It’s so interesting to watch a doily develop. Just five more rounds, and it already looks much different from the beginning. The doilies I’ve done up until now have had many combinations of single, double, treble, and double treble crochets. I believe this is the first doily I’ve encountered with things like front post and… Continue reading Seraphina round 10
Category: Crochet
Beginning of Seraphina
When I finished the Sweet Dreams doily, I started a new doily from a designer I found more recently, Grace Fearon. She has a lot of doily designs, and many are more intricate than ones I’ve done in the past. I decided to start Seraphina, and this is my progress through Round 5. I’ve already… Continue reading Beginning of Seraphina
May’s WIPGO projects
May’s numbers are 22 and 19. Cross Stitch Desert Landscapes Mandala gets another turn, and Sea Quilt gets to come out to play for the first time. Knitting/Crochet My sock scraps granny square blanket will definitely get some love, and this seems like a good month to work on the Protest is Patriotic Shawl. Quilting… Continue reading May’s WIPGO projects
Sweet Dreams doily
Ta-da! I finished my the crocheted doily (that I started in 2012) on Monday, then washed and laid it flat to dry. I can’t decide whether I want to tea dye it, so for now it is white. There is a slight shadow where I took the photo, so some of it looks a little… Continue reading Sweet Dreams doily
Crochet hooks
Over the years, I’ve learned that I prefer crochet hooks that are inline rather than tapered. There is a good comparison of the two styles at Jo Creates. I like the Susan Bates Silvalume line for regular size crochet hooks. Unfortunately, the Susan Bates brand does not carry inline steel crochet hooks (the smaller sizes… Continue reading Crochet hooks