Baroque Doily

Baroque Doily, originally uploaded by jezmynne.

If it aint baroque… dont fix it. ha ha

I made this really awesome doily for my last partner in Secret Crochet Pals. I am SO pleased and impressed with it! It is made with 8 triangle motifs made out of size 10 thread and a size 6 steel hook. Oh, and blocked to hell and back to get that sharp triangly shape. The motifs came from a really awesome Japanese motif book a friend Ruth gave me. I’d share the title, but, well, I cant read it. Thankfully, the book graphs all their motifs.

I love this doily!

Mulit-Doily

Made this for my Secret Crochet Pal last round, from 99 Little Doilies. It worked up super quick, as all the little doilies in that book do, but did turn out teenier than the stated gauge. So, I added a few more rows so it looked more doily-like than bookmark-like. Still, cute!

Mary’s Pouches

I love pouches. What’s not to love? Cute, snuggly soft, color options galore, and totally down for compartmentalizing your stuff. Lucky for me, my partner for the last round of Secret Crochet Pals likes pouches, too, so she got a bunch.

Blue Shawl for my SCP

Made this neato shawl for my pal on Secret Crochet Pals. I really love this blue yarn! I got it as a gift from a friend; her Mom had tons and tons of stuff she used for machine knitting, and this came from that.

My base chain was several inches longer than my arm span, and I did shell, sk 2, sc, sk 2 shell for the body. I edged it with 2 rows of sc, then a row of shells. I am pleased with how it turned out.

Hat n Scarf for Tina

Made this hat and scarf set for my secret pal this go-around. I kinda made it up as I went along, and I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. It’s super soft n fuzzy and I’ll bet really warm.

Secret Pal Stuff

sent off my first puffy for this go-around of Secret Crochet Pals. my pal knows who I am, so I’m posting these pics as I’m pretty durned proud of how these projects turned out.

First, the bookmark

i made this using one of my favorite motifs, which I’ve used with thread, yarn, embroidery floss, ribbon… you name it. it’s a great motif for any project; join them for scarves, ponchos, shawls, skirts, blankets, or use them on their own as a decorative piece.

the pattern is as follows:

ch 6, form ring
sc, ch3, sc 12 times, 12 loops made
sc. ch3, sc 12 times, 12 loops made
sc, ch6, sc, ch3 12 times, 12 loops made, 6 large 6 small
sc in ch3 loop, 6 dc ch2 6 dc in ch 6 loop around, 6 petals made

if you join the motifs, simply interlock the motifs at the ch 2 space between the dc stitches.

The Hook Holder

omg, I am sooo impressed with myself here! I love this thing and plan to make one myself. I used a steel hook size 00 and size 10 thread.

this is a simple pattern, too.

ch 4, form ring
10 sc in ring
2 sc in each sc, 20 sc
sc in sc, 2 sc in sc, 30 sc
do not join
build spiral style in hdc until pouch is the length you desire
for the flap, hdc across halfway, turn
hdc across, turn
hdc dec, hdc, hdc dec in last 2 stitches, turn, repeat until triangular flap is made, fasten off

for edging, join w/ sl st at the edge of the flap
sc, ch 3, sc to tip
sc, ch sc in tip
sc, ch sc to end (matching the loops you created on the other side. make sure it’s an even number), turn
sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc in loop
sc in next loop
repeat, placing sc, hdc, dc, picot, dc, hdc, sc in loop on tip
sew on a button and you’re done!