Pineapple Doily Pattern

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!