Southern Spirit Hunters
Beyond The Spirits => Hobbies => Topic started by: bayou girl on Feb 10, 2013, 08:01:44 PM
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dishcloths!
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Way to go!
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That's very christmas-y. I'm curious, I did face clothes in a design like that, very open, and I didn't like it at all when it came to using it. I found that I want very closed stitches for the center and leave the open work for the borders. What do you think?
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when i was working it, it got more open as i went, not so open in the middle, just my experience, but since i don't actually use them, i give most of them away, i'll have to ask the recipients.
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I'd be curious to know. Thanks for being willing to ask. I'd also love to know what you have found to be the perfect size.
Do you do borders for your finger, face, hand, and bath towels to bring the entire set together?
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Jen, I have one made like that. I think you sent it to me a while back and I use it for a trivet because it's too loose for a dish cloth.
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i think i made you one that was looser than this one. i made some that were loser. i'll have to put you on the list for some of the tighter ones.
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I was told these were dish cloths and that is how I use them. They are just scratchy enough to scrub off dried on things without scratching. The store bought ones are too soft and thin for a lot of what I like to do with them. These fill a niche in my kitchen.
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Someone told me one time that crocheted dish cloths were the Cadillac of dish cloths.
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sheri, i thought you told me that! when i get this batch made, i'll make you one that is done with a tighter stitch.
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I'm back to working on the Garden Bed Shawl. I'll get a picture of the foundation when it is a little farther along and there is at least one completed pattern done.
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I did get a picture it's over in Ravelry on my project page. I'm TKHooper over there.
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Nice duh. I also like the Valentines muff and the slim muff. You've been a busy girl.
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The Valentine is a muffler what you might call a scarf.
The projects actually span several years. Only the top 7 fall within the 2013 time frame.
Today I am working on a mixed project, the Aqua Washcloths. There will 4 of them when all is said and done. The aqua is knitted using a moss stitch and the edging is just dc. But I like it. I put the first one in the guest bathroom. There is a picture over at the other website. I'm afraid to link incase it is a no-no. I know that something like linking causes bandwidth problems so unless everything is on one site or photobucket I'm afraid to link.
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I'll check it out.
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I took some of the stuff I've designed to show Edie yesterday. She ended up buying my barbie's cocktail dress. I hadn't planned to sell anything but it's hard to tell Edie no. And it was nice to be appreciated. I'll have to make up another one in that design. It was a favorite.
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I'm working on the border of the second washcloth.
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After pleading with the photobucket software for a while I finally have some pictures.
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Very nice work, Tammy.
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I just love the blues.
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Thank you. There are a lot of blues aren't there?
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blue is my favorite color, so you're good :grinnnn: very nice work. i really like the pineapple work. i have admired it, but never found anything i liked well enough to actually try to make. maybe one day.
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There are some great tablecloth pineapple designs but it takes a lot of time to do them because it is lace weight yarn and a big project. I actually did this with caron ww rather than the #10 thread it called for. I knew I wanted something wall mounted rather than wearable so it would work.
Actually once you get used to the pattern of the pineapples it goes very quickly. The pattern itself will remind you of where you are so that checking back to the pattern doesn't happen all that often.
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My grandma made several table cloths. I just haven't been inspired yet. But you have done great work.
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Thank you. When I was a kid, back in the dark ages, I started crocheting with doilies which grew and grew until they reached tablecloth size. Then I of course went to afghans and from there into shaping of all sorts.
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When you were a kid? Really? We didn't do crafty stuff at my house growing up. Absolutely nothing.
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When you were a kid? Really? We didn't do crafty stuff at my house growing up. Absolutely nothing.
that is odd to me sheri. when i was a kid, a very small kid, we started with helping thread needles, and cutting out strings of paper dolls or snowflakes (it is called paper lace now) and went from there. by the time i started first grade i was sewing by hand (hems, buttons, etc) & crocheting. by the time i got out of elementary school i was making hair pin lace, embroidery, broom stick crochet, basic knitting, and made some of my own clothes on the sewing machine as well as most repairs. i earned my dues money for brownies by hemming the other scouts' uniforms.
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I wasn't nearly as talented as you jenn but my allowance frequently went for yarn and needles or hooks.
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my mother didn't do crafty things and she hardly ever cooked. We never lived around family to show us anything either.
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I sewed early. Tried my hand at some things. I was just too active and full of California sunshine to sit still for long. When I had bad weather or down time, I read a lot. I wasn't all that much for what my family watched on the few channels on the only television.
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I learned by watching the ladies on the public transportation. It was not a quick way to learn but I can make most of the things I want in crochet. Not so good in knitting.
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Gosh duh. You're smart.
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it's that necessity is the mother of invention thing at work I think. That and the other saying about unrewarded genius vs tenacity. or something like that. I can't remember that saying much at all anymore.
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mine was a combination of the saying "idle hands..." we weren't allowed to have those. so if we were "bored" we were given something to do. and gender had no room in it, so if we wanted choice, we had to pick something up before it was handed to us. but even before that, younger eyes, steadier hands (boy would granny laugh at that one now!), and such. when the "old folks" (my great grandparents, great aunts, etc.) would visit, the women were always working on some kind of needle work while they talked. honestly, very old fashioned. i'd rather crochet than pound nails straight. and i've done lots of that too.
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Haven't gotten the hang of pounding nails straight. I did get the gadet that lets me drill screws in straight.
I'm determined to finish the sweater this month. That means tomorrow lol.
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Well the bed shawl continues to grow. I think I might have gotten 2 whole rows done yesterday lol. It's better than nothing.
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Here is the latest butterfly for the bed scarf.
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And here are the pink gloves.
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The gloves belong over in knitting. I can't seem to keep that straight when it comes to the pictures.
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Pretty butterfly!
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Thank you,
Today I got the wool for the fedora. I was able to perfectly match my cape which was what I hoped to do. So far I've got the top done and I'm about ready to start the sides. I'm very excited. I hope it turns out. This will be my first felted project.
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looking good tammy! and good luck on the felting.
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I didn't get enough the pattern said one skein would do it and it won't. grumble, grumble, grumble
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Maybe this should go in the quilting thread but where do you buy your material? WalMart and KMart around here have stopped carrying sewing notions. They hardly have any crafting stuff unless you want to make a scrap book. The only other place in Charlotte that I know of that has material or cross stitch stuff is a tiny place called Hancocks Fabric. I don't know what will happen if they close.
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sheri, would you believe that hancock's is national? i've seen them in lots of places and they range in size from teeny tiny, to huge more like a joanne's. i know that the sewing/crafting/yarn arts are endangered as for as locally available supplies.
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I didn't realize it is national. The one in Charlotte is so little. There is, or used to be, a Joanne's in Gastonia which is about 45 miles from here. Not that I sew but it is aggravating not to be able to get a spool of thread locally.
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I have to go over 2 towns to get to a Joanne's. Our Walmarts dropped sewing and craft for the most part a few years ago. They just brought them back last year. I am so glad.
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Our Walmart doesn't have material but it does have other crafting stuff. Never enough or in the right size but at least there are some things. Here is a possibility. You can go to the walmart website. Order things there that aren't at your store and pick them up at the store so you don't get charged shipping. It doesn't work completely but it does help some.
In Lynchburg there is a Joann's, Quilting Expressions, and one more quilting store that carries fabrics quilting fabrics. There are also a ton of places on line that sell fabric. Of course take the time to ask for swatches or you could be very displeased.
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Oh, Carol would kill me. I forgot her shop in Altavista. She carries a limited supply of fabrics for quilting.
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Ok, about the crochet - lol - I finished the fedora last night. It took a skein and a half of wool. Today it is raining so no washing machine. But as soon as it has stopped long enough I'll put it in the washer and begin the felting process. I've got to say I'm excited.
The bed scarf is getting pretty close to completion. I hope it works out the way I'm thinking.
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The fedora is great. I probably washed it to long and it shrunk more than it should have but I don't care. I know how to felt. And it is great!!!
There will be future felting projects. I just wish wool wasn't so expensive.
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Future expense - Flashing so that I can make a hat block that is the perfect size. There will be more hats now that I can make exactly what I want. Picture me dancing around the computer. I know bad idea.
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tammy, having it coming out just like you want is great. you can't ask for much better than that. a happy dance is in order.
i did dish cloths today. 2 of them. one i have to finish yet, i need to get some cotton yarn the right color for the edging. but i'm happy with the results. and ellie did a baby wash cloth (she planned a dish cloth but between not making it big enough to start, and pulling her stitches too tight) and started a dish cloth. so she's getting there.
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So cool. I'm finding that using the #3 cotton thread for the edging is keeping the size and shape so that it doesn't stretch when it gets wet.
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I can't believe I had to go out and buy the little crochet hooks. I just gave away a set a year or so ago because I don't use them anymore and then I come up with two projects that call for them. Well I have them now. I bought a black with silver metalic acrylic thread to make a crocheted lace with for the cuffs of the back sweater. Wish me luck on this. I can see black worth a darn and with thread it is even worse.
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Ok, here is the picture of the fedora that is crocheted and then felted.
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I'll put the butterfly up here to and some other things I've done.
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This is my hanging barette holder. I have a bunch of hair ornaments and I couldn't find them all in the basket so I did this to organize the ones that were smaller.
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That barrette hold is a cute idea. I could use something like that. I can relate to not being able to find my hair barrettes/clips.
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Nice work.
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It's just double crochet I think about 10 across. The vertical spaces are wide enough that the sticks and barettes can go through them to hold them in place just incase the holder isn't thick enough to hold them in place.
I did it 4 feet long because the ceiling is canted and is about 9 feet tall at that point.
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I could probably do that. Thanks.
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i like the barrette holder. when the girls were young, i took some leftover yarn and made 2 braids, one for each, about 3 feet long, and tied a ribbon at the bottom (the yarn was wrapped around a white plastic ring at the top) for their bows, barrettes, and ribbons. by braiding it loosely, i could slip the barrettes in like you were talking about.
and the fedora is nice. if i wore hats... other than my sun hat!
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I know I'm crazy about hats but they aren't crazy about me - Unfortunately.
I love sun hats too and plan to make some of those too.
I did the cuff wrong. Now I need to redo it. And I don't want to rip it out. Grrrrrh. I think I'll put that project in time out for the time being.
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i'm not big on crocheted sun hats. at least not out of yarn, i'm thinking about trying my hand at one made of raffia. the yarn ones are just too hot down here.
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Absolutely. Let me know how the raffia one works out for you.
Have you tried the #3 Crochet Thread? That can be done in openwork crochet and should give you the coolness you need. Of course you'll have to really stiffen it; something, I always have trouble with myself.
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i'm not into stiffening anything but snowflakes.
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Um, I'm not touching that line.
I made my first shoe last. It's a form for the felted slipper to shape to once it is felted. I'll do the other one tomorrow. It sure uses up the plastic bags.
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i'm not into stiffening anything but snowflakes.
hysteria hysteria hysteria
Um, I'm not touching that line.
:rofl1: :rofl1: :rofl1:
And I don't blame you... :Halo:
BTW, Tammy. I really like the butterfly... :grinnnn:
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Thanks Dianna.
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:giggle: ok, i'm glad y'all got your laughs :BigGrin: :giggle: i didn't even see that one 'till you said that.
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The gutter is the natural home of my mind. Nothing slips by me for the most part.
The crochet is an absolute clog in my crafting right now. And it's because I can't come up with the right look for what I want. You know those movies about the 17th century where the guy is wearing a jacket and there is lace falling over his hand? I want something like that but not over my hand but down my arm. Maybe I need to gather heavily or do layers? Help! I'm stuck.
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It's a frog. That's all there is to it. So I'm changing out the cuffs for some sun visor covers for the car. What is up there is disintergrating and I have some left over pink so the car is getting a make over. At least a little one. Wish me luck.
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I measured the sun visors. They are 7" x 14 1/2" and of course the 7 needs to be doubled. So I did a seven inch chain and then crocheted in the round using both sides of the chain to make a closed bottom. I'm doing the entire thing is sc so nothing fancy. I love the idea though.
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sounds cool to me. i hope it goes well.
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I'm going to take the completed one out there this morning and try it on. I've got my fingers crossed.
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I didn't make a toe at the end of each boot so they cover up the rear view mirror just alittle. I'll have to remember that next time.
Now I'm taking all the ends of skeins and making a notebook cover for my address book.
It's just a 1 1/2 inch notebook and the front and back cover had started to come apart. I duct taped them and now I'm going to make a cover for it. That way it will last forever right?
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i don't know about forever, but a whole lot longer than they did before.
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That's my hope. I hate having to throw things away that cost good money.
Are you working on anything right now?
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just a few dishcloths. although i'm going to start on a baby doll set soon. i think.
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"baby doll set" Are we talking like a sweater and bonnet, or something else and is this for a baby doll or a baby? Inquiring minds want to know again. Nosey aren't I?
The notebook cover is comming along. I've had to decrease a great deal when I went from caron to red heart yarns. Now I'm back to caron so I'll probably have to increase. Where the colors change I do thos stitches that go several rows into the previous color to make like a star burst. I can't remember the name of the stitch right now but it's looking good to me. Hopefully i'm on my last color change since this is an almost full skein.
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i'm thinking a blanket, and maybe a basket purse to put a baby doll in. not really sure. it is still rumbling in my mind right now. i am hoping they have some good deals on cheap baby dolls at the dollar store next time i'm in there.
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I've been thinking about purses but that's all I've been doing. When ever I think about all the little compartments I would want in the perfect purse I get overwhelmed.
Your basket purse for a baby doll sounds cute.
Usually I don't do much crafting during the summer prefering to spend the time in the garden. I'm not sure what I'm going to do this year.
I've been looking at home decor items for winter and spring over on ravelry. I would like a wreath for each seasons/holiday and something for the table as well. Just for a little change and I've always though those were the homey touches that really made a home welcoming. That's just me though.
I have so much on my que that without adding a thing I'll probably be crafting for several years. And that is kind of keeping me from really getting excited about any projects right now.
Well wish me luck.
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I finished the notebook cover. I'm not excited about it but it is done. I'm not sure I'm going to start another crochet project right away.
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OK, I've officially lost it. I put an embroidered tunisian afghan in my favorites over on ravelry. Absolutely crazy. And I know it and I still put it in there. Anyone got one of those long sleeve jackets with buckles I can use?
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Ok I don't have any yarn for a crochet project right now and it's not in the budget until July. So unless something changes I'm on break from crochet.
What are you doing?
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An idea has occured.
I have a fair amount of space at the top and bottom of the butterfly quilt because I need it larger to fit my window than the pattern is. My subconscience has been working on the problem and here is the solution. On the top I'm going to do a crocheted piece that looks like one of those arched windows that top rectangular windows were the ceiling is abnormally high. I'm thinking I want to go oval rather than half round because the space is wider than it is tall. I'm thinking that I want lots of negative space so using a modified fan motif with teardrop sections with the center of the section open. So it will look like a bunch of fancy molding and clear glass. For the bottom a set of 4 or 5 pannels with a different flower in each pannel. It will appear as a long short rectangle with each pannel being a square.
I'm going to repeat this post in quilts so I don't loose track of it.
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that sounds pretty tammy
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Thank you, if i had a scanner I'd try to put a picture of the drawing here but I don't and the printer in town is way to expensive.
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The more I try and get the template to look right the more wrong it looks. I think I'll just have to start work and finagle as I go. I hope it works this old woman is running out of ideas.
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Oo, oo, oo I just had a great idea. Harriet has been having trouble with the gazebo. I can crochet the trellis'. I'll e-mail her and see what she thinks.
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that's a good idea tammy.
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I think so too. I hope she likes it as well.
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Ok, I had to empty the yarn bag to take a sample to Harriet to show me how to do the heel. And I'm not liking the sweater. So since I just bought 5 pairs of socks I'm thinking I'm going to try designing the vest of my dreams. And then using the gray yarn for that. It will leave me with extra but that's ok.
Here is the thought a double point front, use the 4 crystal buttons, do a modesty pannel and then loops to work with the buttons. Do a long oval cutaway neckline. 2 inch side vents. Do the vest in stockenette stitch except for one inch around the outside edge all the way around. So around the neck, down the front, around the hem. There I'm thinking of doing something bobbly. I'll have to look in the knit book and see what I find. Or I might do the entire thing in crochet. I'm much better at that.
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Ok I've started the gray vest. We'll see how it goes. So far I've done the modesty panel and started the front right. I'm working from bottom up. We'll see how it goes.
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I've finished the point and the bottom boarder up to the vent. I'm excited, lets hope that continues lol.
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well, this is the record doily, version 1. i've already pulled it out because i didn't like the way it laid. it is coming out much better this time.
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I do like it. But understand you want a flat doily.
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ironing will take the body out of the yarn and make it lay flat as long as you haven't got any bobbles. I usually have bobbles when I try and work in the round.
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cool.