Large, and I do mean large, pineapple doily! *Updated: pics of moms surprise*

[CraftyChristine]

I really cut it close this Mother's day gift wise! I started this pineapple doily (http://www.angelfire.com/folk/celtwich/LargePine.html) about three weeks ago and just finished it today. The pattern suggests size 30 thread, but I decided to use size 10 instead. The results were a 29 inch doily instead of an 18 inch doily! :eek

I'm very proud, as this is the largest thread project I've ever attempted. Hope my mom likes it!

More about my trials with this monster in my blog (http://hook-me-up.diaryland.com/050508_57.html).

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My mom completely fell in love with her doily, I'm so happy! She'd probably kill me if she knew I was posting pictures with her in "work clothes", but I had to show everyone the look of shock on her face (as well as my dads!)

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[jaclim]

WOW!!!! That's so beautiful and elegant!!!!! I'm sure your mom will be elated to receive such a gift!

[2goofy]

:cheer Beautiful!!

[Kimberly]

Wow!! That looks gorgeous! Congrats for sticking with it and finishing your "Demon Doily" as you labeled it in your blog!! I would have called it quits after 10 hours, let alone working on it for over 80 hours :eek You have every right to be very proud of it! It is beautiful and sure to be cherished by your mum!

[unicorn37757]

Wow, really pretty!:yay

[noonina]

Awesome!

[crochet mama]

Oh! That's so beautiful! :yay :hook

[Broncrochets]

That's beautiful! :manyheart It's sure to become a family heirloom.

Bron

[Terri/LadySorce]

I've seen that pattern before. But have been too afraid to attempt it.

Your's turned out AWESOME!!!!!

[faithpa76]

Wow that is absolutely gorgeous!!

[Stashaholic]

A friend of mine went the other way and did it in size 100 thread. It was stunning. I love this pattern regardless of what thread it's done in. Do it in a size 5 or 8 and you've got a table topper!

[123mama]

You did an awesome job on it. It is beautiful and your mom will :manyheart

[emeraldmoon]

I love that doily. I had made that in the size 10 too..lol..yes it is very large.. You did a wonderful job

[Katiern]

Love it!! it's awsome:cheer

[rddugan]

What an impressive doily - It's gorgeous! Congratulations :yay on finishing! Your mom will love it! Thanks so much for sharing the pattern!

[threeolivemartini]

very nice and impressive...

[MiCountess]

Beautiful :heart - Your Mom is one Lucky woman!
Michelle

[dennymare]

Beautiful doily. You did a wonderful job on it, your mom will :manyheart and cherish it forever.

Mary

[diamond]

Beautiful doily! I wish I had the nerve to even attempt one but they overwhelm me just looking at them. Kudos to you!

[The Shrone]

Truly stunning, outstanding, and incredibly fabulous! :clap
Your work is beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us!
~ Lori

[xantha]

That's gorgeous! I love it! And wow - HUGE! :manyheart

[Dalia]

GORGEOUS!!!:clap

[Swayde]

Awesome job! I know it can get tedious, but aren't you glad you finished it =) Hope your mom loves it! :c9

[sunshine1977]

Beautiful! I am thinking about attempting this, also with the larger thread...what size hook did you use??:hook

[yarnjunkie]

I absolutely love it!! Currently I have this crazed obsession with pineapple patterns. Great job, girl!!

[megan]

Wow! What an amazing doily; I'm sure your mom will love it.

[bythehook]

Gorgeous!

[Tiffany]

It is beautiful! What an amazing Mother's Day gift. :)

[NancyCA]

WOW! This is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! If your mom doesn't like it, I have a beautiful home for it right here!!! :clap

[mandycrochets]

That's beautiful! I haven't the patience for that, but I sure admire someone who does!

Wonderful work! :-)

Mandy

[sem464]

That is really pretty!:clap

[crochetrae]

Beautiful work! Those vintage patterns can be a little :think "challenging"! We've been spoiled by Leisure Arts instructions, I'm afraid. Very nice job!

Susan Rae

[MLLORF]

WOW!!!

That is soooooooooo pretty. If Mom isn't crazy about it I will play your Mom for a while.:yay

[CraftyChristine]

Sunshine, I used a size 9 hook on the doily.

Thanks to everyone for the compliments, they totally made my day along with my moms very gracious thank you!

[threeolivemartini]

your moms face says it all !!... that is priceless ..

[grammatrish]

that's gorgeous! love it!!!

[Samio]

OMG I think I would faint if someone made me that - it is absolutely gorgeous, spectacular, fantastic, splendid, super and I can't think of any other words to describe it

[jingles96]

What a lovely doily and I love your mom's surprise. She must be very pleased with the doily. :hook

[sunshine1977]

Thanks for the info about the needle size! So glad your Mom loved her gift - the pictures were great!

Can't wait to get started, but first I have to get some WIP's whittled down!

Laurie

[pixie]

The look on your mom's face is priceless! Not to mention the look on Dad's face too! :lol Beautiful job...that doily is magnificent!!! :clap

[Julie]

Christine that is absolutely stunning!! :yes Wow! And your parents look absolutely thrilled, thanks so much for sharing those pictures with us too! :clap

[crochetaddict033]

Wow!!! That is so so awesome! I loved seeing the look on your mom's face...priceless!!! It looks great, and you made her so happy!

[sugalily]

Wow!! That's very pretty and big!!

Great Job!

[faithpa76]

Your mom looks stunned!! That is just a lovely gift.

[CraftyChristine]

Sunshine, when you get started on this doily, don't let what I wrote in my blog discourage you lol. It really is a (mostly) easy pattern, just very tedious. The end results are definitely worth it though!

[charmingly_wicked]

It is really beautiful Christine! I recently have wanted to start doing doilies, bookmarks, snowflakes, etc. I have so many other things going on right now though. I also am doing a granny square afghan in size 10 cotton thread.
:think
At first, I was just going to do a square to see how the thread would look. Then I got the bright idea to do an afghan. I am starting my 3rd ball of cotton and it only measures 24" x 22". Of course I started it when I couldn't read patterns and only knew how to do a granny square.
But now I see all the wonderful things you can make with it, and I can't wait to get some patterns.
Thanks for being one of the people that inspire me!
:devil

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Really gorgeous:cheer

[Jewels]

awesome doily and I love that you captured her look of surprise and delight!

[sallymander]

Holy Moley......that doily is HUGE!!!! The look on your mom's face in the middle picture is priceless!!!! Nice job!!!

[vhanna26]

Great work and a beautiful doily. Your Mom really was thrilled by it.

I'm glad to see so much thread crochet lately!:hook

[Kathleen]

THe look on your mom's face is priceless! I'm sure I'd have that look too if someone gave me such a georgeous doily!

[craftybutterfly]

BEAUTIFUL!! the look on her face: priceless! :clap

[Knittykim]

:yay Just beautiful. You are very talented, and patient!!

[swapnae]

It's amazing, awesome...and very inspiring. Thanks for the pictures.

Swapna

[CraftyChristine]

Thanks to everyone for such nice comments :) I started having a hard time with it towards the end, just because I wanted to get it finished, but I'm so glad I did! My mom's reaction was really worth it!

[rebeccav]

beautiful:yay

[Julie]

I'm moving posts this morning and came across this one again. It just makes me smile. Great job Christine!

[yarncat]

Pretty,Christine!

[deneen]

Wow, that is absolutely beautiful! The look on your mother's face makes it all the trouble worth it!

[lovecrochet]

Wow that is big but it is so pretty love it. I bet she does too. i used crochet thread size ten on something too and it was way to big did not look right on what i made. but yours looks great did it take long time to make?

[csabers]

Somehow I missed your original post and have only just seen your doily. It is truly magnificent!

Thank you so much for posting those photos of your mom and dad. I was teary looking at them. You captured the moment so well! I bet these pictures make it all worthwhile, eh?

[klouised]

Christine, that has always been one of my favorite doily patterns. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing your mother's response. It's always great to see how people appreciate works-of-art. Your mother will always treasure this, even more since it came from you.

[jaclim]

Love the look on your parents' faces specially Mom's....... :-)))))))

[sylver]

what a gorgeous doily! Love the look on your moms face :D

[MorMonsen]

WOW! What a beautiful doily. You did a great job :)

[Mollys_Angels]

Beautiful... and a lot of work for sure... Hugs, Molly

[AshEgypt]

That is excellent! Such talent! :cheer

:frog

[stormy]

Whoa that's huge!!:eek But very beautiful! I just love pineapples!!;)

[goldi316]

I had seen this thread early on, before you added those wonderful pics of your mom's reaction. I am sooo glad they are reorganizing this section of the forum - I have missed so many of these wonderful posts! I am really happy I got to see this now. You did a fabulous job on that doily, and those pictures of your mom receiving it are a real treasure! Way to go Christine! :cheer

[DeAnna]

That is truly a work of art!

[lyrakristine]

WOW. It's beautiful and so inspiring!

Your mom and dad are adorable. :)

[Ladycrochat]

Stunning! I am absolutely SPEECHLESS.......there aren't enough words to describe it! Oh Thank you so much for sharing it with us:hug

[caitlinsmom]

So amazing. I love the look on your mom's face. Priceless:cheer

[christinacoghill]

Love your mom's expression! You did a great job, pat yourself on the back for this one!

[Mom w/a Motif]

The look on your moms' (and dads'!) face says it all! That's great. It is a beautiful doily, and I think someone already said this, but it's sure to become an heirloom! :clap

Tina

[Arminab]

Beautiful Doily...Great Job!! I know how your Mom feels..my DIL cross stitches and made me a pic of a grandma in a rocker with the words "Worlds Greatest Grandma" on it and I cried knowing how much work she put into it...and just for Me!!! I will charish it always, just like your Mom will charish the doily you made just for Her!!! :) :) :)

[Buffle]

Beautiful

[Miss USA]

Oh my goodness your mom is ADORABLE!!! Look at her face, she is so excited!!!

[Yammy]

:D the pictures say it all, GREAT doily!

[pinkroses]

That is so beautiful . I have one in progress. I need to finish it. You did a very good job. I love to make pineapples. PINKROSES

[wildthing1058]

very nice

[Barbara in FL]

You did a beautiful job on the doily. Capturing your mom's expression is priceless. GOOD JOB!!!:clap :clap :clap

[craftymom]

You caught great expressions!

-craftymom

[lhasaapsolady]

:cheer Beautiful job. This will be one of her favorite treasures, to be handed down for generations to come. Just to know how much loving care went into making that for her had to make her proud. She raised a wonderful daughter.

[vigilant20]

Those are awesome reaction shots. They both look impressed and amazed by your talent :) What an incredible gift!

[Redhead Deb]

A picture is worth a thousand words . . . and I can see that your mother LOVED it. Nice job!

[MimiFL]

It looks gorgeous! :manyheart

[squish_52]

she looks so suprised and you did a knock up job on it!

[sunnywolfgar]

Wow ~~ I love your pineapple doily~~~~ I espically loved the border you used !! I love how it fans out to almost flower like. Wonderful~~ I also love how you put it in like a book look. Interesting idea you have here. I do make top and bottom board to keep the doily flat for gift giving,,,but i cover them in wrapping paper.. It looks like you used fabric.

Your mom is very excited to see her doily !

[Monique39]

Very lovely!

[namffoc]

I LOVE the look on your mom's face!!! :clap: job well done!

[SarahsStitches]

That is SO cool!

[craziebunny]

BEautiful!! Mom's look is priceless!

[distinctives123]

all I can say is WOW - double WOW!!

[Aelita]

WOW!!! I'm looking like your mom, that is beautiful. I love the look on her face though, that's priceless.

[crs5]

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!! Great job:clap

Carol:hook

[Peggy85225]

How sweet the reaction looks.

[Hildy48]

What an incredibly beautiful labor of love!:manyheart

[Mel2nsluvsCrochet]

That look is priceless! Its a wonderful gift! It turned out great! Your mom and dad's expressions make gift giving worth while. Especially a lovely gift like the one you gave them.

[hhensler]

A true masterpiece!