Waltztime Doily

[dinavelvet]

Found a wonderful filet-piece with peacocks in the book "150 Favorite Crochet Designs" by Mary C. Waldrep (availiable on amazon).

 

Having a closer look, i got scared bout the many increases and decreases the pattern requires, so i did the "Waltztime Doily" one for practicing those.

 

Please let me know what you think. Hope now I'm brave enough to start with the peacocks!

[kookaloo_starr]

That is beautiful!

I've only ever made square or rectangular filet and the inc & decs scare me, well done!

[Kristie]

very nice....I'm sure you'll be fine doing the peacocks one

[Apak]

This one is really beautiful! I like filet very much! It was a training for you and you did well, so definitely you should try peacocks too That decreases and increases are not so difficult as it seems, don't worry!

[pineapplequeen]

Very pretty!

[Peggy85225]

Beautiful.

[Sapphire]

Nice work. I have only ever done square filet and I found one done in the round which I enjoyed doing.

[Momcrochets]

Very Pretty!

[Eneida]

Beautiful pattern Nice work. I believe that you have graduated and should advance to "peacocks".. Congratulations!!

[threadlover]

You did a great job on this. You should be able to do the other one just fine.

 

Marcia

[ymeador1]

Nice!

[Marty53]

Just beautiful! Great job!

[sunnywolfgar]

beautiful, you done a great job crocheting this. and I agree you are ready to do the Peacocks!

[Startigerlily]

Lovely!

[candiwv_]

Terrific job!

[Granny Square]

Beautiful! I love filet.

[breeze530]

You did a wonderful job with this one! I think you should have no problem with the other.

[Monique39]

Gorgeous!

[Swayde]

It's pretty, good job!

[amdm]

It is beautiful! You have no reason to be scared.

[crochetmama]

Dinavelvet-

You did a lovely job with your doily.

 

I am also very intrigued by the Peacock doily in the 150 Favorite Crochet Designs by Mary Carolyn Waldrep. I'm wanting to make it as well. I'm not as nervous about the additions and subtractions any more since going through the "Your Name & More" in Filet Crochet by Vivian Floy Smith and doing the Capital letter filet doily. I've done several of those for gifts now, and have discovered that the secret (at least for me anyway) for increasing and decreasing the edges and have them look good is primarily in blocking it . If you crochet tight, try to do the edges a little looser and then when blocking you can shape them to your heart's content!

 

I'm sure you could do the peacock one.....remember it's always just ONE row at a time and if you keep that in mind it doesn't seem so overwhelming. I'm committed to several projects before Christmas and January but sometime in February or March, I think I may start working on that one. If you are still interested, let me know if you want to work on it together. Maybe we can get a CAL going on it. I just love peacocks don't you? I just found out that baby peacocks are called peachicks! (cute huh!)

 

In the mean time, you did lovely work and I know you can do more and more....even a few peachicks or peacocks! :clap

[DEMET]

Beautiful pattern, beautiful work!

 

Demet

[leeeo]

lovely crocheting

[sizzlingtriumph]

I made this pattern in Hunter green that I got at a discount store for $.50 a ball back a few years ago. It is a very nice pattern but was very difficult in the dark color because I had a hard time seeing the stitches. It looks very nice in white, you did an excellent job!

I made 2 of these for my husbands grandmother.

[Dawn143]

Beautiful, beautiful work... Love your doily... If the peacock it the one I'm thinking of, I want to try that one also... I'm just learning to do filet and the increases, etc. scare me too... Is it the buffet filet scarf peacocks?... You did a lovely job on your doily. Thanks for sharing... GBU!:)