Doily of the Week #23

Another week has gone by!

I am really enjoying the first days of June. The weather is perfect, and it’s so nice and relaxing to sit outside in the yard with a glass of lemonade or fruit punch in a pretty goblet. Crocheted doily coasters can add an extra delight to this lazy time passing.



The original pattern for this small doily has nine rounds. However, I only made eight for mine. I liked it the way it looked with only eight rounds.

Also the seventh round was somewhat confusing to me, so I am not sure I crocheted mine as in the pattern (I mostly relied on the photograph for that round). But otherwise the pattern was easy to follow and the doily was quick to make.

Small Doily Pattern

Doily of the Week #22

Doily of the Week is back!



I finished crocheting this small doily a couple days ago. The pattern is quite easy and has only nine rounds.

I used crochet thread number ten and steel hook size ten. My doily came out six and a half inches in diameter.

See the pattern here

Crocheted Bedspread

Today I’m sharing a bedspread that my mom and I made about sixteen years ago. I love it so much as it holds such wonderful childhood memories.



The bedspread is made of square motifs. The symbol chart below is  from an old Russian magazine. 

Spider Stitch Exploration: Let’s Make a Bookmark

If you have mastered making spider stitch swatch from my previous post in this series, it will be easy for you to make a bookmark like these two. Just repeat the pattern five times. Then crochet around to make a scalloped edge.

I used crochet thread number 10 and a steel hook size 10.

Ch 23.

Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 3, turn.

Row 2: dc in next 8 dc, ch 8, skip next 3 dc, dc in next 9 dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 3: dc in next 5 dc, ch 5, skip next 3 dc and 3 ch, sc in next 2 ch, ch 5, skip next 3 ch and 3 dc, dc in next 6 dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 4: dc in next 2 dc, ch 5, skip next 3 dc and 3 ch, sc in next 2 ch, sc in next 2 sc, sc in next 2 ch, ch 5, skip next 3 ch and 3 dc, dc in next 3 dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 5: dc in next 2 dc, dc in next 3 ch, ch 5, skip next 2 ch and 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 5, skip next 2 sc and 2 ch, dc in next 3 ch, dc in next 3 dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 6: dc in next 5 dc, dc in next 3 ch, ch 3, skip next (2 ch, 2 sc, and 2 ch), dc in next 3 ch, dc in next 6 dc. Ch 3, turn.

Row 7: dc in next 8 dc, dc in next 3 ch, dc in next 9 dc. Ch 3, turn.

Repeat Rows 2-7 additional four times. In the last row don’t make turning ch 3.

To make the scalloped edging crochet one round at the perimeter of the bookmark.

Working into the end of rows: *ch 4, sc in end of row* across.

Working into the original chain: *ch 4, sc in every other dc* across.

Working into the end of rows: *ch 4, sc in end of row* across.

Working in the last row of the bookmark: *ch 4, sc in every other dc* across.

Fasten off.

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