COURAGEOUS

If any of you possibly can,

go see this movie!

It will only be out for a few

days in the theater.

This is probably the best movie

I've seen.  It makes a person

really think about what it means

to be a parent and to do an

excellent job in the sight of 

God Almighty.

Here's a preview:

I so hope you will make time for this.

It is more than worth the price

of admission (and I never think

that with today's trumped up prices).

Frog It Friday

Here is the doily that I

originally intended for 

the Give-Away:

It, too, is a PK.

The pattern is "Penny Lane."

But as you can tell,

something went awry.

This doily has been blocked,

but...

I was not able to work the warp out.

I decided that I would have to frog

it to the point before the warp starts.

I just kept wondering what happened.

and wondering...

(I don't usually have this trouble.)

and wondering.

Then I saw the hook I had been using.

I KNOW I started this doily

with a size 7 (1.65mm).

But lo and behold,

this hook was a size 4!!!

Girls, I have 

NO

IDEA

how I did that!

So...

a frogging I will go,

a frogging I will go.

High-ho the derry-o,

a frogging I will go!

NEW WINNER!!!

THE PRIZE HAS NOT

BEEN CLAIMED!

So a new name

has been drawn.

VIKKI

from By HOOKS 4U

You're the NEW WINNER

of the Pineapple Passion Doily

in the 

Exquisite Thread Crochet Dainties' 

give-away!!!

Please email me with your snail mail

address and full name.

mamalezlie@gmail.com

I will try to send it out

within a week of 

receiving your info.

If I haven't received a reply by next Wed.,

October 5th, 2011,

then I will try one last time.

If unclaimed that time,

I will end the give-away.

Thanks for participating!

And welcome to 4 new members:

Mindy, Beth, hakelnerd, and Sandy!

God bless you!

 

Crochet Thread Floral Baby Bonnet and Bootie Set-Purple

TA DA!!!

Sooo sweet!  :)

And the winner is:

(insert drum roll)

SHERRI!!!

Please send me an email:

mamalezlie@gmail.com

and give me your full name

and mailing address.

I will do my best to mail

the doily to you

this week.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

PK Doily Give-Away Details

Here it is!

Patricia Kristoffersen's

Pineapple Passion

design from

Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies

I have made this as a celebration gift,

because my blog has reached the
50 FOLLOWER mark.

All you have to do to

enter the drawing to

win this piece

of thread crochet artwork

is to be a FOLLOWER
AND to make a comment on

THIS POST.

After 1 week,

Sept. 19th,

the entries will

be CLOSED.

I will draw the

WINNER

at random.

I will post the

WINNER

on Sept. 20th.

The WINNER

then needs to contact me
BY SEPT. 27TH

with the name and
snail mail address to which

I can send the doily.
(If I am not contacted by 9/27,
I will draw a new name
from the comments list.)

Here are a couple more pictures
so you can see the raised detailing
more clearly, I hope.

Besides the center, the base
of each pineapple has a
raised portion.


EXQUISITE!!!


DON'T FORGET TO COMMENT
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!!!

New Thread Crochet Blog List

Since this blog is mainly focused on thread crochet projects, I decided to make a new blog list dedicated to other bloggers who work with my favorite medium.

So far, I have:

Annasimplecrochet
Bella Crochet
Belle fleur de lis
By Hooks 4U
Floral Arrangements and Crocheted Flowers
Lia's handwerkblog
Linda Crochets
Nica Croche
Pink Rose Crochet

If you like to work with crochet thread or like to see projects using it, then check out my sidebar.

TODAY'S THE DAY!

50 FOLLOWERS!!!

I have a couple more rows to go

on my Give-Away Doily!!!

So stay tuned for the

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

of the Give-Away and the details!

Welcome to Kristine, Silvia, and Sherri!!!

Venture into Yarn Land

You know that I LOVE THREAD CROCHET, right?  

(As my oldest son would say,  

"Thank you, Captain Obvious.")

But...every once in awhile there is a project which compels me to venture into 

Yarn Land.

And in one of my many visits to Bella Crochet, I happened across a free pattern that Ann offers.

A VERY cute Sunflower Dish Cloth made with cotton yarn.

It is SO bright and cheery that I really wanted to try it.

And it has turned out so cute!

SEE:

The pattern called for a size I hook.  Which turned out nice, but sort of large for my little hands.

So then I tried it with size H, and then settled on G.

I like the results!!!

Besides being so cute,
the pattern is quite easy
and is a quick
gratification
project.

You can make one easily while
sitting in your doctor's waiting room.
(I started one and got all but two small sections
of the yellow finished when I was waiting on 
my chiropractor last Friday.)




Happy Crocheting!!!

Thread Crochet Give-Away Update

So close to being finished with

my Give-Away Doily project.

Here is a teaser picture:

I'm sure you can tell

it is a Patricia Kristoffersen

design if you are at all

familiar with her work.

47 Followers and Counting!

Welcome to the 5 newest followers:

Debi Y., Carmelina, Barbara,

Pradeepa, and Shari!

Glad you could join me here at

Exquisite Thread Crochet Dainties.

Crochet Thread Floral Baby Bonnet and Bootie Set-Pink & Black

I am SO excited about the colors I used

this time with the Baby Set in the

Complete Guide to Thread Crochet

Leisure Arts #3225.  

And I will continue

to experiment with colors for it,

so STAY TUNED!

This is how it all started:

I chose this one:

And here are the end results of

this thread crochet decision:

The bonnet is assembled in an interesting

manner, beginning with a rectangle and

working decreases to create the back.

I think the black ribbon sets off

the flower motifs nicely!

In the words of Lightning McQueen

(which my boys just happen to be

watching right now),

KA-CHOW!!!

I was SO excited about this color

combo that I made TWO sets.

One for Allison Kay,

my new great-niece.

And one for Eliza Jane,

daughter of a family friend.

Out of the great loves of my life,

thread crochet and fresh babies

are in the top 10 list.

So when I can combine both,

YIPPEE!!!

As I said, STAY TUNED

for future color installments.

Up next, PURPLE COMBO!

(All thread is size 10
used with a size 7 hook.)