Sara over at Creative Jewish Mom has created another winning pattern for us. It is smashing looking – better IMO as a table topper than as a rug – and she even gives us her own free pattern to make this beauty. People are showing ‘exploded doily’ patterns all over the place – and I love them! One of the great things about crochet is its flexibility and adaptability. If you want to make this small enough for your bedside table, just work it up in a thin thread. If you want it to cover your queen size bed, just make it with a larger yarn and/or hook. However you might choose to use Sara’s pattern, be sure to print it off and save it in your pattern stash. You’ll need it one of these days!
P.S. I’m also impressed at how uncluttered Sara’s dining room table is. How the heck does she pull that one off???
Wow! I’ve been doing doily this week for dining room table too! Using variegated yarn that reminds me of the beach…so blues,tans. But will be using my fav pink for another.
I will be trying this pattern for sure.
thanks!
This is lovely and inspiring. I have a sleeping project — a doily rug –that I just pulled out
from under the bed. Synchronicity! I’ve been writing it as I go along, as bulking up doilies to rugs, doesn’t always translate — you can run into intense ruffling/buckling. I’m using 4 strands of LB Wool-Ease and they were not sufficiently voluminous ( hence the having to design more rows.) So thanks, for sharing.
This IS PRETTY!