Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Lace Doily


I still have some crochet cotton left over from when I made my lace garters.   I love the heirloom lace doilies that have been passed down in the family, but I have been curious if I can create them in colors other than white.  (*I know I could make them in colors, I want to see if I love them as much.)  I decided to make a less classic doiley for my first try. If I find this project tedius (like I found my lace scarf) - then how can I make an entire lace shawl?

Right off the bat I can see that this vintage lace pattern is missing one thing that I look for in my knitting patterns.... no stitch count when there are increases in a row. This ended up not being a bit issue, but there were points where the lack of stitch count made it difficult.


I didn't realize that the border was crocheted, but I figured that I would be able to handle it okay.  (Ironically my learn to crochet kit would arrive later that same day!)

 Blocking the doily was simple, much easier than I thought.  If you look at the last photo above, it was a mess when it came off the needles.  This really shows the importance of blocking!


This doily is so delicate, it makes me really want to make a shawl.  Do you have any suggestions for me?

4 comments:

  1. It looks fabulous! I need to make me some of these.

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  2. A few of these together can be a beautiful shawl or stole or wide scarf.

    A bedspread might be an option. ;-)

    Sure is pretty.
    Marny

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    1. Eek! Don't tempt me on the construction of yet another afghan! ;)

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  3. Den åndbare åndedragsdragt fra Eatlyx af SMS-polypropylenstoffer

    meget åndbar, modstår også skadeligt støv og stænk,

    ifølge type 5 og 6. Det er derfor blødt og derfor meget velegnet til en lang række anvendelser, hvor brugeren af tøjet skal beskyttes, og miljøet ikke må forurenes af fibrene fra tøjet.

    Eatlyx har flade sømme overtrukket med en varmeforseglet strimmel i overensstemmelse med dekret af 7. marts 2013 om valg af personligt beskyttelsesudstyr, der anvendes til operationer, der involverer en risiko for eksponering for asbest Asbestovertræk Cat 3 Type 5/6

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