Decked Out in Doilies
Deck the halls with loads of doilies...
At least, that's what I'm doing anyway!
As soon as I saw that gold thread in the lovely package I received from Crejjion I knew it had to become part of a Christmas doily. It just spoke to me. Things do sometimes, don't you find?
My plan was to add just a little gold edge to a favourite doily, just to add a simple seasonal touch. Nothing too fancy you understand. Then, I found this 'Gift Doily' in amongst my Ravelry favourites and obviously I had to make it didn't I?
I can't lie to you, it's a fiddly little chap to deal with. Well, it's mostly all those holly leaves really. Lots and lots of holly leaves. It turns out a person can get a little sick of holly leaves. In fact, I substituted the holly in the pattern for Attic24's Jolly Holly (far superior in my opinion) and happily they are just the right size.
I also tweaked the last row, just a teeny tiny bit just to make it slightly less fiddly to do but I don't think it's made any difference to the look of the doily. And I think the results are just reward for the fiddly efforts because I love how it turned out and I adore my upgraded holly.
I still liked the simple idea though, so I made this 'Pink Petal Doily', which passes rather well for a snowflake I think, with just a little gold trim. I was aiming for the less is more approach but I couldn't quite resist adding a little colour to the middle. It needed something extra to set it off I think and the red is just the touch it needed.
Lastly, because I loved the look of it, I made this 'Starshine Doily'. Another simple gold and cream one and I was worried at first that I'd overdone it with all the gold in the center, but now it's all done I love it like that. It looks like a shining star, hence it's name I suppose and just right for Christmas time.
I'd really love to make some kind of poinsettia style doily, with lovely red petals, I have a feeling that could look really lovely. I haven't found quite the right thing yet but I'll keep looking. Of course, if you know of a suitable pattern, don't be afraid to share it...
I might just be able to fit one more doily in before Christmas!
: : DETAILS : :
Patterns
Left: Starshine Doily
Middle: Gift Doily
Right: Pink Petal Doily
Yarn
Cream/Greens: DMC Petra Cotton, size 5
Gold & Red: Twilleys of Stamford Goldfingering
Hook
Size: 2.0mm
S x
At least, that's what I'm doing anyway!
As soon as I saw that gold thread in the lovely package I received from Crejjion I knew it had to become part of a Christmas doily. It just spoke to me. Things do sometimes, don't you find?
My plan was to add just a little gold edge to a favourite doily, just to add a simple seasonal touch. Nothing too fancy you understand. Then, I found this 'Gift Doily' in amongst my Ravelry favourites and obviously I had to make it didn't I?
I can't lie to you, it's a fiddly little chap to deal with. Well, it's mostly all those holly leaves really. Lots and lots of holly leaves. It turns out a person can get a little sick of holly leaves. In fact, I substituted the holly in the pattern for Attic24's Jolly Holly (far superior in my opinion) and happily they are just the right size.
I also tweaked the last row, just a teeny tiny bit just to make it slightly less fiddly to do but I don't think it's made any difference to the look of the doily. And I think the results are just reward for the fiddly efforts because I love how it turned out and I adore my upgraded holly.
I still liked the simple idea though, so I made this 'Pink Petal Doily', which passes rather well for a snowflake I think, with just a little gold trim. I was aiming for the less is more approach but I couldn't quite resist adding a little colour to the middle. It needed something extra to set it off I think and the red is just the touch it needed.
I'd really love to make some kind of poinsettia style doily, with lovely red petals, I have a feeling that could look really lovely. I haven't found quite the right thing yet but I'll keep looking. Of course, if you know of a suitable pattern, don't be afraid to share it...
I might just be able to fit one more doily in before Christmas!
: : DETAILS : :
Patterns
Left: Starshine Doily
Middle: Gift Doily
Right: Pink Petal Doily
Yarn
Cream/Greens: DMC Petra Cotton, size 5
Gold & Red: Twilleys of Stamford Goldfingering
Hook
Size: 2.0mm
S x
