Four years ago I made a small doily in a tiny thread. I was so pleased with the look of this piece I always planned to try it again.
This week was the week to try it again. Originally I used a very small thread, maybe size 70 or 80, though I couldn’t be sure because it was thread that was on an old shuttle that I had been given. This time I used size 20 in Lizbeth #662, Turquoise Light and Lizbeth #652 Royal Blue.
You can see just how much larger it is this time when made in size 20. It was also much easier to tat as well, between being a larger thread that I am comfortable using and being a new thread – I have no idea how old the pink variegated thread is. It was old enough that it gave me problems with breaking before I was done. This time employing two colors instead of variegated gives it a different look, too. The newest doily came out well. It is also easy to make, using only a shuttle and ball with only normal rings and chains.
I thought I would make the doily a bit bigger yet by adding a few rounds. So far I’ve added one more round then I ran out of steam. This round makes the outside a bit less rounded and smooth.
I might yet add another round, there are several ideas floating around about it. But not today. I am in the middle of two other projects and have several I want to start. Now I just need the time to do them.
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped” – Tony Robbins
That old pink thread sure is a lovely variegation.
Yes, it is. But before I was done it was breaking about every other ring so I haven’t used it anymore. I only have what is on the shuttle, which now isn’t very much.
Love your new version, it’s more striking than the tiny one.
Thank you. The two colors instead of the variegated change the look a lot.
Both are very pretty, but you know I’m drawn to the blue! Isn’t it fun to see a design in different sizes?
Ha! Ha! Not a surprise at all! Sometimes trying to explain to people that it takes the same number of stitches for a large piece as it does a small piece made with the same pattern is not easy.
Very interesting in both threads. Eager to see how it progresses 🙂
Thank you. I think the ideas will percolate for a while as I go on to other projects. Who knows, it might be another four years before I get back to it! 🙂
Pretty in both threads. The pink has a lovely sheen.
Thank you, Fox. Yes, it is a pretty thread.
The pink thread looks like a pink I used back in the 1970s made by coats.
I like your new doily in the two colours, very pretty and a lot bigger than the original.
I also like the pattern
Thanks Margaret. The thread could be from the 70s as it was already on a shuttle that was given to me. One day I plan to write out the pattern but I’m very busy right now.
Awesome doily!!! 🙂
Before you newest round it kind of reminds me of Yarnplayer’s Arches Doily. 😉
Thanks, Sue. Yes, it has a similar look.