Doily or "Medallion"?

Sometimes I enjoy crocheting, and lately I've been working on "medallions" as some like to call them now. Yes, these are doilies, like my mother and grandmother had on every flat surface of their home. I unashamedly do the same. To me a coffee table looks naked without one. 

I used #10 cotton from SouthMaid, the standard crochet thread you can buy just about anywhere, but in limited colours locally. I sent away for the "greige" colour (a beige/grey), since none was available here. I think it's a nice alternative to the white, cream, or beige my mother more commonly used.

I enjoyed making the first so I just kept right on crocheting and a few days later I had a full set of four for the top of a tall sideboard in my dining room turned office area.

The pattern is a free one I've made before. The Gift Doily.

Hats of Grey

Here are the two hats made from the "< 50 Shades of Grey" warp.

The one on the left is made by tying the warp ends together and twisting them, while the one on the right has a french seam that is almost undetectable, hidden amongst all the texture at the back, and then a pompom as decoration 

Both hats will be available for sale at the Chilliwack Christmas Craft Fair.

< 50 Shades of Grey

I was definitely remiss in blogging about this one! I finished it a few days ago.



It was such fun to weave that I barely stopped to take photos.



A very neutral colour scheme, but lots of interesting texture and additions.



There are bits of ribbon, blobs of roving, and hairy novelty yarns,



boucle yarns, sparkly threads, and a sprinkling of beads,



metallic ribbon, handspun, and a few dangling jersey knit tubes.



It all adds up to a lot more visual interest than you might expect from a monochromatic weaving.



It made for a rather fascinating fringe.



I was kind of sorry to see the end of that warp. It did not end with the cowl though. In future posts I'll be displaying a couple of hats woven from the same warp. They are having their hand knit ribbing added now. Unfortunately that process takes much longer than weaving off the warp!