Crochet Doily 1

Crocheted Doilies

This is a crocheted doily, Oval Leaves, I did from Decorative Crochet, July 2000/#76. Those leaves around the doily seemed to have no end. I thought I'd never finish it. It was marked challenging in the magazine, but I had no idea how challenging it was. It doesn't look that difficult. Once I got it done, then came the challenge of stretching it. Even doing that is a pain. Those leaves want to curl as they are made, so every single one of them had to be carefully pinned out and forced to lie flat. The discolorations in the photo are a trick my camera played on me.

Here's a closeup of the monster. I probably could have done a better job of pinning out the final edge, but by the time I got it this far, I thought I did well not to toss it. If you make this one, do carefully study the chart before you begin and be aware there is a mistake in the written directions to start it. Each leaf starts off as a chain. Then you turn the work and single crochet back in each chain stitch, turn the work, and do the clusters around each leaf. Don't forget to attach the first and last cluster to the final row of chain loops as you go. It was an education in staying with a project once I'd started it; I'll say that. It was done in #10 cotton, and it measures about 22".

This doily has no name, but I call it the leaf doily. It was designed by Elizabeth Hiddleson, probably one of the best crochet designers the United States has produced. At one time she worked for Coats and Clark, and then she wrote designs for various magazines. Finally, she wrote designs and sold her own booklets of them. I love her designs.

This is a closeup of the doily. Her instructions are written out--not charted, and sometimes she makes small mistakes or she assumes that you know what to do next. So it does take someone with a little experience to follow her designs. She always includes good photos, though, and they help a lot. This was made in size 10 crochet thread. I also made this in size 30, and the size 10 is about 2.5" larger than the smaller one.

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	This is a crocheted doily, Oval Leaves, I did from Decorative Crochet, July 2000/#76. Those leaves around the doily seemed to have no end. I thought I'd never finish it. It was marked challenging in the magazine, but I had no idea how challenging it was. It doesn't look that difficult. Once I got it done, then came the challenge of stretching it. Even doing that is a pain. Those leaves want to curl as they are made, so every single one of them had to be carefully pinned out and forced to lie flat. The discolorations in the photo are a trick my camera played on me.
	Here's a closeup of the monster. I probably could have done a better job of pinning out the final edge, but by the time I got it this far, I thought I did well not to toss it. If you make this one, do carefully study the chart before you begin and be aware there is a mistake in the written directions to start it. Each leaf starts off as a chain. Then you turn the work and single crochet back in each chain stitch, turn the work, and do the clusters around each leaf. Don't forget to attach the first and last cluster to the final row of chain loops as you go. It was an education in staying with a project once I'd started it; I'll say that. It was done in #10 cotton, and it measures about 22".
	This doily has no name, but I call it the leaf doily. It was designed by Elizabeth Hiddleson, probably one of the best crochet designers the United States has produced. At one time she worked for Coats and Clark, and then she wrote designs for various magazines. Finally, she wrote designs and sold her own booklets of them. I love her designs.
	This is a closeup of the doily. Her instructions are written out--not charted, and sometimes she makes small mistakes or she assumes that you know what to do next. So it does take someone with a little experience to follow her designs. She always includes good photos, though, and they help a lot. This was made in size 10 crochet thread. I also made this in size 30, and the size 10 is about 2.5" larger than the smaller one.