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!

 

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!!!

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!!!

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.

Dreaming of a Doily Give-Away

I have been at this blog thing for over a year now.  I can hardly believe that.  And it has been fun.  There has been a little waxing and waning, especially waning of late, but I keep plugging away.  It is fun to be creative.  And it is even more fun to share your creativity with others.  Thank you for all your appreciation of my creations.  I have loved see many of yours as well.

I am approaching 50 followers. 

Wow!  That is SO cool!

To celebrate, I am crocheting up a GIVE-AWAY doily
to be gifted upon the big  5 0  being reached!

I already tried one, but I wasn't satisfied.

So I am doing a different one.

When I am finally done, as well as finally satisfied, 

I will post pictures and procedures.

I am SUPER THRILLEDISH about this idea.

It will be a treat to bless someone since I have been so blessed by your support.

I will tell you that the doily will be one of Patricia Kristoffersen's designs from the Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies thread crochet pattern book.  I LOVE HER WORK!!!

So...

STAY TUNED!!!

Have a great weekend!

Frog It Friday

I made my decision.

THIS ONE

is going too.

Say good-bye.

I just never could find the color that

should come next, and

I'm tired of thinking about it.

So...

PK Ta-dah!

Here she is,

PINEAPPLE ROUND

in all her glory:

As you can see, ironing does help!

And here are a few pictures from our winter storm:

We got around 18" yesterday.

Thank You, Lord, for no power outage

and for a warm home.

We are blessed.

W.I.P.s are Multiplying

Friends, LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!

KA-POW!!!  W.I.P. Explosion!

I know you remember this:

And, as I told you,

I'M STUCK!

I can't decide what to do next

color-wise or if I should just start over.

So what do I do when I don't know what to do

on one project?  I start on a different one.  :)

(I also do that when I get bored with a project.)

(The stitches on this sweater can get A LITTLE monotonous!)

OR

I remember that I have to make a gift for someone:

And before you know it,

KA-BLAM!!!

I have too many projects going at once!!!

(I just remembered this one.  Oops!)

Does this ever happen to you?

Arrrggghhhh! Help!!!

Well Friends, I need help.

I am TRYING to use color

on a PK doily.

Trying being the optimal word.

Here it is:

This pic shows the colors the truest, 

though still not accurate.

(Stinky camera!)

 The pattern has 2 obvious flowers designed in

though the overall look is that of a Peacock

feathery look.  Hence the pattern name:

Peacock Pride

 Can you see the petals?

This, of course, is one of the 2 flowers

in the pattern, but when I've tried

to continue onto the second,

I have NOT been pleased with

the blending of my hues.

I even consulted my wonderful decorator

friend, MaryBeth.  She didn't like

the combo I had, but she didn't 

know what to used instead.

(She's not a threadie.

But she is wonderful!)

I have ripped it out completely once.

I have frogged it partially several times.

I cannot decide on a complimentary color

for the last 2/3 of the doily.

My pinks DO NOT match the pinks I've already used.

ANY IDEAS???

A color besides pink that will blend?

The white in the variegated thread

is off-white, but not beige.

Pineapple Song - TaDaa!!!

Patricia Kristoffersen ROCKS!

Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies

Worked with size 7 (1.65mm) hook and size 10 

cotton crochet thread.

Next time:  COLORIZED!

Stay tuned!!!

WIP - PK Pineapple Song

At least 2/3 of the way finished.

I did have to frog the entire pineapple section when

I was near the end of it.  Lack of attention early on.

Patricia Kristoffersen doilies are SO pretty.

One could stop crocheting on one of these at many

different points and have a beautiful work of art.

I love their exquisite intricacies!

W.I.P. - Pineapple Song

Adventurous Oval - FINISHED!!!

HOORAY, HOORAY, HOORAY!

I've completed my PK Oval

and it's SO pretty.

I LOVE IT!!!

It even looks beautiful from the BACK!

Happy, happy!  Giddy!!!  

Dance, skip, hop!

(Yes, I'm excited.)

This doily is from my marvelous

Patricia Kristoffersen book,

Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies.

All the doilies in the book

are done in white only.

My color choices were

white, variegated, delft blue, and yellow threads

and a size 7 hook.

My other 2 posts on this doily were:

Adventurous Oval

and

Adventurous Oval-continued 

Click on either link to read

more about the

creation process.

Adventurous Oval

Well...I told myself I wouldn't do it.  I told myself I would finish the sweater first and work on the Springtime Floral Doily.  That's what I told myself.

BUT...

I COULDN'T WAIT!

I have been SO inspired by the thread crochet artists on Ravelry who are using color so exquisitely and intricately in doilies.  I have been crocheting doilies for YEARS, but almost always white.  I usually don't care for doilies that use only one color (with white as the exception, obviously).  Also, I have never personally met anyone who makes doilies besides me, except for my mother.  And she always uses white too.  I had barely started the 'Windsor Oval' in my Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies pattern book as my first 'relief' from blue sweateriness (because I must have breaks from repetitious patterns)...

AND I COULDN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER!!!

I HAD to try

a "Preliminary Experiment"

in color with this 

Patricia Kristoffersen masterpiece.

I'll admit I was nervous.  I mean, I've never tried this before.  What if it looked terrible?  What if my color choices were sub-par?  What if I fail?

And then...

I remembered

I CAN ALWAYS FROG IT AND START OVER!!!

Silly me.  

All that angst and panic over NOTHING!

Philippians 4:13 for pete's sake!

So...I took a deep breath and brought out my thread stash:

And I chose this:

And I 

PLUNGED!!!

Here's what I have so far.

I don't know where I'm going from here.

I don't really care.

I just know it will be COLORFUL!  :)

(Now, just in case you're wondering, I do KNOW that my color choice isn't actually wild or exciting.  I'm pretty conservative in most areas of life and this is no exception.  So I just have to take joy in the fact that I have made a START and who knows where the road of color thread crochet will take me from here!)

I love making personal progress in my JOURNEY, 

no matter which part of it is progressing!  :)

The Coming Attraction...

I have been crocheting lately, but sporadically.  I am deep into teaching the boys and haven't a lot of time to sit and work on any projects.  The one I have in the works is absolutely gorgeous and I am excited to be nearing the end of the pattern.

So...

STAY TUNED!


Perfect Pineapple by Patricia Kristoffersen coming your way.

Pretty Pineapples

The first of many more doilies I hope to recreate

out of my fabulous new pattern book

that I got on my trip to Texas.

The book is called Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies.

It is a Leisure Arts product.

I love these patterns!!!

The doilies have raised layers

which give them so much

intricate depth.

BEAUTIFUL!!!



The designs are by the fabulous
Patricia Kristoffersen

I used a size 7 (1.65mm) hook
and size 10 crochet thread.