In Knitted Lace Doilies*, Tessa Lorant’s original instructions suggest:
See also this revised version, and this Ravelry post.
*Affiliate link. Buy the book and I get a couple pennies.
Shown with a cast-on count of 15 stitches.
1 2 3 4 5 Horizontal repeats
1 2 3 4 5 Vertical repeats