Another doily parade...***better pictures added****

[Krakovianka]

 

 

I spent the first 3 months of the year either sick or working on an afghan. Having finished the afghan, I leaped joyfully back into working with thread, and I can hardly crochet fast enough to keep up with the things I want to try. I'm playing around with color variations/transitions.

 

The first doily is made with size 10 white thread and 3 colors of sewing thread. It's supposed to shade from light to dark, but I think colors number 2 and 3 are so close together, you can't really see a difference.

 

The second doily is made with size 20 ecru thread held together with a green-and-purple variegated sewing thread, along with some solid green trim. It's a lot prettier in real life.

 

The third doily is spring green, size 10, and made just because I felt like doing something square.

 

I have both an oval doily and a painted doily nearly completed. I am completed besotted by thread and doily patterns...and I don't need ANY of these.

 

All the patterns are from Polish crochet magazines, of which I have many (and no intentions either of counting them, or ceasing to purchase them).

[Krakovianka]

Wow--these are some horrible, washed-out pictures. We haven't had much sun recently.

[imanurse55]

Karen your doilies are BEAUTIFUL!!! Glad that you are finally able to have time to enjoy doing what you love!!!

[Tampa Doll]

Oh wow:eek they are just beautiful. I love the designs and so glad you are back to your doilies.

Geeze are we suppose to count our patterns or stop buying them?

NAH:devil

[janni]

Beautiful! Picture taking can be difficult we all know. Your explanation tells it all though. You keep buying those magazines. Permission granted! lol Thanks for sharing.

[HomekeepingGran]

As always, great work, Karen! You astonish me with all your ideas for threads. I tried adding a carrier thread and was miserable with it, but you really have it down.

[Startigerlily]

All three are beautiful!

 

I often make crochet items just because I can not because I need them. You are definitely not alone. If you enjoy than that's what matters. Keep on keeping on!

[Momcrochets]

Lovely! and your descriptions compensate for your lack of sun Your work is always exquisite. TYFS

[vonnie]

wow those are beatiful, I love the Polish patterns, very easy to use/read. I forget about adding thread for color, now I am going to go see what thread I have to go with some beige DMC size 20 I am going to make a doily out of....might go with the green colors like you did, thanks so much for the idea....Love your doilies, keep buying patterns and keep crocheting, it keeps us young!!!

[Bevanger]

very pretty

[pineapplequeen]

Oh wow:eek they are just beautiful. I love the designs and so glad you are back to your doilies.

 

Geeze are we suppose to count our patterns or stop buying them?

 

NAH:devil

 

[Monique39]

Gorgeous!

[pineapplequeen]

Wow!! So pretty!!

[DEMET]

They are fantastic, everytime I read your post about adding sewing threads, I like to try too.

 

Demet

[Granny Square]

Beautiful, I'd missed seeing your doily work for a while. Doilies are theraputic aren't they? They are little works of art. Did Picasso worry about having too much paint?

[sunnywolfgar]

Karen I love all your doilies, yes your right the colors are hard to see, but I blew them up to see better. My favorite tho is the 2 greens the very last one. Karen you gotta keep up with your magazines, and the doilies to... Love them all. I love seeing your work!

 

I have done several Doilys along with sewing threads 2 -3 years ago. My hubby loved the orange one I did. it wasn't overpowering.

[threadlover]

They are all really pretty. Love working with color.

 

Marcia

[HomekeepingGran]

Thanks for the new pictures, Karen! Yes, I can see the pretty colors better. They're still delicate but definitely more definite!

[Peggy85225]

They're all fabulous.

[RachelG]

They're all pretty!

[Apak]

It's nice to see such beautiful doilies

[amdm]

Your work is amazing, as always. You have mastered the technique of adding colour with another thread. I have tried it several times, and the results were truly horrible.

[PetraDae]

Asbolutely lovely!

[crazy4doilies]

They are all just beautiful! Love the third one with the two colors. I really like the Polish magazines as well. I have a lot and will always continue to look for more. Thanks for sharing!