New Doily

I've started a new doily, called Setting Sun from an old Coats & Clarks publication. It ends with ruffles at edges, which is new for me. I'm using #30 thread and a #10 steel hook.

Crochet

I blocked the small Vanity Fair doily a little more, it's from Hand Crochet by Royal Society Book No. 1 1943. It's a fun pattern and I think I will do the large one also. Started a new project..by Gisela Maier in Crochet Decorative Magazine #43. It's an older magazine. The Cebelia #20 thread is a prettier baby blue than it shows in the picture.

Finished one, started another

I finished the "World of Contrasts" doily, just need to block some more. And started a fun doily, Vanity Fair No. 1-46 from Royal Society Book No. 1 1943. Using Cebelia # 30 and a steel hook #10.

Slow going and new crochet stitch

I've made a little progress on the doily, the triples are killing my hands and I don't do triples that well...the doily isn't blocked yet of course, but I will eventually finish it!. I found a new to me crochet stitch I've been practicing...Crocodile stitch, or dragon stitch. Each row layers over the previous row. You can line the stitches up like mine, or you can stagger the stitches. Here's a nice tutorial from yarn muse....

http://yarn-muse.blogspot.com/2011/01/crocodile-stitch.html

New Projects and bargains

I found some Christmas mark downs at Michael's Arts & Crafts....these blank notecards, 8 cards and envelopes per pack for 40 cents each. They have knitting on the front. I thought they would be perfect to hold crochet snowflakes in for next year as gifts. The little scottie dogs are stick on rhinestones, 40 cents each too. I really like scottie dog patterns since I did the Christmas felt ornament. I even found a scottie dog crochet hot pad pattern I will show when I finish....too cute! I started another doily..."World of Contrasts" by Glendola Hodges. Found in an old Decorative Crochet Magazine #17. Using #20 thread and #9 hook.

Finished project

I finished this doily and although it is pretty, I had trouble getting it to lay flat. So it did not block as even as I like. But it is still nice....

New Projects

At first I didn't feel much like crocheting when I got home from surgery, but better now and have a couple of projects., one finished, one in progress. I have a few more days out of work so I hope to starts some more things for Christmas. Time is really getting away from me this year. This scarf is a free pattern on ravelry, Ribbed Scarf by C.L. Halvorson. I had limited amount of yarn so made this a skinny scarf. Would have liked a thicker fringe though. The doily is from Magic Crochet magazine, Dec 1990 No. 69. Pattern named "In The Pink" by Chantal Chevallier.

The fair is over

The fair is over and I was happily surprised at the results. This is second year I've ever entered anything. My doily won a blue ribbon and Judges Choice purple ribbon. I was shocked! More later......

Crochet projects

I'm making another petals potholder. The pattern says to make the front and back the same, but I think that is too thick. So I make the back of the potholder flat. The back is what I'm finishing now. This is a vintage pattern called "Pretty Petals Potholder" #9378 from "The Complete Book of Crochet", The Spool Cotton Company....1946 pattern. I am also still working on the daisy doily but keep getting distracted by other projects...LOL!

Yard sale doily

I washed my five cent yard sale doily and it is now fairly clean, couple of spots still dark. But I think it is sweet....that's a quarter beside it to show you how small it is!

I made a doily!

My pictures didn't come out very well, the doily is really white. This is a charted pattern from one of those magazines I bought at a yard sale last year, Magic Crochet Dec 1990, No. 69. The pattern is Contentment by Fujiko Takagi. I didn't post any earlier pictures because I was making it as a surprise gift for mom. I am slowly getting used to charted patterns, but this was challenging for me. I have never made a doily before and probably should have picked an easier pattern LOL!