two doilies

[shelbyro]

Here's a picture of the August 2003 (http://www.denisecrochets.com/vacation-sands.html) doily I just made for my sister:
http://img57.exs.cx/img57/3231/august1.jpg

and 2 pix of the watermelon doily from the latest issue of "Country Woman" magazine:
http://img62.exs.cx/img62/8687/wm1.jpghttp://img63.exs.cx/img63/4152/wm2.jpg

The watermelon's supposed to have, like, 75 daisy stitch black seeds sewn on, but I decided that since I had to end off every one (because the black thread was showing through the crochet on the back), mine would be a seedless watermelon!

[Julie]

Michelle, great job!! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/clap.gif" /> The watermelon is wonderful, it makes me think of my grandmother who had tons of watermelon doilies for years. Not sure why particularly, but she loved them.

[rebeccav]

michelle - first of all, you can't get better than a seedless watermelon :bounce sooo cute!

that square doily is FABULOUS!!!!:clap :cheer :clap

[RachelG]

I love both! :clap (That seedless watermelon was a good idea. I wouldn't relish the idea of tying off and on all of those times, either!)

[shelbyro]

Thanks everyone!

I am thoroughly enjoying making doilies out of thread for some archaic reason--my toddlers crack themselves up throwing them around the room like frisbees.:<>

Oh well, as long as their hands are clean before they chuck them.....

[rebeccav]

i love it that you are relaxed with your kids. i'm that way too.... my mother would have a heart attack if we would have (or my children) do something like that in front of hter :faint

you sound like a great mom! :hug

[Tiffany]

Beautiful work, Michelle! :)

:blush One day I'm going to get through a post without confusing you two! :fluffy

[Donna]

:clap Excellent, Michelle! :cheer

[MommaChelle]

Those are great Michelle!!

[shelbyro]

Thanks again, everybody.

and that's ok Tiff, there always seems to be lots of "Michelle"s wherever I am, so I knew who you meant!

Thank for the parenting praise, rebecca--my motto is "pick your battles," and as long as the doilies end up in their regular homes (clean) at the end of the play day, I'm ok with it.
:rollin

[4PJ]

It all gives me inspiration to continue on the doily that I have stalled on! Great job on the square and watermelon doily! And what a neat SAFE 'indoor' activity-(shelbyro's post!) I would never have thought (of course my kids are older, but...)you could make all kind in their favorite colors! :rollin

[kimcbirney]

Gorgeous doiles! The watermelon one is especially cool! :clap :woohoo

[purple]

I like your doilys you did a good job I really like the first one. ..... I am into doilys now as well and crocheting :knit working on them in between 5 other projects.

I am still learning to use this board its very different.

We need a crochet smiley as this one knits:knit
after all this is ~~~crochetville~~~

[RachelG]

I know...we definitely need a crocheting one... although we'd have to take a poll about whether the emoticon used the pencil hold or the knife hold! :frog I don't think anybody on this board makes emoticons, or we would have already talked them into making one for us. :wink

If you have any questions about this forum or how to navigate around, don't hesitate to ask in the "Off Crochet Topic" section and we'll be glad to answer.

Rachel
www.crochetpatterncentral.com (http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com)

[purple]

Thanks Rachel! I hold my crochet hook the knife way. Always have always will. I truley believe the pencil way gives you more wrist pain My aunt has crochet many years and holds her crochet hook the pencil way and has many problems with her wrist. I hold mine the knife way and have no problems after all these years.

Why not make 2 crochet smileys one each holding the crochet hook I really dont think it would show how the smiley is holding the hook. As long as the smiley is holding 1 hook is all that matters and of course gotta have yarn!

[RachelG]

I hold mine the knife way too. I have friends that crochet "pencil style"--I just can't see how they do it!

Rachel
www.crochetpatterncentral.com (http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com)

[mythunderbird]

hi i hold my hook the "knife" way also. another name for it is the european way. i have a friend who is from france and she said that is how all the woman over there hold their hooks. must be a good way as i have been doing it for over 40 years and no problems with Carpel Tunnel or anything. glad to know i am not alone!!!! :clap i just joined this forum a few weeks ago and am still learning how to navigate my way through it!!!!LOL::bang hope you all are having a great day the doilies are beautiful :D! vicki:))

[Kathleen]

Beautiful Doilies!!!

Knife hold

[shelbyro]

Thank you everyone!