While I was wiping down the counters in my kitchen yesterday, I got an idea! I thought my tea kettle would look really cute with a doily underneath that had little petals or points sticking out. So, I crocheted one! It turned out just like I had imagined. I love it!
I used some leftover Handicrafter Cotton in the Paprika colorway and a size "H" crochet hook. I made it with a free pattern I found on Ravelry called, "Star Flower Coaster". However, I made a couple of changes to the pattern. On row four - instead of chaining four in between groupings, I only chained three. It seems to lay a little nicer. And, I needed mine to be a big bigger and I love picots. So, instead of the row six that's in the pattern, I crocheted the row as follows: *4 dc, ch 3, slip stitch in third chain from hook, 4 dc, ch 1, sc in sc between previous points, ch 1. Repeat from * all the way around and slip stitch in the top of the first dc. My finished doily is nine inches across.
That was fun! I love quick little projects like this!
Now that is a perfect resting place for that tea kettle! A great way to use up leftover yarn, too.
ReplyDeleteLovely color, too!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to red and this is just precious! A quick project, huh? Shoot, it would take me two weeks. A great idea, though. I would love to have some smaller ones in red and white to hang on the tree this Christmas.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, love the red against the black.
ReplyDeleteRosezeeta.
It is a very pretty design and a lovely colour too!! xx
ReplyDeletePretty doily. Nice color. photographed lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat turned out so pretty. I love the color too. It would be pretty with a candle on top, too! Hugs!
ReplyDeletePretty. That's one of my go to patterns when I want something quick. But I'm making it with thin cotton so it turns out much smaller. I like that using different yarns and hooks and colors makes the same pattern look quite different. Best wishes, Tammy
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