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Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
January 29, 2006
09:42 AM Post #2008137
| I thought I would try my hand at crocheting a doily. I have never worked with such a tiny hook before. What do you think so far?
Anita
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rcn48
Lexington, VA
(Zone 6a)
February 01, 2006
06:15 AM Post #2014762
| Wow, I'm impressed! I remember all the doilies my grandmother used to make - endless hours making some real beauties, some of which I treasure to this day :) I commend you for bring so brave to pick up those tiny little hooks - my fingers just seem too clumsy to tackle that kind of a project. I had been using size 10-13 knitting needles for the projects I had been working on and just started a new vest with size 6 and 8 with much finer worsted weight yarn - boy what a difference! Fortunately, it's just a vest so there's only a back and two fronts - no sleeves to slow me down :) |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 01, 2006
07:17 AM Post #2014802
| yes-it is difficult working with such small stiches - I noticed last night that the second part - which is the middle - has to be redone..uugghh!!!! I've got an extra loop some how!! |
ginnylynn
Blyth, ON
(Zone 5b)
February 01, 2006
07:59 AM Post #2014850
| Looking good Anita! I used to do doilies, but my eyesight isn't what it used to be. In order to see such tiny stitches now I need very bright direct light, and that tires your eyes too. I'm too impatient these days anyway. LOL If I can't complete a project in under a couple of weeks I lose interest and it gets added to my ever growing stash of projects to complete "someday" :-) Queen of the almost completed project - that would be me!
--Ginny |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 01, 2006
08:09 AM Post #2014865
| LOL - I hear that! With such small stiches it's so easy to make mistakes. I think I might get some magnifying glasses for when I work on it. |
trueepicure
Alexandria, VA
February 03, 2006
11:54 AM Post #2019671
| Absolutely beautiful. I keep telling myself that I am going to get started working on doilies, but with all of the other projects I have going now, I won't let myself. Someday... |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 03, 2006
02:05 PM Post #2019924
| it's fun - I'm glad I'm trying it - I have to post and updated pic too |
bullnettle
Bastrop, TX
(Zone 8b)
February 09, 2006
04:31 PM Post #2033319
| It looks very good to me. I used a doily pattern to make a snood for myself, but crocheted it in regular yarn, not the thread. I don't know if my eye sight or my old fingers would let me do the tiny stitches. Now I know why my grandmother switched from doilies to afghans as she got older. |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 17, 2006
09:05 AM Post #2050889
| Well, it's done - here's the finished product. 
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budgielover
Pinellas Park, FL
(Zone 9b)
February 17, 2006
10:00 AM Post #2050987
| I used to make this about 25 yrs ago. I think I still have one tucked away somewhere but made them mostly for gifts.
Jan... |
begoniacrazii
Northern California, CA
(Zone 9a)
February 17, 2006
10:57 AM Post #2051092
| Anita that's amazing! Great work! Are you blind from those itty bitty stitches, I'd need a super magnifying glass to do that work?
It's a beauty for sure! |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 17, 2006
02:18 PM Post #2051530
| thanks - and yes - completely cross-eyed now |
rcn48
Lexington, VA
(Zone 6a)
February 17, 2006
05:51 PM Post #2052009
| I'm cross-eyed just looking at it!!!! Beautiful work Anita - I admire you for sticking with it - I don't think I could have done it. I'm having a hard enough time right now with the smaller yarn and needles I'm using to make a vest. I don't think that by the time I'd have the patience to tackle a project like yours, my eyesight would be good enough! |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 17, 2006
05:57 PM Post #2052027
| one thing I liked about it - it was definitely quicker than doing a blanket! |
picabo
Nashville, TN
(Zone 6b)
February 18, 2006
03:21 PM Post #2053955
| Beautiful work! I tried about a dozen stitches and put it in my sewing box and said "I will finish some day". That was twenty years ago. LOL
Betty |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 18, 2006
03:58 PM Post #2054041
| I must admit, it is hard on the eyes - I think I might get myself one of those Ott lights with the magnifier.. |
rcn48
Lexington, VA
(Zone 6a)
February 19, 2006
04:30 AM Post #2055217
| Anita, something I tried once this winter when our power was out really helped me. Although it didn't magnify the work, I used our "head lamp" so I could continue knitting in the dark because I wasn't ready to go to sleep. You can adjust it so the light zeroes in on your handiwork. At the time I was using a charcoal yarn and it was always hard to see my stitches - but with the head lamp they were 'larger than life'!! |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 19, 2006
07:46 AM Post #2055312
| That is a very good idea Rcn - I did just order an Ott lite with magnifier as my reading lamp has just about had it. I'll let you know how that works. |
jannich
Red Level, AL
February 19, 2006
08:42 AM Post #2055391
| beautiful work.i love the pattern. |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 19, 2006
09:03 AM Post #2055422
| thank you Jannich - I am always amazed with the fact that someone actually created that pattern and wrote it down so someone like me recreate it! |
jannich
Red Level, AL
February 19, 2006
10:00 AM Post #2055511
| its fun isn;t it.I love making doily's.i just finished doing a large one.i can't tell you how many rounds i had to pull out cauce of my mistakes.LOL.Check out the ones I did for violet treasure on the AV forum.(Everyday is Christmas on FG's Av forum).there down the bottom of the tread.totally enjoyed making them.
If your every in need of pattern let me know..I have cd's full of patterns I can send you:) |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 19, 2006
10:36 AM Post #2055566
| Yours are beautiful Jannich - take some photos and post them here. I would love to see them...plus it would give me an idea of which patterns I would love for you to send me! |
jannich
Red Level, AL
February 19, 2006
02:43 PM Post #2056178
| heres a picture of the big one I just finished.Hope the picture comes out ok,this camera isn;t a very good one. 
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jannich
Red Level, AL
February 19, 2006
02:45 PM Post #2056183
| heres a small pinapple 
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Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 19, 2006
08:53 PM Post #2056965
| They are both beautiful! I am looking for small patterns for under my plants. I like the second one.. |
jannich
Red Level, AL
February 21, 2006
07:55 PM Post #2061584
| Hi Anita,If you D-mail me your regular email addy I can sed you the pattern.Jan |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 22, 2006
02:09 PM Post #2063511
| you have mail! |
hibiscus95
Denton, NC
(Zone 7a)
June 09, 2006
12:09 AM Post #2369308
| Standing Ovation! i've been crocheting for a couple decades now and know what it takes to make a good doily, and after all these years i still love a good pineapple pattern. any chance you'd be willing to share the directions? |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
June 10, 2006
10:27 PM Post #2376333
| I'd love to, but so far, I'm not sure where I put the book. As soon as I locate it, I'll scan it and send to you. Please send me your regular email. |
haighr
Hagerstown, MD
(Zone 6a)
June 12, 2006
07:17 AM Post #2380823
| Beautiful work. I have a few of mine still around but time is taking its toll, like everything else LOL!
I remember how odd it was to go from making the threads and tiny hooks and then going back to a sweater or something, seemed like giant hooks and yarn after all that tedius work. |
