This is another case of “I’m out of thread, I’m calling this done”.
To quote verbatim from my Ravelry notes on this project:
“Ran out of yarn at the 16th row, so mine has become an 8-point star instead of a nosegay. No problem. There were what appeared to be errata in the pattern, but I couldn’t figure out if perhaps I wasn’t paying enough attention. Anyway, these are the modifications I made in the later rounds (I forgot to note them down for the earlier ones).
Rnd 11: Sl St in next 4 dc…..skip 10 dc….skip 10 dc, dc in next dc…
Rnd 14: Sl St in next 5 dc….*skip 5 dc, dc in next 2 dc….skip 5 dc, dc in next 11 dc….
Rnd 15: ….*skip 2 dc,….skip 2 dc, dc in next 9 dc….
I only worked 16 rows. The pattern is very dense and at the beginning it said “work in back loop only” so I worked all my stitches in the back loop, which made it doubly tedious.”
I seriously don’t know whether I was sleeping or what, but the first few rows seemed to be quite error-ridden, needing a fair amount of fudging from me. So did the latter rows, as you can see. Also, I ran out of the thread (so what else is new) so I quit at Row 16. Here are the details in the established format.
Thread: Schoeller + Stahl Manuela Häkelgarn No. 20, 1 full ball
Hook: Pony (with handle) 1.0mm
Pattern: Nosegay doily from Celt’s Vintage Crochet, rounds 1-16
Time: Way too long
Size: 15″
Extra As you can see from the picture of the actual doily, the look is totally different. But I’m not complaining. I don’t know how the recipient will react, though.





It’s beautiful!
Comment by Deneen — December 9, 2007 @ 2:18 am |
WOW! Gorgeous!
Comment by Wendy — December 9, 2007 @ 7:24 am |
Wendy is right; that is gorgeous! It is work like this that keeps convincing me to give a doily a try. I just need to find a pattern half as beautiful as this. Love the variegated blue. Nice job!
Comment by thekidneybean — December 9, 2007 @ 10:01 am |
I think it’s beautiful!
Comment by sara — December 9, 2007 @ 8:19 pm |
Wahnsinn! It’s gorgeous, and I really like the star shape.
Comment by Debbie — December 10, 2007 @ 2:40 am |
Hi swapna,
Your creations are very very beautiful,and very
different keep it up.
I do not know what happened to our bengaluru
ladies i am also waiting for the meet.If you happen to be in bengaluru please tell me we can
meet some where.
There some of my creation in
http://www.//s242.photbucket.com/albums/ff59/vasumathibhat56/
tell me how is it.
Bye noe
take care
vasu
Comment by vasumathi — December 10, 2007 @ 11:51 am |
This is positively gorgeous! I have no earthly idea how to crochet something so intricate and lovely, but I do so enjoy admiring your work. Drops Garn Studio has a Christmas Advent calendar which consists of free knitting and crocheting patterns. But alas,many of the loveliest are the crocheted. Maybe in 2008 I’ll hone my hooking skills. Cheers!
Comment by heideho — December 15, 2007 @ 8:15 am |
Hi swapna,
Thanks for the new site information it is very
nice and very helpful to me.
Comment by vasumathibhat — December 29, 2007 @ 3:14 pm |
That looks amazing anyway! I know how to crochet a little, but this makes me want to pick it up again…soon.
Comment by Jane — January 3, 2008 @ 3:02 am |
With the 70s and 80s back in style, I just loving vintage clothing from the thrift shops. You can find designers like Chanel and Armani for cheap there. Ebay is great too!
Comment by vintage dress — January 4, 2008 @ 5:14 am |
That’s lovely. I love how the yarn variegation works with the design.
Comment by kaet — January 11, 2008 @ 7:25 am |