This was made in the 1920s by an aunt I never knew. She died when my mom was an infant. She apparently did a lot of crafts. I have to gather my courage to try and repair this. My eldest aunt gave it to me when we visited her last year. She also crochets and knits and taught my mom a lot of the crafts she does. My aunt also gave me a granny square doily made by my grandmom which I've given to my uncle. 
For the first time ever, I framed one of my doilies. This was the Amethyst doily from Kathy‘s birthstone series. This went as a housewarming present to someone who is also a crocheter, so hopefully she’ll value it. Another housewarming present was the mammoth Ruby Dreams (unframed), and it seemed to be appreciated, though I’m always unsure about my presents…
The framing cost Rs 160/- and the background is cream/off-white handmade paper.
By now my dear readers must have given up on ever finding the right colours under the titles of my posts. Suffice it to say I’m using up my stash to make these doilies, rather than going on a shopping spree, when quite possibly I wouldn’t get the recommended colours anyway.
Here is the info on this one:
Thread: Madura Coats Red Heart size 20, Grey
Hook: Tulip size 2/1.5 mm steel hook
Pattern: Kathy‘s Aquamarine Starcatcher
Time: 2-3 days
Size: 19″
Extra: #Can’t think of anything right now.
Update: Sent it to Amy for CLBFX
Please join me in wishing Mr Doo a happy birthday!
(yes the photograph is stolen)
Here is the pc I got last week from my SP! Still haven't found out who she is, but she might be from the UK. Hmmm. A spot of blog trolling is called for, I see. The card is of/from/for the Unicorn Theatre. Does that mean my er is involved in theatre?
Jomo tagged me (danke!) and here are my answers….sadly they are all very dull.
Four jobs you have held:
1. Market research executive (on a scale of 1 to 5 how do you rate this soap wrapper?)
2. Correspondence in charge for a club
3. Freelance editor for a newspaper group with several business publications
4. 'Consultant' editor for finance/stock market website
Hmm, not as chequered as I thought.
Four places you have lived:
1. Hyderabad
2. New Delhi
3. Bombay
3. Visakhapatnam
Four vacations you have taken:
1. Dehradun & Mussoorie
2. Mount Abu & Udaipur
3. Darjeeling & Gangtok
4. Orissa
Four vehicles you have owned:
1. None. The scooter I drive was paid for by the husband
Four bloggers you want to tag:
I think everyone I know has already been tagged, so if you, dear reader (hey wake up!) haven't yet been, please consider yourself "IT"!
And here’s the proof:
This was a doily I tested for Kathy, called Ruby Dreams, one of the twelve birthstone doilies she’s designing. She made it in ruby red.
Thread: Madura Coats Red Heart size 20, white
Hook: Tulip size 2/1.5 mm steel hook
Pattern: Kathy‘s Ruby Dreams
Time: Over nearly three weeks, I think
Size: 28″
Extra: #1 The first time I did a filet in sections
#2 First time I did filet in a circle
#3 Very badly blocked. I cannot fathom how to tackle the uneven edges without the normal doily motifs.
Proof No. 2
No, it’s not a butterfly wing shawl, but my first ever encounter with a Q hook. That hook is painful! I had a tender spot on my hand where the hook rested for a couple of days. And this pattern comes from Leisure Arts #3068.
Yarn: Red Heart SS Aran Fleck, unknown brand (probably RHSS) in a dusty plum colour, both ww
Hook: Susan Bates Q hook (ouch)
Pattern: Half Circle (yeah, right) rug from Leisure Arts #3068
Time: 4-5 hours?
Size: about 3 feet across, maybe? I was too discouraged by the shape to measure it.
Extra: #1 First ever Q hook project
#2 First ever rug
#3 First time I switched to the knife hold because it was so painful to crochet with the pencil hold (or whatever my regular hold is)
#4 I got the yarn from the recycling contest at Crochet Partners.
#5 Worked with four strands held together
And for those who are curious, I went straight from the 1.5 mm steel hook to the plastic Q hook. Oopsie. Call me crazy or maybe I just wanted a change.
This is late in coming, but I had a bit of work last week. J kindly sent me two balls each of fun fur she found in Lucknow, made in our very own India, made by our very own (whatever, have to alliterate) Vardhman. For the first time I present…
The blue one (Feather Fresh) is definitely softer than the pink-multicoloured stuff (Fun Feather). Each ball cost Rs 55. Thank you J!
Not being a yarn snob yet (Maybe I'll scream the next time I see another Red Heart skein ;)), I think these will add to scarves and things…hmm
This is for a friend’s baby (the same one I made the slant stitch afghan for), in the same local yarn that I finished the afghan/blanket with. The pattern is from Paton’s Woolcraft Golden Hands Baby Clothes of 1974. I used a size 4.00mm Winfield hook that Chrissie in the UK from Crochetlist sent me in memory of Susan Renfrow.
Here’s a closeup of the stitches:
I've been assigned my spoilee and been assigned to my spoiler…woohoo (or yahoo, if you prefer) for SP7. Also, here is a button that shows exactly how I feel a lot of the time:
I call this cat Sippy. She will be moving to the sidebar shortly. Thank you to whoever designed her!
Both my ee and er have cats, yay! My er has sent me a couple of pics already and I look forward to getting to know her cats well in the next couple of months…
PS My postman still hates me and my allergy is acting up. But I had a courier the other evening, more of which later.
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