Updated Doily - Crochet a Doily for Your Wall!
It was time for an adventure in thread crochet. Other than a simple bookmark, I’d never experimented with the tiny-scale thread crochet, until I saw this doily pattern. It uses size 3 crochet thread instead of the smaller size 10, and a slightly larger hook. Made in black, and in this larger scale, this is far from the doilies of our grandparents. (= I haven’t found the right frame or canvas yet, but this is going to make a great wall hanging. Try it out - and just know that you can block it in the end to even out the tension. This photo shows that process: pin the finished work to a surface (an old cork board in my case) in the shape that you desire, then spray with a water and allow to dry. When the work is removed it will retain the shape you pin it in. This makes your tension inaccuracies much less noticeable.
Pattern from: Crochet Today June/July
3 Comments
- ~cat replied:
Soooo pretty. I love that it has an eight pointed wheel in the middle - very appropriate for me. I might have to try my hand at this one!
December 23rd, 2007 at 1:56 pm. Permalink.
- amy replied:
I love this! I would love to make this…. are the directions available?
January 26th, 2008 at 8:27 pm. Permalink.
- » Crochet Doiley Update Knit or Go Home replied:
[...] very happy with it - and it looks much better than when covered with pushpins, as pictured in the earlier post. I will for sure be making this [...]
February 19th, 2008 at 10:37 pm. Permalink.