This puff stitch Pineapple Doily crochet pattern is another long overdue pattern I have been wanted to share here. I have developed the pattern in both written and chart form, hope to fulfill the wish of my readers who can read one or the other form of patterns.
A little flashback on the past of this puff stitch Pineapple Doily… I completed it in 2014, but it took me more than one and half year to figure out if I should share the pattern in written crochet instruction or crochet chart, blame my indecisiveness, I procrastinated. Both pattern instructions are not easy to develop; written pattern can be confusing and I have to be very careful, the chart pattern needs time to draw and develop. I ended up setting the Pineapple Doily aside and move on with my other crafts.
Pineapple Doily – Free Crochet Pattern
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I took out the puff stitch Pineapple Doily again early this year, thinking that it is a waste not to share the pattern of this beautiful Pineapple Doily with you. I have put quite a significant time into the design, I even crochet a few of them to try out which one looks the best. The puff stitches design in the Pineapple Doily gives the doily a more exquisite texture presence. Take a closer look at both top and bottom doilies, both of them have a slight difference (except the colorwork)… The puff stitches in the middle of both doilies are at different rounds. This Pineapple Doily is well adaptive, you can make puff stitches in any round at the middle of the doily, you can also replace the puff stitch with other similar stitches, eg, bobble and popcorn stitch. Colorwork is another way to make your Pineapple Doily unique.
The puff stitch I crochet in this Pineapple Doily is a slight variation from what’s commonly done by others. I find that it gives more defined oval-shaped puff pellets to the Pineapple Doily. Please read more on the pattern & tutorial section below for details on how I crochet it.
Love the heirloom look that the Pineapple Doily gave, it simply brightens up the table gracefully and tastefully. Afternoon tea, please!!!
p/s: I think it could be a great idea to crochet this pineapple doily into a giant doily rug by using clothesline rope, just like the one I did before.
Pineapple Doily Crochet Pattern
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, need doily crochet experiences, must know how to crochet ch, sc, dc, puff st & slst
Finished size: approx. 14″ (D)
Materials & Tools:
1. Cotton Lace / Thread Yarn, #20, 1 ball
2. Steel Crochet Hook, 1.5mm
Chart / Diagram Pattern:
Download the printable Pineapple Doily Crochet Chart in:
PDF
JPG
Written Pattern:
Abbreviations (USA Terms):
ch = chain
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
st = stitch
ps5= puff stitch (hdc5tog) [Please view pic 2 to pic 6 for the photos and steps to make it]
slst = slip stitch
sp = space
rnd = round
prev = previous
beg = beginning
Puff Stitch (hdc5tog) or ps5: Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch and draw up a loop (3 loops on hook), repeat 5 times to get 11 loops on hook, yarn over and draw through first 10 loops on hook, yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops on hook. [Please view pic 2 to pic 6 for the photos and steps to make it]
Shell cluster: dc2, ch2, dc2
Pattern written in bold is the pineapple pattern
Rnd 1: ch2 (2nd ch count as 1st sc), sc7 in the 1st chain, slst in the 2nd chain at the beg of the rnd to create the base sc ring for the doily.
Rnd 2: ch4 (1st 3ch count as 1st dc), dc1 in the 2nd ch of prev rnd, ch1, *[dc1, ch1, dc1, ch1] in next st, repeat * 7 times. slst in the 3rd ch st at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 3: ch1 (count as 1st sc of the round), sc in each st around, slst in the ch st at the beg of the rnd. You should have 32 sts (including the 1st ch of the rnd) in this rnd.
Rnd 4: ch4 (1st 3ch count as 1st dc), *[dc1, ch] in next st, repeat * 31 times. slst in the 3rd ch st at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 5: pull loop to the height of a dc st, make ps5 in 1st st, ch3, *[ps5, ch3] in next dc st, repeat * 30 times. ps5 in next dc st, ch1, hdc in ps5 at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 6: *ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, repeat * 31 times. ch1, hdc in hdc st of prev rnd.
Rnd 7: ch3 (count as 1st dc), *ch5, dc1 in next 3ch sp, repeat * 31 times. ch2, dc in 3rd ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 8: ch6, sc in next 5ch sp, *pull loop to the height of a dc st, make ps5 in the prev sc st, ch3, sc in next 5ch sp, ch6, sc in next 5ch sp, repeat * 15 times. pull loop to the height of a dc st, make ps5 in the prev sc st, dc in dc st of prev rnd.
Rnd 9: *ch6, sc in next 6ch sp, ch6, sc in ch3 sp, repeat * 15 times. ch6, sc in next 6ch sp, ch3, dc in dc st of prev rnd.
Rnd 10 to 12: *ch6, sc in next 6ch sp, repeat * 31 times. ch3, dc in dc st of prev rnd.
Rnd 13: ch5, 2dc in the last ch3 & dc sp of prev rnd, *ch3, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 6ch sp, ch3, shell in next 6ch sp, ch2, sc in next 6ch sp, ch2, shell in next 6ch sp, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 6ch sp, ch3, shell in next 6ch sp, ch2, sc in next ch sp, ch2, dc in next ch sp, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 14: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, dc9 in next 2ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch2, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, dc9 in next 2ch ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch2, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 15: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [dc, ch1] in next dc st, repeat 8 times, dc in next dc st, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [dc, ch1] in next dc st, repeat 8 times, dc in next dc st, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 16: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [sc in next 1ch sp, ch3] repeat 7 times, sc in next 1ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [sc in next 1ch sp, ch3] repeat 7 times, sc in next 1ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 17: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 6 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch2, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 6 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch2, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 18: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 5 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, dc in 2ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 5 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, dc in 2ch sp, ch3, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 19: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 4 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, [dc, ch3, dc] in dc st, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 4 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, [dc, ch3, dc] in dc st, ch3, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 20: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 3 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc, ch3, dc, ch2, dc] in next 3ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 3 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc, ch3, dc, ch2, dc] in 3ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 21: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 2 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, [dc, ch3, dc] in next 3ch sp, ch3, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, [sc in next 3ch sp, ch3] repeat 2 times, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, [dc, ch3, dc] in next 3ch sp, ch3, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 22: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch4, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, dc7 in next 3ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch4, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch4, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, dc7 in next 3ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch4, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 23: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch5, skip 4ch sp [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch] in next dc st, repeat 6 times, dc in next dc st, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch5, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, ch3, shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch5, skip 4ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch] in next dc st, repeat 6 times, dc in next dc st, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch5, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 24: ch5, 2dc in 5ch sp, *shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch6, skip 5ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [ps5, ch2] in next dc st, repeat 6 times, ps5 in next dc st, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch6, shell in 2ch sp of next shell, repeat * 7 times. shell in 2ch sp of shell, ch6, skip 5ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [ps5, ch2] in next dc st, repeat 6 times, ps5 in next dc st, ch3, skip 3ch sp, [dc, ch2, dc] in next 2ch sp, ch6, dc in 5ch sp of next shell, slst in 3rd ch and 4th ch at the beg of the rnd.
Rnd 25: ch3, dc in 2ch sp of next shell, picot, ch2, *[dc, picot, ch2] repeat 3 times in next 6ch sp, dc in next 2ch sp, picot, ch2, dc in next 3ch sp, picot, ch2, [dc in ps5, picot, ch2] repeat 7 times, dc in next 3ch sp, picot, ch2, dc in next 2ch sp, picot, ch2, [dc, picot, ch2] repeat 3 times in next 6ch sp, dc2tog in 2ch sp of next 2 shells, picot, ch2, repeat *7 times. [dc, picot, ch2] repeat 3 times in next 6ch sp, dc in next 2ch sp, picot, ch2, dc in next 3ch sp, picot, ch2, [dc in ps5, picot ch2] repeat 7 times, dc in next 3ch sp, picot, ch2, dc in next 2ch sp, picot, ch2, [dc, picot, ch2] repeat 3 times in next 6ch sp, slst in 3rd ch at the beg of the rnd.
Fasten off and hide yarn end.
Blocked the doily by soaking it in a starch stiffening solution and pinning it out to dry.
Note: When cleaning is required, rinse in lukewarm water and lay flat to dry. If you wish to starch, spray starch and a warm iron may be used while the doily is still damp.
More Details on how to crochet the Pineapple Doily
Pic 1. This the doily after the 4th round, before the puff stitch (hdc5tog) at round 5.
Pic 2. Pull the loop to the height of a dc stitch.
Pic 3. Yarn over, insert hook in the same stitch and draw up a loop (3 loops on hook).
Pic 4. Repeat Pic 3 another 4 times to get a total of 11 loops on the hook.
Pic 5. Yarn over and draw through first 10 loops on the hook.
Pic 6. Yarn over and draw through remaining 2 loops on the hook.
A puff stitch has done.
Pic 7. Continue the next pattern on round 5 by making the 3 ch.
This is the puff stitch or hdc5tog that I used for this pineapple doily. It is one of the variations in puff stitch as one might do it differently.
The three main components to form this pineapple doily.
Blocking the Pineapple Doily to set the shape is crucial
Beautiful Pineapple Doily!
What kind of yarn is thread yarn? Can I use Sugar n’ Cream yarn?
I used cotton lace yarn which is thinner than normal yarn and it is specially made for doily crochet. You may use other yarn but the size will be varying based on the weight of the yarn.
Do you have a pattern for a large rectangular doily?
Beautiful Doily… I was searching for a pineapple doily long time and this happen to be the one I was looking for. I enjoyed doing this doily. Thank you.
Hello beautiful, thank you so much for this pattern ☺
You are the best
Enjoy crochet it, Sara 🙂
Hi,
Thank you for this pattern, I made them for my wedding invitation. I loved making them. My first one took me 8 hours then by the 80th doily was so much quicker. I will be always thankful for you and the doily pattern. 🙂
Wow, thank you for making this doily as your wedding invitation. How many pieces did you end up making? I am sure your guests will be thrilled on the heart warming handmade you have made for them. Please show us the pictures of your doilies if there is a chance 🙂 I am sooooo looking forward to it.
Hi! I love this project and I love pineapple motives in crochet. But I don have lace thread ATM so I’m using fine rustic cotton thread, and the pattern isn’t working for me. After the 5th row (the puffy stitches) my doily has became a ruffle and won’t lay flat by any means. Could be that I have to do less puffy stitches with this material? I’m really confuse! Please help D:
Perhaps the cotton thread is a little too thick for the puff stitch. Did you try to block it by spraying water and press it down? If the ruffling still persists, you could reduce the number of stitches on the puff stitch, maybe do a ps3 instead of ps5.
Hope this helps.
Hi Lovely,
thanks for this pattern. I have a problem on round 6. the patterns says *ch3, sc in next 3ch sp, repeat* 31 times. ch1, hdc in hdc st of prev rnd.
However, there is no hdc in the previous round anywhere. My work was also curving up in the previous round, but that’s normal with that kind of stitch, so I wasn’t worried too much about it, but part two of this round really makes no sense to me. since there is only the puff stitch in the previous round, I can’t see how could possibly hdc in a (non-existing) hdc…Am I missing something?
Hi Petra, there is a hdc stitch on the previous round pattern, look further to the end of the round.
Very very beautiful doily. I wanna try this pattern, but I haven’t ever tried thread crochet. Can I use dk yarn?
I didn’t try it with dk, probably you will need to eyeball the tension so that the doily can maintain flat when it gets bigger. Also, it will be a big doily if using dk yarn.
Beautiful pattern! I love it so far!
Oddly I’m stuck on the last row…. My picots are coming out spaced in-between the dc’s, not on top of them. I’m not really sure how to place them. How can I correct this?
Thanks!
Stephanie
Hi Stephanie, I can’t really comment without seeing your problem but from your description, I would suspect that you didn’t slip stitch back to the dc stitch after the 3 chains.
I have found a video from yourtube on how to do picot stitch that could help you out. The video shows 2 ways of doing picot stitch, please follow the first type shown in the video to have the picot sit on top of the dc stitch.
Hope this helps.
Hello, I would like to get started on this pattern, however I would like clarification on round 4, where there is an asterisk (dc 1, ch)? Is it calling for a ch? Thanks. If not too much trouble please reply to my email. Thanks
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Hi Alicia,
*[dc1, ch] in next st, repeat * 31 times. The * symbol is the start of the repeat, thus, it means that you need to crochet (dc1, ch) for 31 times, dc1,ch, dc1, ch, dc1, ch, dc1, ch…… and so on.
The same instruction of * goes to the rest of the pattern.
Hope this explained.
Happy crochet.
Very beautiful doily! Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for your sharing!
What a amazing pattern, Love it!
I got a problem on the 5th row, I can’t make flat… it curve like a wave.
How can I solve this problem? Thank you very much.
Gi
Hi Gillian,
It will curve up a little but when you move on to round 6 and so on, it will be straighten up.
Please show me a photo of your round 5 via contact form, I would like to see how bad it gets.
Thank you.
Thank you for your help.
Here is the photo with half round 5
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1453/26597180365_674b874920_c.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1610/26531692831_de8c5c47c7_c.jpg
I finished the full round 5, here is the picture.
Thank you very much.
Hi Gillian, as per my previous reply, it will straightened out flat once you have blocked it.
Hi Gillian, yes, it will look like this on round 5. Perhaps yours will ruffle a bit more as you are using heavier weight of yarn but it will straighten out once you block it.
Thank you for you advice.
Much thanks!
Thank for your professional advice.
It looks better after working few more round now.
Thank you.
🙂
I would love to make this into a table cloth, Would i just continue the pineapple and would it work out that way? If not how would I do it? thank you, also, if so, is there a way to make it into square or rectangle? thank you again
That will need more pattern design than simply adding pineapples.
Oh My Goodness- THANK YOU!!!! I found this vis a link on Ravelry. I am so afraid of starting a doily, well… the ones I have tried to do I got down a few rnds and noticed big boo-boos so I ended up just giving it up. I wished I could find a good easy-ish pattern that had both written and charted. I am not good at charts, but with them you can ‘see’ the pattern much easier. Not only have you the chart and the written pattern, you also have images to help along! This is a Godsend. I am bookmarking this page. You are a darling 🙂
Why can’t you find something you can do without stealing patterns from designers who make their living designing?
Hi Juanita,
This is my original design and I didn’t steal someone’s design on the Pineapple Doily. Is there a misunderstanding?
I do not blame you if you thought in this way, the pattern and tutorial are unbelievably to be given free without someone making a living on it…
Please let me know if you still think that it is someone’s else work by proving it with an evidence.
Thank you.
Love it! Going to start on it today!
Thank you for writing the pattern
Hi fatemeh, Please keep us update on your final doily 🙂
How big is the finished product?
Hi Denise,
The finished diameter of the Doily is about 14″ by using #20 thread yarn and 1.5mm hook, as stated in the pattern page.
Thank you for this beautiful pattern, I am learning how to work with thread and this will be be to make
Beautiful work. Thx for the free pattern
Beautiful Doily… I was searching for a pineapple doily long time and this happen to be the one I was looking for. I enjoyed doing this doily. Thank you.
My mom and my Grandmother used to crochet this pattern or one similar. I have to go through my cedar chest and find them. It is such a beautiful pattern.