Knit Doily 2

Knitted Lace Doilies

This is the peacock doily from Workbasket Magazine, Nov., 1954. Actually, it was written by Mary Shiffmann, and it can also be found in the book, The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann by Mary Schiffmann and Nancy Nehring. I did this many years ago when I was just beginning to do lace work. The original pattern had a lot of errors in it, and while it's not perfect, I was pleased that I was able to do this piece at that time. This is made of size 30 cotton thread. It measures about 18" square.

This is the peacock in a little closer view. If you look, you can see that he has the characteristic feathers on his head. I thought it was amazing that she was able to get that much detail in a piece of knitting.

This is another knitted doily I did from Burda's Strickspitze. It is a German publication, and the doily is called Runde Fensterbilder mit Fächerstern. It is supposed to be a round window ornament. The whole doily is done with a chart, which was easy enough to follow. When I got through, I realized that Gloria Penning has the same doily in her Knitted Heirloom Lace III, and she calls it Lessie. Hers is written out.

This is a closeup of that doily. I particularly liked the large holes in the body of the doily and the honeycomb background for it. I did the edging a little different as, for some reason, it seemed to be too tight as I was doing it. I can't say I'm thrilled with what I came up with. <G> I think the original was better.

This is a small knitted flag I did after Sept. 11, 2001. The pattern is from Heart Strings Fiber Arts. It's made on size 0000 knitting needles with size 8 pearl cotton and size 11 beads. I think it will probably wind up on a crazy quilt block.

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	This is the peacock doily from Workbasket Magazine, Nov., 1954. Actually, it was written by Mary Shiffmann, and it can also be found in the book, The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann by Mary Schiffmann and Nancy Nehring. I did this many years ago when I was just beginning to do lace work. The original pattern had a lot of errors in it, and while it's not perfect, I was pleased that I was able to do this piece at that time. This is made of size 30 cotton thread. It measures about 18" square.
	This is the peacock in a little closer view. If you look, you can see that he has the characteristic feathers on his head. I thought it was amazing that she was able to get that much detail in a piece of knitting.
	This is another knitted doily I did from Burda's Strickspitze. It is a German publication, and the doily is called Runde Fensterbilder mit Fächerstern. It is supposed to be a round window ornament. The whole doily is done with a chart, which was easy enough to follow. When I got through, I realized that Gloria Penning has the same doily in her Knitted Heirloom Lace III, and she calls it Lessie. Hers is written out.
	This is a closeup of that doily. I particularly liked the large holes in the body of the doily and the honeycomb background for it. I did the edging a little different as, for some reason, it seemed to be too tight as I was doing it. I can't say I'm thrilled with what I came up with. <G> I think the original was better.
	This is a small knitted flag I did after Sept. 11, 2001. The pattern is from Heart Strings Fiber Arts. It's made on size 0000 knitting needles with size 8 pearl cotton and size 11 beads. I think it will probably wind up on a crazy quilt block.