"Designer Crochet" available for pre-order NOW!!

I would like to share an announcement for an exciting crochet book that is going to be available this Spring!  This book features trendy crocheted apparel designs by Shannon Mullett-Bowlsby, artfully photographed by Jason Mullett-Bowlsby.

This book is available for pre-order NOW from Barnes & Nobles and Amazon.  You can find out more about this book, including a sneak preview of many of the designs at this article:


larkcrafts.com/needlearts/spring-preview-saturday-designer-crochet/

Round Pinapple Doily

I made this a few years ago for some friends. I just love how it looks with the blue velvet background!  This doily is called "Rapture", and is part of Our Favorite Doilies, Vol. I, publication 1266 from American School of Needlework in 1999.

The color scheme is my own. You'll notice that I don't often make plain white doilies.  I think color gives doilies so much character, and you can do so much to make any gift that much more personal with color, even if you only add a touch here and there.

This is one of the more complicated doilies I've done, and I'm real happy with the result!

Square Doily

I made this doily for a Christmas gift exchange at work.  The pattern is a "Five hour doily" from the Collectible Doily series published by House of White Birches in 1999.  This pattern is #109114, called "Lattice Window", designed by Lucille LaFlamme.

As the collection indicates, the doily only took a couple hours to create.  I probably spent more time deciding on a color scheme than on the actual crocheting.  The pattern was very simple, mainly double crochets and chains.  I'm very pleased with the final product, and my coworker who received it loved it!  I would definitely make this pattern again.