Woodland Trail Thanksgiving Doily

[MimiFL]

Just in time for Thanksgiving...

 

This is the so-called "Cluster Stitch" doily (found on Celt's site). I call it "Woodland Trail" because it reminds me of ferns and leaves you find in a forest's undergrowth. I did this one in Royale "cream" (one of the softer colors in the Royale lineup).

 

This was a very involved project that took much longer than other doilies I've made. It's 23" across, with zillions of cluster stitches and gazillions of picots (give or take a gazillion). Blocking each picot was a pain, but still well worth the effort, IMO. I just love how this came out. I think it's one of my favorite doilies so far. Hope you like it too.

 

 

 

 

and some close-up shots:

 

 

 

 

[lilpug]

That is absolutley amazing! I wish I had a touch of your talent!:dreaming

[Chrome Kitty]

:c9That is absolutely stunning! Beautiful! Breathtaking! Perfect! You did such a good job, both crocheting and blocking it. It's amazing!

[beth eathorne]

i just love doilies that i am seeing here! i am so glad that they are still popular.

[Wendy79]

That's just magical--no other word for it! I think it was worth every bit of your hard work.

[MimiFL]

No, I didn't design it (I'm not that good!). You can find the pattern here.

[sewnsew]

Oh wow that is beautiful. I love how that turned out.

[Tampa Doll]

That is just beautiful.

[Rosemary]

This is absolutely stunning!!

[Carol]

Just stunning, beautiful. Excellent work.

[Mara295]

:clap Gorgeous. It's the blocking that keeps me from trying anything like this, it seems so daunting. Good on you, you did a beautiful job.

[amdm]

Absolutely, perfectly brilliant!

[Shell]

extremely beautiful! very good work. it look like a tedious pattern, but as you say, well worth it

[Goldkeeper]

Just Beautiful..!!!!

[krzykajun]

WOW ! Very pretty. You do beautiful work !

[lynnmax]

Absolutely gorgeous, well done

[Tobydog]

Fabulous!!!

[Katchkan]

The Cluster doily is such a classic, You did a fantastic job on it. Well done.

[Daisy]

Gorgeous doily! I applaud you on this beautiful work of art!

:applause :applause You deserve to take a bow for a job well done! Three Cheers for you too :cheer

[Bookchick29]

That is beautiful! Great job!

[Mom w/a Motif]

Mimi, that is just beautiful! It really does look like ferns and woodland growth. Thanks for sharing it with us. Maybe *someday* I will try this one. (If you saw my WIP pile you would be laughing at that...)

 

Very pretty!

 

Tina

[JoBug]

How LOVELY!! GREAT work!!

[MimiFL]

Thank you all.

 

Blocking wasn't difficult per se, it was just time consuming.

 

I'm really into vintage patterns these days. I seem to have about the same gauge as those patterns, so I don't usually have to adapt anything, unlike some newer patterns, where I have to add or subtract chains to get it to look right. These vintage ones are fine just the way they're written.

[ChainOFools]

I'm gobsmacked, that is simply breathtaking! You did an amazing job on it!

[cosmicmonster]

That is beautiful... i am in awe. I have printed the pattern and will be doing it myself someday. Absolutely gorgeous work!!