Botany At Home by Hiroko Hanai

Botany At Home

Crochet
Thread ?
First 3 rounds = 3.2 cm, 1 1/4" in diameter
1.0 mm
315 yards (288 m)
35 cm; 13 3/4" in diameter
US
English Spanish

Skill level = Advanced

Pattern 27 on page 54 in Decorative Crochet.
Pattern 12, Estrella con Pinas, in Puntorama Ganchillo.
Estrella del norte in Ganchillo Artistico.

Pattern consists of 12 petal flower in the center followed by 12 crocheted pineapples, each one separated by dc stitches in between which comes to a point on round 21. Remainder consists of sc and double crochet stitches which also comes to a point. Border is made up of sc and picots for a total of 28 rows. Other stitches used are 5 dc cluster, rib stitch and triple triple stitches {trtr}.

Finished doily resembles a 12 point star.