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!!!

Doilies in Mod Decor

Ladies, Anne over at BellaCrochet

posted a link on Facebook

to this wonderful decorating blog 

wherein the DOILY

is used to decorate a modern home.

It gives the vintage doily a modern twist.

CHECK IT OUT!

Mod Vintage Life

Have any of you run across this blog before?
Be sure to vote in my poll!

I'm going to ask CrochetBlogger.  :)

Vintage Floral Doily Ta-Daa!

The Springtime Floral Doily replete with rose, posey, daffodil, and butterfly motifs is finally done!  (Check out the link for the crochet motif pieces and parts separately.) 

It was a great project to use up some of my crochet thread stash.  I used some green and white variegated crochet thread for the base that I, personally, wouldn't have chosen for a bootie or bonnet project.  So this doily was a great way to use it up.  I also used some dark pink, light pink, creamy yellow, as well as the remainder of a lavender spool.

All I had left to do was the ironing and 

the sewing of pieces onto the main doily base.

AND IT HAS TAKEN ME MONTHS TO 

GET MOTIVATED TO FINISH!!!

4 to be exact.

But it was well worth the wait.

I truly do think this will be a fine keepsake.

I sewed the flowers on instead of the recommended glueing.  I know I can wash it and iron it if it is held together solely by crochet thread.  Whereas, I was not sure what would happen if I washed it with the glue.

Once again, kudos to Bella Crochet designer Elizabeth Ann White.  I so enjoy her work.

Mystery Project Revealed

The moment we have all been

WAITING

for!!!

That is a MAGNIFICENT design!!!

Elizabeth Ann White has
outdone herself with the
Hummingbirds and Roses Pineapple Doily!

It was the perfect gift for my mom.

Her favorite things are hummingbirds

and butterflies, and her favorite

color is red.  She also loves

to crochet doilies.

PERFECT!!!

I was SO excited to find this pattern

over at Bella Crochet.

I used a size 7 hook and size 10 thread.

My dark green was a different color choice

than Ann's, but I think the royal green

worked well also.

BELLA CROCHET - Elizabeth Ann White

If you remember this:  Beautiful Butterflies

And this:  Dainty Lady in Sage

They are examples of the designs of Elizabeth Ann White.

Here is a sample of Ann's work over at Bella Crochet that I found on http://www.youtube.com.  Just thought you might like to see this.

Nice, huh?

I really like her work.

Bella Crochet

Dear Readers:

Elizabeth Ann White

designer of 

the book 

I've been 

RAVING about:

Vintage Floral Doilies

is starting her

own website

to sell PDF

downloads of 

her lovely 

patterns.

If you would like to

take a look-see

go to:

http://bellacrochet.com

The Vintage Floral Doilies

patterns will not appear

until 2011 but 

you can look

at what else

she has to offer,

including some 

FREE items.