tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post3786378548104481548..comments2023-04-14T06:15:03.191-07:00Comments on lacefreak: I Feel A New Addiction Coming On (How the heck do you spell Doily?)Lacefreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-4651939306274996222007-07-29T07:53:00.000-07:002007-07-29T07:53:00.000-07:00Dear Knit Picking,Just make sure you have enough t...Dear Knit Picking,<BR/><BR/>Just make sure you have enough thread. I started this doily with a ball of thread from my tatting stash. I thought for sure I had another ball. Ha! Only one ball. I will finish the last portion in plain white since they no longer manufacture this tatting cotton in this weight (size 50). Hazard of getting old. A Stash that can be carbon dated :-) Start out small if you are going to be making a doily. That way if you hate doing it you can just leave it at the one project or not feel bad about frogging it! Either that or bug your sister for a doily!<BR/><BR/>JaneLacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-4735636243206975512007-07-29T06:21:00.000-07:002007-07-29T06:21:00.000-07:00This could really get my sister in trouble! She's ...This could really get my sister in trouble! She's the only crocheter in the family, and has been crocheting doilies, and tablecloths (still waiting for mine) for years. Now I could make my own...hmmm...or not.Knit Pickinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619965314304054062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-40657835644998749742007-07-27T19:28:00.000-07:002007-07-27T19:28:00.000-07:00Dear stitch'n dye,Welcome to a fellow Scoropio! I ...Dear stitch'n dye,<BR/><BR/>Welcome to a fellow Scoropio! I looked at all the beautiful dyed samples on your blog and I thought the colors were just awesome! Great color saturation. Lace can be a lot of fun but can also be that "Mistress Bitch With A Whip" if you let it. I try to have fun with it and not let it make me crazy or guilty. Happy to hear from you and glad you are liking the blog. If you like lace, check out the side bar for other peoples blogs. I need to update it but they all share a love of knitting and most times also of lace :-)Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-79180944743802815372007-07-27T13:27:00.000-07:002007-07-27T13:27:00.000-07:00HiI discovered your blog today whilst googling for...Hi<BR/><BR/>I discovered your blog today whilst googling for colourmart - I just bought some laceweight from them. I am new to lace knitting - but can see that your blog will be really helpful to me - never mind inspirational. Yours is a great blog.<BR/><BR/>Sue - London UKStitch 'n Dyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209265665265336845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-55560323808742076482007-07-27T13:05:00.000-07:002007-07-27T13:05:00.000-07:00Dear Laritza,Since you know how to tat, it's reall...Dear Laritza,<BR/><BR/>Since you know how to tat, it's really easy. It works best with yarn that is smooth since it relies on being able to make a tatted ring where you can close the ring by pulling the circle shut (Think crochet cast-on where you have to be able to close that ring). You take the end of the yarn you want to use and wind a length on, enought to make the ring and leave a tail. You make a double stitch, then a picot the size where your double pointed needle would fit through. Make another double stitch and picot etc until you have enough picots for the number of stitches you were ment to cast on. close the ring, put the needles on and go to town! I will put some pictures up but if you don't tat, it won't make any sense. I've always wondered what to do with beaded tatting too. I don't do it much myself. I'd rather be knitting :-)Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-27302108330000850362007-07-27T11:43:00.000-07:002007-07-27T11:43:00.000-07:00How lovely! I need to get stuff finished and start...How lovely! I need to get stuff finished and start knitting lace in a different color than white and off-white! I love your cast-on. How did you do it?<BR/>I just got back from Germany last night and was internet-less for close to two weeks. I did find the lasted Lena and a bunch of sock yarn and crochet hooks with handles :D<BR/>I also got a long string of tatted beading done .....I wonder what that will be good for!<BR/>I better go write a blog entry with all this stuff! and take some pictures!Laritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-20167024884177023322007-07-24T21:19:00.000-07:002007-07-24T21:19:00.000-07:00Dear carol,Yep! This would be the sorbet alright :...Dear carol,<BR/><BR/>Yep! This would be the sorbet alright :-)Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-33059143025284831522007-07-24T19:29:00.000-07:002007-07-24T19:29:00.000-07:00A pretty pretty doily! Is that like sock knitting...A pretty pretty doily! Is that like sock knitting for us regular knitters? A palate cleanser?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047009380102911866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-82579217163534656622007-07-24T14:26:00.000-07:002007-07-24T14:26:00.000-07:00Dear fleegle,In the side bar of my blog under the ...Dear fleegle,<BR/><BR/>In the side bar of my blog under the "Tags" section, there are two entries that I've re-named "circular shawls from doily patterns" that talks about some of how that might be done. In fact, the pattern in the Knit Picks catologue called "Rhona" is from a doily pattern that was re-published by Gloria Penning. Most all of the ways that people do it are by making the needles bigger. However, now that I'm making a doily, I imagine you could just take a lace tablecloth pattern and knit it with smaller needles to make a shawl if you wanted to stick to gossamer weight or something like it. I'm eyeing those tablecloths carefully for just that reason! Maybe once I've done this doily, I will do it as a shawl as well for people to compare and see if they want to try out the needle technique. Of course, I would add a knit on edge, not a crochet edge to a shawl. That would make it even larger.Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-61001312480889565022007-07-24T14:19:00.000-07:002007-07-24T14:19:00.000-07:00Dear Susie,It's nice to have some translation but ...Dear Susie,<BR/><BR/>It's nice to have some translation but actually looking at the picture and the way it's supposed to end up is really helpful. The number three in the box appears to just be another way to indicate that you are making the point of a leaf.I went ahead and did the slip one, knit two together and psso solution for that. I haven't reached that box with the 2 in it yet but I'll let you know what it looks like it might be when I get there. It's nice you have someone who likes this sort of thing. I imagine mine will end up in a box. Of course, I may not have enough in this color to finish the whole doily and I may have to end it with white (I can't find the second ball I thought I had). Can't wait to see how everyone elses comes out.Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-44660837092877107532007-07-24T14:12:00.000-07:002007-07-24T14:12:00.000-07:00Deara knitsanity,I don't know how to crochet so th...Deara knitsanity,<BR/><BR/>I don't know how to crochet so this would be my first actualy doily and it's a knit one. How I'm going to finish it off is anyones guess as it is supposed to be a crochet chain cast off type of a thing. I may do something else however. Since I get a lot of my ideas on what to do from everyone elses blogs it's only fair if I can return the favor :-)Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-87653911558704049642007-07-24T13:38:00.000-07:002007-07-24T13:38:00.000-07:00Can you post some hints on making a doily into a s...Can you post some hints on making a doily into a shawl? Aside from using worsted weight and size 22 needles, of course? I see a few doilies that might be lovely....fleeglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348327363198905898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-64989864883071491302007-07-24T08:30:00.000-07:002007-07-24T08:30:00.000-07:00What great timing! I too had purchased the same bo...What great timing! I too had purchased the same book .... was ready to hop back on the "doily train" .... and had seen Sandy's post. Result ... I'm on round 20 and loving it. Fortunately I have a sister who actually loves and uses doilies (little Miss Victorian herself).... we're a match made in lace knitting heaven. <BR/><BR/>I was glad to find the dictionary, but had a hard time translating. I got more of the translation from reading the charts and the knitting than from reading the words. Still not sure of the little "box without the bottom" with the 3 in it, but figured it was some sort of triple decrease and will deal with that when I get there. Likewise with the "box without a top" with a 2 in it. Must be an increase.<BR/><BR/>I'm using Cebelia 20 on size 0 needles, so will end up with a larger doily than you. It will be fun to watch you progress. Funny how I now feel more balanced with a doily on the needles! I think my doilies are like everyone else's socks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-32531442017244496782007-07-24T08:06:00.000-07:002007-07-24T08:06:00.000-07:00Every time I look at your blog I see something els...Every time I look at your blog I see something else I want to do. I had my fill of crocheted doilies and have only ever knitted one doily. The doily is so pretty.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05426327123412600571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-47936180724619073432007-07-23T15:30:00.000-07:002007-07-23T15:30:00.000-07:00Dear crazyfiberlady,I'd only fill each catagory an...Dear crazyfiberlady,<BR/><BR/>I'd only fill each catagory and then go over the limit LOL! But I like the way you think :-) I don't think I have enough of this color cotton to finish the doily (the company stopped making this size thread) so I may finish the edge with DMC Cordonate in 50. Thank you for commenting! I love hearing what everyone else is doing!Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-63119556497172433742007-07-23T09:01:00.000-07:002007-07-23T09:01:00.000-07:00Doily so wouldn't count in the whole project on th...Doily so wouldn't count in the whole project on the needles tally, or it could and you add a new category, much like I do. I "allow" myself a shawl project, a sweater project, a sock project and a kidlet project. Except I'm breaking my own guidelines now and have two shawls, with a third pushing really hard to get on the needles!CrazyFiberLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406227355221687996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-1471817908167385152007-07-22T17:17:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:17:00.000-07:00Dear Opal,Glad you enjoyed the "eye candy". I actu...Dear Opal,<BR/><BR/>Glad you enjoyed the "eye candy". I actually can use those needles Ok on tatting cotton since it won't split like yarn and is a lot more rigid than yarn would be. I wouldn't want to try using those or smaller needles on something with "give" to it. I'd go crazy for sure. Since I knit those beaded purses with US 000 circulars, this was not really much of a difference.Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-32673507361949636782007-07-22T17:14:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:14:00.000-07:00Dear missalicefaye,I had no idea that little doili...Dear missalicefaye,<BR/><BR/>I had no idea that little doilies would actually be so addicting to knit. Watching the pattern come out gives me a better understanding why it might have been so popular to make them in the past. I really should pay more attention to the WRS but it's so darned hot out here right now that I'm sticking to the yarn :-( The cotton is easier and the doily is much less time consuming. I needed a break.Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-12606837733970051322007-07-22T17:07:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:07:00.000-07:00Dear francesca,Thank you so much for the link! It ...Dear francesca,<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for the link! It has a lot of good translation for me and some of the patterns for edging don't appear to have a chart, just written instuctions so I think it will help with those. And you are right. It is easier to scan than a big dictionary. Thanks again!Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-71733435651797416992007-07-22T17:04:00.000-07:002007-07-22T17:04:00.000-07:00Dear lillysmuud, Knitting the doily is more fun th...Dear lillysmuud, <BR/><BR/>Knitting the doily is more fun than I would have thought and it is nice to make something small and relatively quick. Oddly enough, its the same amount of work to knit a doily of about 90 rows as it would be to make a small circular shawl in bigger needles and yarn, but it feels different somehow. I have no idea why:-)Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-42635165714685510992007-07-22T16:58:00.000-07:002007-07-22T16:58:00.000-07:00Wow. The beauty of your doily has rendered me spee...Wow. The beauty of your doily has rendered me speechless and incoherent. Wow.<BR/><BR/>Damn. Those are tiny needles.Opalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05721882634044972063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-24030065803056079062007-07-22T11:00:00.000-07:002007-07-22T11:00:00.000-07:00I'm totally in love with your doily! They're fab...I'm totally in love with your doily! They're fabulous little projects because they're gorgeous, yet take significantly less time than, say, WRS. :) And your tatted cast on is a thing of beauty on its own...missalicefayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087111607375907675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-73054456552900499252007-07-22T10:52:00.000-07:002007-07-22T10:52:00.000-07:00It might help you to take a look at this English-I...It might help you to take a look at this English-Italian knitting/crochet dictionary:<BR/>http://www.unfilodi.com/blog/dovetrovarebuoneidee/bettas-knitionary.html<BR/><BR/>It won't be as helpful as an Italian-English dictionary in this case, but it's small enough that you can scan the Italian terms quickly even if they are not in alphabeticla order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-70753009777897808362007-07-22T04:21:00.000-07:002007-07-22T04:21:00.000-07:00Whata great history you have!The doily has beautif...Whata great history you have!<BR/>The doily has beautiful pattern and making something small makes lovely change isn't it?Lillysmuulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516092627461277546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259281.post-48911095451468261722007-07-22T00:50:00.000-07:002007-07-22T00:50:00.000-07:00Dear littleberry,I learned to knit as an adult and...Dear littleberry,<BR/><BR/>I learned to knit as an adult and though I did knit some lace in the past it was not anywhere near what I'm doing now. If you counted the shawls and stoles I did before 2006, I think the total was less than 10. I have all of Gloria Pennings books on doilies and I had even joined the Lacy Knitters Guild. Then I fell in love with cables and never looked back. The only reason I took up lace again was burn-out from the cable knitting and the fact that I started spinning again in 2006. Spinning lace weight yarn means you have to either give it away or knit with it. I'm really enjoying the lace now and I have a better understanding of how it works. It just "clicked" one day. Lucky me!Lacefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291336363387079445noreply@blogger.com