My Crochet Journey So Far

I learned to crochet when I was 16. My Great Grandmother was living with us at the time. She was a prolific crocheter. I had broken up with a boyfriend and was moping around the house. My Grandmother couldn't stand it so she sat me down and taught me how to crochet. She taught me how to crochet the granny square and let me tell you that that was the HUGEST granny square afghan that anyone has ever made! I just kept going and going and going! I slowly branched out from making afghans to making sweaters and other things. I don't intend to post patterns because these are not my original designs. I just thought it would be fun to have some sort of record of what I have made and who it went to.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Name Doilies: Christmas 2014









I made one of these for my parents 50th anniversary and the rest I made for Christmas. I think everyone liked them. The only problem is that I crochet so large that even though I used thin thread they still turned out rather big. So I couldn't frame them like I would have liked to because it would have cost a fortune. I cut out foam board(the stuff you use to post science fair projects), covered the boards with black material and then mounted the doily on the material. I figured the person I gave them to could either frame or attach a string to hang them if they would like. Here is the pattern book I used:
I mapped out each name onto graph paper using the letter patterns in this book.



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