This flower doily is really small - but it can cover a small side table or it can be used as a coaster.

In the small flower doily are stitches which are worked from the outside to the center of the flower. This creates a structure that achieves an effect both with different colored and with plain yarn.

There’s a german pattern too:
http://www.mycrochetprojects.com/crochet/kleines-blumen-h...