Irish Rose (motif)

[Katchkan]

I have been doing a crochet along with another group. Working on doing a old motif pattern. Believe me it was a Challenge as the pattern was as clear as mud. Actually almost had to rewrite the whole thing. But the results are worth it. The motif is done in size 80 thread that is worked over three strands of size 10 thread. ( Called a Padding cord ) the motif measures 3 and 3/4 inches across and is made up of 5 pieces. Just thought I would share with you the results. I do love the Irish Crochet.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a219/Katchkan/S_RoseFinalMotif.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a219/Katchkan/S_Roseparts.jpg

[Linda]

That is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!

[RachelG]

Ohhhhh wow!!! I love it in white...I can just imagine it in so many different colors on so many different things... :clap

[Donna]

That's incredible!

[faithpa76]

WOW! That is absolutely gorgeous!

[CorinneM]

WOW!!!!!!:clap
What beautiful work.

[Me&P]

:faint WOW.

[aglarannaelf]

Wow! I'm pretty ambitious when it comes to trying complicated patterns, but I don't think I'd want to try that! LOL :) Very nice!

[froggy]

GORGEOUS!:) Excellent work!

[123mama]

Very pretty.:manyheart


sondra

[wendyb532]

It is beautiful.

Wendyb532

[sunshine1977]

Kathy - your skills with Irish crochet absolutely amaze me!!:nworthy How beautiful!! One of these days, I am gonna have to sit down and figure out how to do it...for now, I can't even fiture out the Midnight Swan bookmark!LOL Keep up the great work!

Laurie:hook

[ullafr]

Dear Kathy

So so so so many:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap What a beauty you have made.
Good pictures showing how you have done.

Ulla

[diamond]

WOW!WOW!WOW!WOW! That is gorgeous!!! I absolutely :manyheart it!!

[monael]

OMG! It is incredibly beautiful! Did you write down what you did? I would love to try it as I am hoping to move on to Irish Crochet and that motif has captured my interest. You did such a great job! :flower

[crochetdiva]

Simply stunning. What alot of work.:eek

[crochetaddict033]

:eek I think I'm going to pass out. :faint That is so so gorgeous and I absolutely :manyheart it. I admire your work and love seeing everything you do. Really. :nworthy :nworthy :nworthy I would so love to have one of those but do not have the talent with thread to pull that off. You are just....so very talented. Beautiful. Whoever gets that (if it isn't for yourself) is very lucky.

[Kevspepper]

It's totally amazing!:clap I couldn't imagine doing that!

[MarvieN]

Size 80.... isnt that like sewing thread? That's just gorgeous!

[swapnae]

Beautiful! That must need amazing eyesight and special lighting to make, as well as steady hands!

[LibiLou]

Oh my! that is incredibly beautiful. What awesome work you do..

[dixieredhead]

WOOHOO! Simply amazing! I so look forward to seeing your creations!:cheer

[Tobydog]

That is so incredibly beautiful. You have talent and a lot of patience. I could never do that. :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

Tobydog

[klouised]

:eek:drool:drool:drool:droolWOW! I love that flower.

[threeolivemartini]

absolutely amazing !

[Katiern]

Wow...I love your work!!

[crochetrae]

Truly gorgeous. Now is each individual piece sewn on separately?

Susan

[momofgmd]

Beautiful! :U I have really enjoyed seeing the things you make.

[mimicat]

Your efforts truly paid off, its soooo beautiful!!!

[jaclim]

Wow, Kathy! Another one of your gorgeous creations! :manyheart I think you already have lots of fans here. :lol Like Kristina, I'm one of your greatest fans. I'll be watching out for more of your wonderful Irish crochet and hope to try it someday.:hook

[divaborn]

I can't even find the words...SPEECHLESS!!! How outrageously beautiful is that!

Great job! I would be so intimidated...

[AshEgypt]

Holy cow woman! That's gorgeous! :eek

:frog

[Jewels]

wow!!

[Mel2nsluvsCrochet]

Absolutely Divine!!!! Irish Crochet is beautiful work and you really made it more so! Thank you for sharing!

[elicrochet]

Another beautiful piece you have done!! :c9 Outstanding !:cheer

[bubblefizz]

Another WOW :yay that is just GORGEOUS :yay :yay :yay
i couldnt imagine how you worked with that size of thread :eek a size 10 for me is as far as i go :lol
Well done Kathy :cheer :clap :cheer

[sissymamma]

Absolutely beautiful, Kathy! :manyheart Great work! :tup

[TXyarnelf]

Beautiful! Way too difficult for me.:(

[marymac]

I am truly amazed with that piece! Have never seen anything like it, and it sounds complicated! You did an excellent job with it! :yes

[sakkara]

WOW!!! Beautiful:)

[Julie]

Gosh Kathy, that is gorgeous!! :clap

[yarncat]

Wow,Kathy,it looks so real!!

[vhanna26]

Outstanding work.:flower It's gorgeous.

[Bellisima]

Great Gadzooks, Batman is THAT gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing it....all I can say is WOW

[Burgandy]

WOW! That looks more sculpted than crocheted, simply amazing!
:clap

[dennymare]

WOWSERS I bow down to your patience and skill. :cheer It is absolutely gorgeous.

Mary

[winstongang]

Wow! That is gorgeous!!:cheer

Megan

[BonnieCrochets]

:nworthy:nworthy:nworthy wow

[Janie]

Now, THAT, is positively incredible!!! I've never seen anything like it! You are a very talented crocheter and a very patient person. I can't imagine working with size 80 thread. I just completed my first real project in size 10.

Gorgeous!

[Carol]

Unbelievably gorgeous. I bow to your talent and patience.

And your comments about the cording might have solved a problem I've been having with a thread project of my own... Thanks!

Beautiful work!

[Nuuriell]

Beautiful work, Kathy! I've been working on a bit of Irish crochet lately (among other things. >.< So many WiPs. XD ). I'd love to know where you got the pattern, if I may.

I think I can speak for the rest of the board, as you've seen, in saying that you are very, very talented, and your work speaks volumes.

Keep up the good work, and may all your projects become FPs and not stay WiPs. ^_^

Nuu ^_^

[Katchkan]

Thank you everyone for all the lovely comments. You could turn a girls Ladies Old Girls Old ladies head.
To answer a few of the questions posed by various people.
The original pattern can be obtained at http://www.enfys.dsl.pipex.com/ic.htm (http://www.enfys.dsl.pipex.com/ic.htm) It is in the Sara Hadley 1911 lace maker. its the motif number 45. Good luck with deciphering it. The pattern books are a free download.

The link has been changed to http://www.enfys.dsl.pipex.com/antiqueirish.htm

If you get fustrated Pm me and I will send you a copy of My version of the rose. I'm just not going to put it our for public consumption. Not sure how the other group would feel and I definitely don't want to step on anyones toes or break etiquette.
The Rose itself is now adorning a hat of mine. Looks great on it. I almost put it on a Red Hat. Since I now quailify for the Red hat /Purple dress club. But not quite ready for that yet. So its on the hat I wear with my ten cent dress. Next time we have the camera out I will try and remember to have DH get a picture of it.He does my photo work for me. I take horrible pictures.
Thanks once again, You know how to make someone feel worthwhile.

[lakota85usa]

I do love the Irish Crochet.

Kathy, Your Crocheting is gorgeous. I hope you don't mind my asking but I have been falling in love with Irish Crochet and am clueless as to where to begin. Do you have any recommendations, hopefully online sources that teach or show you how to Irish Crochet?

Thanks a million beforehand.
Pam

[CountryCrochet]

WOW I'm speechless! That is beautiful.

[Katchkan]

Kathy, Your Crocheting is gorgeous. I hope you don't mind my asking but I have been falling in love with Irish Crochet and am clueless as to where to begin. Do you have any recommendations, hopefully online sources that teach or show you how to Irish Crochet?

I am self taught on the Irish Crochet. I picked up a old Priscilla book on irish crochet years ago that was in pieces. But there was enough there to get me hooked. Of course I own a better copy now. As far as a first book I found the priscilla one to be the most informative on the methods. Just remember the termology is different and it can sometime be a puzzle on what they are trying to say.
As far as I know there is not really good books to teach the art of this. Except the old ones. You are in luck as there is a group of Irish Crochet lovers that you can get moral support from and advice.And free copies of the old patterns. I belong to it, but don't get to participate much as my time is limited and I have to choose where to put my time. Crocheting or talking crochet. I have chosen this site Crochetville as my touch point with the rest of the crochet world as it is so easy to follow along even when I am busy crocheting. So I can do both. But if you go to the link I am posting on the Irish Crochet page is a link to that group.
http://www.enfys.dsl.pipex.com/antiqueirish.htm
Hope you find this helpful as I am a great advocate of irish crochet and want to encourage anyone who wants to try their hand at it.

[vernzap]

Amazing as always! :manyheart

[smyz64]

Beautiful. I have never had the guts to try Irish crochet just due to the cording.

[diamond]

Simply gorgeous although there is nothing simple about it!!!!

[FelixLake]

That is so great! You did a wonderful job.

[lovingmommy]

that is really pretty, looks like a lot of work, but well worth it!!! it came out really pretty!!!

[jeng]

oh wow!!! really beautiful!!!:yay

[Gran]

I've just seen this glorious blossom. How very exquisite it is.

[Arminab]

What a knockout!!! It's just Gorgeous!!! I could never do something like this, and I admire your wonderful talent!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!!

[Mrs. Principal]

WOW! That is so pretty itself and I can just picture what a great accent it could be on many other items.

[wyldflrs]

That is just gorgeous!! :manyheart

[funkyreporter]

That is AMAZING! I have been wanting to try Irish crochet and bought a pattern book which caused me to give it a big 'Huh?' :think

I cannot believe you made that! WOW!!!! :woo

My patterns are for a rose :rose and also some butterflies:dragonfly - I had these grand ideas of making a little shadowbox of butterflies in Irish crochet... yeah, that'll happen:rolleyes

[QueenOfCrochet]

Wow! :cheer What beautiful work, I don't think it's something I would try. How long did it take you to make? :manyheart

[Katchkan]

Wow! :cheer What beautiful work, I don't think it's something I would try. How long did it take you to make? :manyheart All together it took about a week and a half. Only because I kept having to rework it as the pattern instructions were oh so off. What I ended up doing was so different than the original instructions it wasn't funny. But I finally got it where it looked like the picture of the motif. It was a real challenge piece. It now adornes a hat I have. Someday I will do another in a rose colored tatting thread. Or maybe sewing thread.

[kathome]

As always, I bow to the master. :nworthy

[Deb]

oh my GOSH! gorgeous! :cheer I'm definitely in AWE of your talent.

Definitely!

[shella85222]

Very pretty.:hook

[ibbabs2u]

Stunning!!!!!

[Qmare]

There are no words to fully describe my reaction to this. My mouth is hanging open! It's is simply amazing!

[laureni526]

Wow, your work is exquisite. Thank you for the inspiration.:yay

[purlycues]

Omg Absolutely stuning!!!!

[SDmom]

That is so cool!

[pegaso]

Beautiful flower. I love Irish crochet!

[nevadamama]

Unbelievable!!! It's beautiful! How will you use it?

[crochetmama]

Kathy, I just saw that you posted this way back in August of last year, so I never saw it as I didn't join Crochetville until later. I'm glad that somehow it jumped up to the present again. The flower is beautiful. That circle part in the middle is just so perfectly round! I love how you showed the anatomy of the flower too. You are just such a wonderful inspiration! :cheer :hook :manyheart

[Roli]

I think Kathy's not here anymore...:(

[Carla J]

Kathy,

As I was going through some of the old postings in different show and tell categories, I came across this one you did. The flower and workmanship are absolutly stunning. I applaud your talent as a fellow crocheter as well as a superior designer. Thank you for sharing your pictures. I am sorry that the links no longer work to view the pattern, but thank you for sharing. Totally awesome! Whatever this artwork adorns will be inhanced. :)

[eyrthmother1]

holy toledo!!! I think i need to pat around the floor to find my eyes my eyes, they popped out w/ amazement on that 1. awsome, just ......awsome.

Sandy

[TheLadyWind]

wow! so pretty!

[misssmaggie]

Beautiful !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[cher49]

lovely..

[barbstitches]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.

[algteacher]

Outstanding. Your beautiful work motivates me. Thank you.

[LadyT]

that is stunning!!!

[tralee]

Wow, that is amazing! Thank you for sharing.