I enjoy doilies and tablecloths with hearts on them, and when I saw this one, I thought it would be fun to have it in my collection.  This doily is one of Elizabeth Hiddleson's designs.  It can be found in Vol. 34 of her designs.  She called it Melody of Love.  It is worked in size 10 cotton with a size 9 hook and measures 36" in diameter.  She called it a tablecloth, but I think it's a bit small to call it that.  There are some mistakes in the pattern, so if you work this design, be aware that there were some small omissions here and there.

This is a closeup of the Melody of Love.  I thought the way she did the last few rows of the doily were interesting.  She had shells of double trebles in the next to last row, and then on the final row, she worked double crochets into the center chain of the shells.  When it's all said and done, the outside edge appears to have rings of crochet on it.  It's a nice little bit of trim added at the last that I hadn't noticed elsewhere.  This is an easy doily to do.

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