.

Round 9:-
Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
1 Front Post Double Crochet on the same stitch.
1 Double Crochet in the chain space.
Repeat*(1FPDC,1 DC)
Slip stitch on the 1st FPDC.
126 stitches.

Round 10:-
Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
Skip 1 stitch.
1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
Chain 2.
Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
Slip stitch on the chain 2.

Round 11:-
Slip Stitch into the chain space.
Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
2 Double Crochets in the chain space.
1 Double Crochet on the Double Crochet.
Repeat*(1DC,1DC)
Slip stitch on the first double crochet.
189 stitches.

After this round, the doily measures around 9 inches. 

If you wish to make the doily bigger, then repeat Rounds 8,9,10 and 11 untill you reach the size needed.

Round 12:-
Chain 5.
Skip 2 stitches.
1 Single Crochet
Repeat*(Chain 5, skip 2, 1 SC)

Once you reach the end,Chain 2 and make 1 Double Crochet in the 1st Chain Space.
This is the connecting stitch made.

Round 13:-
Repeat Round 12.

Round 14:-
Repeat Round 12 untill the last stitch.
To end Round , Chain 5 and slip stitch on top of the Double Crochet from the previous round.

Round 15:-
Slip stitch into the chain space.
Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
3 Double Crochets in the chain space.
Repeat*(3 DC) in the chain space.
Slip stitch on top of the first double crochet.

Round 16:-(Edging)
Chain 8.
14 Double Crochet in the 3rd Chain from the hook.
If you find your circle to be curving in, then adjust by adding more double crochets.

Insert your hook on the 3rd chain from down,then insert hook on the first double crochet,take your hook below the chain and slip stitch.

Chain 3.
Skip 2 stitches and Slip stitch on the next stitch.
1 Single Crochet each in the next 2 stitches.
1 Slip stitch in the next stitch.

Repeat this pattern all around.

Summary of the Pattern:-

Round 1	Start with a Magic Circle.
	Chain 4(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
	1 Double Crochet
	Repeat(Chain 2,1 DC)*7 times.
	Slip stitch in the 2 Chain.
	Total 8 Chain Spaces.
Round 2	Slip stitch into the chain space.
	1 Popcorn stitch in the chain space.
	Chain 5.
	Repeat*(1 Popcorn stitch, Chain 5)
	Slip stitch on top of the popcorn stitch.
Round 3	Slip stitch into the chain space.
	Chain 2(Not counted as a stitch)
	7 Double Crochets in the space.
	Repeat*(7 DC) in each of the chain spaces.
	Slip stitch on top of the 1st Double Crochet.
	56 Stitches.
Round 4	Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
	Skip 1 stitch.
	1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
	Chain 2.
	Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
	Slip stitch on the chain 2.
	28 Chain spaces.
Round 5	Slip Stitch into the chain space.
	Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
	2 Double Crochets in the chain space.
	1 Double Crochet on the Double Crochet.
	Repeat*(1DC,1DC)
	Slip stitch on the first double crochet.
	84 stitches.
Round 6	Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
	Skip 1 stitch.
	1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
	Chain 2.
	Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
	Slip stitch on the chain 2
Round 7	Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
	1 Front Post Double Crochet on the same stitch.
	2 Double Crochets in the chain space.
	Repeat*(1FPDC,2DC)
	Slip stitch on the 1st FPDC.
	126 Stitches
Round 8	Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
	Skip 1 stitch.
	1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
	Chain 2.
	Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
	Slip stitch on the chain 2.
Round 9	Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
	1 Front Post Double Crochet on the same stitch.
	1 Double Crochet in the chain space.
	Repeat*(1FPDC,1 DC)
	Slip stitch on the 1st FPDC.
	126 stitches.
Round 10	Chain 4.(out of this chain 4, chain 2 will be considered as 1 Double Crochet and the rest as Chain 2)
	Skip 1 stitch.
	1 Double Crochet in the next stitch.
	Chain 2.
	Repeat*(1DC,Skip 1,Chain 2).
	Slip stitch on the chain 2.
Round 11	Slip Stitch into the chain space.
	Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
	2 Double Crochets in the chain space.
	1 Double Crochet on the Double Crochet.
	Repeat*(1DC,1DC)
	Slip stitch on the first double crochet.
	189 stitches.
Round 12	Chain 5.
	Skip 2 stitches.
	1 Single Crochet
	Repeat*(Chain 5, skip 2, 1 SC)
	Once you reach the end,Chain 2 and make 1 Double Crochet in the 1st Chain Space.
	This is the connecting stitch made.
Round 13	Repeat Round 12
Round 14	Repeat Round 12 untill the last stitch.
	To end Round , Chain 5 and slip stitch on top of the Double Crochet from the previous round.
Round 15	Slip stitch into the chain space.
	Chain 2.(Not Counted as a stitch)
	3 Double Crochets in the chain space.
	Repeat*(3 DC) in the chain space.
	Slip stitch on top of the first double crochet.
Round 16	Chain 8.
	14 Double Crochet in the 3rd Chain from the hook.
	If you find your circle to be curving in, then adjust by adding more double crochets.
	Insert your hook on the 3rd chain from down,then insert hook on the first double crochet,take your hook below the chain and slip stitch.
	Chain 3.
	Skip 2 stitches and Slip stitch on the next stitch.
	1 Single Crochet each in the next 2 stitches.
	1 Slip stitch in the next stitch.
	Repeat this pattern all around.