Doily CAL

[sammimag]

Anyone else making doilies for gifts this year and need some help to get them done? I do :)

I have one I need to take a rest on because I had to frog back some. I need to finish that one and another to be done by Sept 9th for a friends birthday.

Currently I am working on Cappuccino by Patricia Kristoffersen. I 'm using an size 6 steel hook and #10 Cebelia in Dk Blue.

Doily #2 will be a French Vanilla and I will be using #10 Opera in Wood Violet

I'm not sure what I am doing for the next few doilies yet as they will be for my MIL and for my Dad and his wife for xmas gifts this year. I might also make some for my nieces but not sure they will really appreciate them or not.

If want to join just grab your hook :hook, some thread and a cuppa something and join me:)

[sunrisedq]

I just finished a doily (FOR ME):manyheart ha ha. I hardly ever make for me. It is called warm spell I did it in #10 natural size 7 hook. it was different thats why I wanted to make it. It's been a while since Ive made any and am kinda hooked again.;) I was thinking of making one for my mom for christmas her NEW kitchen will be ready by Oct. I was thinking a table topper or runner. any suggestions??:think She's hard to find something to make for because she has everything she wants and needs for nothing. One year I made her a pineapple afghan and she has never used it it's packed away in a closet somewhere. :eek

[angel]

If I ever finish my current project, I'll be up for doily making (I'll try, anyway) :) I've bought a hook and some thread for a simple pattern I have so I might start on Sunday.

-- Michelle

[ChainOFools]

I'm in on this one, sister!! I've become addicted to doilies since making my first a few weeks ago...I'm going to try making this doily (http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/PinkPineapple.html)next because I just fell in love with it after seeing MimiFl's version (http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=32564)of it in the thread show and tell!

No one I know uses doilies, so I can't say I'll be making it as a gift, so I guess it's just for me :D I'm not sure when I can start though because I have so much on my plate right now (don't we all!) but I'll be checking here regularly to see everyone's progress!

[AuntDebbie]

:cheer I have a doily I need to finish and a gazzillion more I want to do!! I am in. I just finished a tribute to trish. I am working on garnet grandier from Crochet! I am doing it in butter yellow. the cable rounds are taking forever! I took a break on it while I finished tribute to trish. that one was for a swap. the garnet grandier is for me! then I want to do some PK doilies. I have the doilies with a twist book. are these doilies difficult?

[grandkids]

I am in for this one. At the present time I have four doilies that I am making. Some are out of the Coffee "N" Cream Doilies book, and some are out of the "Extra Speacial Doilies" book. I will post pictures as soon as I can. I love making doilies:cheer :cheer :cheer

[sammimag]

Oh good! Some company :hook

I finished Cappuccino in Coffee-n-Cream and have just started on French Vanilla which I need to finish in 2 weeks for a friends b-day. Which should be doable if I can get 2-3 rows done a day right?

I'll post pictures soon.

[AuntDebbie]

most definitely! :-)

[grandkids]

I am working on the Espresso in the Coffee N Cream. I am doing in Hunter green. It is for a friend of mine who has a new house and her walls in her diningroom are hunter green. They are so pretty.

[sammimag]

I got over a horrid cold this weekend so I was able to start on the French Vanilla by PK.

I am on row #12 with only 17 more rows to go. Yippee. I think I will finish this with plenty of time to spare.

[AuntDebbie]

I am glad you are feeling better...

[Butterfly04]

I would love to join this cal yesterday I bought The Best of Patricia Kristoffersen doily book and I am very excited to jump right in and begin. :cheer

[sammimag]

I would love to join this cal yesterday I bought The Best of Patricia Kristoffersen doily book and I am very excited to jump right in and begin. :cheer

Yeah more company :)

I just finished my latest PK Doily and blocked it as well as another one I had finished earlier. So I have birthday and housewarming gifts done! I have one more doily I need to start for a surprise and then it's on to the ones for Christmas gifts.

I'll get pictures posted soon of my finished doilies.

Hows everyone else's progress?

[renegade]

Hi all, as soon as I located my books, I'll join up this CAL. I started a doily several weeks ago, and then packed everything away (since I just moved). I found my thread and hooks today, but still haven't located the pattern books. Oh well, I only have about 60 more boxes to unpack... :lol

[Brandybuck]

Mind if I join in? I'm working on my first doily, and I definitely need the wherewithal to finish! *lol* It's fairly simple, but it's too small...I'm thinking about adding on extra rows but I'm not quite sure how to go about it. I think I can get the inspiration I need right here!

[darski]

So how would it sit if I were working on a doily "pattern" but using yarn (arthritis - no dexterity for threads)

I find great filet patterns and such and do them in yarn to make lapghan centres. These and hats are my refuge from the Window thingy but don't tell ladybird or I'll have to write on the board one hundred times ..After the Window..

[grandkids]

Here is one of the Doilies that I have been working on. It is out of the Leisure Arts book titled Extra-Special Doilies. The name of the particular one That I did is "Exquisite"

(This is clickable)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/th_DSC003291.jpg (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/DSC003291.jpg)

Also here is a candle drape that I made.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/th_101_0224.jpg (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/101_0224.jpg)

[nss]

:cheer Grandkids,:clap those are just beautiful!!
I've never heard of a candle drape,who knew??
Wonderful work on both:yes
Can't you post those also on the Threadcrochet show and tell,,,thread?
ha
Very nice,thanks for sharing;)

[cozyhomelife]

I also have become afflicted with the DOILY FLU, and now spend hours everyday studying the patterns in pictures of doilies. Don't miss this repeat of a special doily pattern by Carole Alexander from "Talking Crochet" newsletter. She is repeating it by special request, but I don't know how long it will stay up, since the newsletter came out Aug 23:

http://promotions.drgnetwork.com/newsletters/talkingcrochet/pages/TCNL2406_patt.html

If the link doesn't work, just go to www.anniesattic.com and click on NEWSLETTERS in the left frame. :)

[renegade]

Linda, they're both beautiful! I haven't bought that book, although I've eyed it several times and may someday buy it. I still haven't found my pattern books...

[sammimag]

Hi all,

I am so glad to see some new CAL members :) Yeah:hook

I think we all need to send Renee some pattern finding energy so she can join us as soon as possible.:remember:remember:remember

I think many doily patterns would look fine in yarn. I know someone (virtually) who likes to make what she calls doilyghans.

[sammimag]

This is the French Vanilla Doily by Patricia Kristoffersen which I will give to my friend tonight. I get to go out w/o the kids and eat some yummy mediterranean food. I need a break!


http://static.flickr.com/89/237705427_2dfe894dc1_s.jpghttp://static.flickr.com/79/237705488_9340bbd19e_s.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammimag/237705488/in/set-72157594202928331/)

#10 thread Opera - wood violet - #6 steel hook

[renegade]

I think we all need to send Renee some pattern finding energy so she can join us as soon as possible.:remember:remember:remember
----------
Hey Samantha, it worked, I found my patterns last night! :cheer

I had some time to start putting away my books (I have around 40 more boxes to unpack) and found my patterns in a random box with other stuff. I foresee some doily making in my near future. In truth, I started one, so I'll just need to finish that one up. And my crafts room is basically done, so no excuses now (except all those boxes that refuse to unpack themselves).

[renegade]

Okay, about 2 months ago, I bought an AA's book called Easy One Day Doilies. It's such a pretty book, with lots of pretty doilies in it. Before I packed up my life, I had started one called Flower Wheel. Well, last night, I pulled that bad boy out and started to work on it again. It's a simple pattern, but looks really pretty. Here's the funny part: I haven't crocheted in so long (I had about a 6 week break) that I could only do 1.5 rounds, and then my hands got really tired. But I'm 2/3 of the way through, so I should be able to finish it up in the next week or so.

[cozyhomelife]

I had to go check and see if I had the book, but I didn't. I have so many with similar type ideas about "mini" or "quick" doilies, that I wasn't sure. My son and his lady are arriving in town sometime tonight. So the past week has been shoveling yarn and strange things into the garage and of course, keeping everything as best as I can with fibromyalgia while they are here. No time for my hobbies until they leave.... well, if I get an anxiety attack, it is always a good time for them, because it is the only thing that keeps me from wigging out! ha, ha, will have a wonderful time seeing them again. More doilies coming after their visit, FOR SURE!

[Butterfly04]

Hi everyone I am excited about the CAL I am half way finish with my first Doily. It is hard for me to work with such a small needle and thread I had to rip out and start over about 5 times before I got the hang of it. now I am hooked on Doilies.

[cozyhomelife]

When I went back to work on a piece of filet crochet that I had started years ago, and had not done any crocheting since, I had to actually do a small practice piece because I had to get used to holding the thread and keeping my tension again. I made a rose filet bookmark, which is actually way big for bookmark, but a perfect size for practice. After doing that, I no longer felt awkward and felt at home with thread. I have 3 or 4 blue flowers to finish on a motif mat I'm working on, and I need to do it before I let time pass and my guage changes and they don't match, but this is a busy week. Maybe I can squeeze in one while resting just to keep my hands in practice.

[sammimag]

I'm on row 13 of "Cafe Au Lait" for my dad and his wife. I'm doing it in I think Ecru or and offwhite, #10 Opera Thread.

I am making an Irish Crochet Lace and Brugges Lace combo in #20 thread. I'm doing a design from Crochet Lace through Pictures. It's an out of print book I picked up recently (Lori / homeburrough recommended it) I highly recommend it too especially if you want to challenge yourself with finer thread.

This will be for my MIL and her husband who has some Irish heritage. I hope they appreciate the work in this. All the ends to work in because there are 36 elm leaf motifs! I have done 5 so far. Working with #20 thread is very slow and I am used to crocheting fairly quickly. If this doesn't teach me patience I will never learn :P

[cozyhomelife]

Along with every color I could get of the #10 thread, I did buy a couple in 20 and 30, in white or ecru to play with and see if my brain/eyes could handle it. I will be giving it a try afterwhile, for now, I'm just getting back into the #10, because I was away from hobbies for a long time.

[FadedBlue]

Mind if I join? I've only ever finished a small little practice doily and I think that was with size 3. Last year I decided to make filet name doilies for a bunch of the family but didn't finish them so didn't give them out...hopefully this year! About a month ago I started a doily that is 60 rounds and supposed to be 30 inches across. (Is that still considered a doily?? What was I thinking?!?) I'm determined to finish this bad boy, I only have about 11 rounds left to do! It's gotten so big that it takes me at least an hour to do a round so I really need some encouragement with that one. ALSO my hubby's aunt wants me to make six 7 inch doilies in black for her sons room and two 12 inch doilies for her kitchen. What have I gotten myself into?? Maybe after all that I'll finally be able to make the ones from the Leisure Arts book Extra Special Doilies that I've been really wanting to make. ...Don't even get me started on all the yarn WIPS I also have. I seriously need to join this CAL!!

[cozyhomelife]

Hey, Faded Blue, you are making a doily that has reached the size of being able to call itself a "centerpiece"! Is it an online pattern? If so, what's the link? Do you know the name of it, and if it's from a mag, we might have the mag, which one/issue/date/number? :)
I know a lot of people were making the Between Meals Centerpiece, and I will, too, but have a lot of smaller projects I want to cut my teeth on first!

[FadedBlue]

Yes, the Between Meals Centerpeice is the one I'm working on. I don't know why I didn't say that to begin with:think.

[cozyhomelife]

You are a lot braver than me! I'll do it, just not for awhile!

[grandkids]

Here are a couple of doilies that I have recently finished.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/th_doilyfromlindahill83020061.jpg (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/doilyfromlindahill83020061.jpg) http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/th_DSC003291.jpg (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/DSC003291.jpg)
[/URL]

This is another doily that I finished just a little while back it is one of my favorites!!

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/th_101_0130.jpg (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/DSC003291.jpg) http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/th_101_0136-1.jpg (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/101_0136-1.jpg)

[URL="http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/101_0136-1.jpg"] (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/12angels/Doilies/101_0136-1.jpg)

[sammimag]

Linda,

Your doilies look fantastic!

Do you have any tricks to share to complete PK's Expresso Doily (the green one) I did that one too and it puckered. I want to make it again but avoid puckering.

What book is the pink one from?

[Notuswind]

I'm in if you all are still working on this :) currently i'm just finishing this pattern (borrowed link from someone else's site as i can't locate the leaflet at Annie's any longer):

http://www.rexie.com/rexie/Doilies/PassingFancy.jpg

only mine is blue and yellow as opposed to purple and white. i'll be making a matching pair for my lamp tables and will post pics once i'm done with the first. good luck everyone!

fyi - it's the passing fancy pattern from house of white birches a touch of color doilies
size 10 hook and using grandma's best size 10 m. cotton

UPDATE: I just completed this doily and am starting on its twin. :) If you'd like to see my finished project, I've posted it on my blog.

[grandkids]

Samantha, thanks so much for your comments. I really appreciate it. As for as the green doily I didn't have any problem with it trying to pucker, maybe you might try to crochet a little loser or with a little larger hook. The peach doily is from Leaisure Arts book called"Extra-Special Doilies and the particular name of that doily is "Extravagant". I have done quite a few doilies out of that book and I think they are all such pretty patterns.

[cozyhomelife]

Linda, your doilies look great and I especially love the green one with the 'floating' star look in the center. I know you named a doily in a subsequent post, but it wasn't clear if you were referring to that one or not. It would be great if everyone would give the name of their doilies and the source when they share them, because we always want to know!

[Hounddog]

Linda your doilies are so pretty - good job
Darlene

[grandkids]

I just wanted to thank you all for your lovely comments and to let the ones that wanted to know where the patterns came from. The green one is out of the Leisure Arts book Coffee 'N' Cream and the name of the doily is "Espresso" and the white one is out of the Leisure Arts book Extra-Special Doilies and the name of it is "Exquiste" and the peach one is out of the same book and the name of it is "Extravagant" Bless you all!!!!

[FadedBlue]

Those are so pretty! I have the Extra-Special Doilies book and can't wait til I have the time to make them.

[sammimag]

I wanted to give everyone a heads up. Coffee 'N' Cream is out of print but you can still get copies used on ebay. I did recently. Maybe some stores still have some old ones on the shelves? All the designs in it are by Patricia Kristoffersen.

[cozyhomelife]

OUCH! Thanks for telling us that! I don't believe I've ever seen that one around the stores here. Back to stalking ebay (hee, hee, I live there anyway!)

[ChainOFools]

I've been following this thread since the first although I was pretty busy and not able to work on my doily for a few weeks. Everyone's doilies are so pretty! :manyheart

I was finally able to get one done, there is a picture of it and details on my blog, you can see it here (http://byhookorbycrook.blogspot.com/2006/09/driven-to-abstraction.html).

I was inspired to try this by MimiFL's version of the doily pattern found on the celt site, the pattern link is here (http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/PinkPineapple.html).

Thanks for looking, and keep up the good work everyone! :hook

[sammimag]

Kiki,

Your doily is beautiful :)

I just bought Extra Special Doilies by Mary West because I just love the one I have seen here. (I used a 1/2 off coupon from Michael's)

Annie's' Attic has some PK doily books on sale. I'm finding it difficult to resist buying them but I should because we are broke.

Anyone have some doilies to share? I have 1.5 rows left to do on my current doily.

[cozyhomelife]

Kiki - you do a marvelous job, it is just beautiful!

[grandkids]

Kiki, your doily is so pretty you have done such a wonderful job on it. :clap :cheer

[cozyhomelife]

I wanted to give everyone a heads up. Coffee 'N' Cream is out of print but you can still get copies used on ebay. I did recently. Maybe some stores still have some old ones on the shelves? All the designs in it are by Patricia Kristoffersen.

I got me a copy from Ebay, now just have to wait for it to arrive. Thanks so much for alerting us to it being out of print :)

[sammimag]

Finally! I had to frog my most recent doily, Cafe- au Lait by PK, at least 3-4 times in the same dang rows I kept missing a stitch. I finished it tonight all except weaving in the ends and the blocking.

Now on to tackle the Irish crochet elm leaves. Only 3 more to go to finish the center ring. Then 28 more after that. :eek I can do it. I can do it.

I just might start on one of the doilies in Extra Special Doilies.

[sammimag]

:yay Celebrate :yay Hope it gets to you soon so you can start :hook
I got me a copy from Ebay, now just have to wait for it to arrive. Thanks so much for alerting us to it being out of print :)

[cozyhomelife]

Samantha - all those leaves, my goodness! I can't wait to see it when you are done! If I had my book I'd be able to check out what your doing already!
I've just spend a little time trying to sort my haul from Ebay, my goodness, I have more than one person could ever make already, and more still coming! (Yippeeee!!!!)

[FadedBlue]

OMG! How do you people whip these things out so fast?!? And they're all so beautiful too!

Maybe it would help if I didn't have at least 10 other projects I'm working on too:think

[sammimag]

So how many times do you frog while making a doily?

It's rare if I don't frog at least once because I missed a stitch somewhere. If I am double checking my work as I go along I usually don't have to frog back too far.

Last night was the worst! I was just getting a recent frog corrected and noticed a mistake several rows back :eek So I went from row 25 something back to row 15. :P

I will persevere. :hook

Any doilies on your hook right now? The one I am working on is Exclusive by Mary Werst.

[darski]

I was just wondering if nay of you have seen or tried this doily:

http://www.geocities.com/mwillsondesigns/Free/Gilariver.html

It is beautiful but I can't quite figure out what she means to do with the Rdc (reverse double crochet) If you've done it could you explain it (in words of one syllable obviously :D :hook )

[sammimag]

I can't quite figure out what she means to do with the Rdc (reverse double crochet) If you've done it could you explain it (in words of one syllable obviously :D :hook )

I'm not familiar with that doily.

The directions say the following:

Rdc: Yo, insert hook in next sp to the right, complete as a dc.

So instead of going to the left you will move to the right/backwards.

[cozyhomelife]

I was just wondering if nay of you have seen or tried this doily:

http://www.geocities.com/mwillsondesigns/Free/Gilariver.html

It is beautiful but I can't quite figure out what she means to do with the Rdc (reverse double crochet) If you've done it could you explain it (in words of one syllable obviously :D :hook )

Yea, what the person ahead of me said. You insert your hook in the row beneat to the right, instead of left. Here's a video in which it appears she does an extra chain stitch first, although it isn't mentioned in the instructions, so I guess it is the chain one to turn the row, which is weird because she is already going backward. They should have mentioned it:
http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?content_id=17
If you click on this link, it will take you to their library of stitches :)
http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?cat_id=3&type_id=S

[darski]

I tried to do that as you would a Rsc and it went nowhere. I also tried a way so that I could get the dc made but it was basically just an awkward way to work a usual dc. I'll keep trying I guess.

[cozyhomelife]

This may be info that is overlooked: Pay attention to which direction the yarn is being pulled thru from the back in the black and white picture on this link:

http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa112997.htm

[darski]

I am actuall quite good at making the Crab stitch-> reverse SC.

It is this reverse Double Crochet that I find challenging. I kept practicing and it is very ugly and bulky. the Crab stitch is a much nicer stitch for my money. Thanks for trying though. We do help each other where we can. :)

[sammimag]

How are your doilies going?

I've bailed on the irish crochet doily for now. I was feeling frustrated with the joining so I need to get more clear how to do that. So I'm making Exquisite from Extra-Special Doilies instead for my MIL.

I plan to get back to the irish doily after the holidays when the time pressure is off.

[Debbi-a1]

Spider Web Doily (http://www.anniesattic.com/free_pattern_day/printer.html) in the free pattern today (10-12) from Annies Attic.