Vintage pineapple and spider web table topper

[Lacycrochet]

Hello, I just realized I never introduced myself when I signed up in November.  I filled out the bio and forgot to say hi, I apologize for that.  This is a piece I finally finished. Alice Brooks pattern, I am thinking from the 1940's maybe.  It was fun to do, not so fun to block. I tried to resize this picture to be a bit smaller, I hope it isn't huge once I get it in here, picture formatting is not my talent.

[Granny Square]

Oh my goodness, that is gorgeous, beautiful work!   

[Lacycrochet]

Thank you Granny Square, I appreciate the feedback.

[greyhoundgrandma]

Very pretty!

[NCcountrygal]

That is gorgeous.  I hate blocking and sewing. 

[Lacycrochet]

Thank you,

I am with you on that one, blocking, sewing in ends and the triple stitch are my least favorite thing to do.

[Granny Square]

I don't think anyone likes that part, do they?  😉 

I just finished a (relatively microscopic, 10" Alice Brooks doily with a US 9 hook & #10 thread) and it was all trebles and double trebles.  I like to work vintage doilies and (I'm sure it didn't work this way, but) I sometimes imagine pattern magazine editors giving assignments like "I need a x inch doily pattern on my desk by next Thursday!" and designers managed that with fewer rows but taller stitches (and occasionally "what were they thinking?" odd borders).

[NCcountrygal]

17 hours ago, Granny Square said:

I sometimes imagine pattern magazine editors giving assignments like "I need a x inch doily pattern on my desk by next Thursday!" and designers managed that with fewer rows but taller stitches (and occasionally "what were they thinking?" odd borders).

Lol so true. 

[Tampa Doll]

oh wow amazing.  

[ReniC]

Your doily is beautiful, and the blocking really paid off. Thank you for sharing your photo.

[Lacycrochet]

Thank you everyone for all your kind words.  I appreciate the opportunity to show it off.

[TATS]

Absolutely stunning! Thank you for sharing!

 

[cshort]

Beautiful!

[Scoop183]

OMG that's beautiful!  👍

(I agree, blocking is my least favorite.)

[Veronika Rohrhofer]

This is a pretty piece. May I ask what thread size and which hook did you use?

[Lacycrochet]

4 minutes ago, Veronika Rohrhofer said:

This is a pretty piece. May I ask what thread size and which hook did you use?

Thank you,  I used size 10 thread and a 1.75 mm hook