Trials and tribulations of Filet Crochet

Well its been a long time since i have done anything here. I have recently entered the world of filet crochet. Filet crochet is when you follow a graph to make a picture and or words. you can make all sorts pf lace edgings, table cloths, bedspreads, cafe curtains, valances, pillows ect ect the list goes on and on. Simple technique, so they say. Basically chain stitches and double crochet. Well I have a book on it and several other books that talk about it but not one tells you the multiple of it! ahhhh, After searching the internet in several places finally figured it all out. sheech what is the big deal of adding the multiple so you can make your own designs. Well the multiple is 3 + 3 for a closed 1st block + 7 for an open 1st block for 4 dc blocks. There are two techniques for this type of crochet, there is also 3 dc blocks but I have not tried this yet. So far I have completed a mushroom valance. I will post pictures later on. now I have made my own design of shamrocks in a group to make another valance for my country place. I bought it last year and now I want to decorate it all up, painting and such. its just a summer place not to go to all year round. I'm in Canada so the winters can be hard at times . I wanted to sew valances but I can't seem to find any fabric. What we don't sew here in Canada ??? The walmarts here took out their fabric dept. . Ok so I just looked at my finished valance and to my horror have discovered a mistake. I MADE the huge mistake of changing my hook at the end of the project and the mushroom is smaller than the rest ahhh. oh well I REFUSE to take it apart its been washed and blocked and its just going in a bathroom window anyway a very small bathroom. So I learned something never change hooks when doing this sorta work. I should also mention that I used 10 size crochet cotton and a size 2 steel hook. when I used the other hook it was a 1.75mm and it looked the same size but it was not the same size at all. oh well live and learn huh?

here are my lastest creations for christmas.....................

huggables

my latest project . there are a bunch of them to do i want to make more

My newest BABIES LOL Im a Mom again

Here are 3 more of my newest dolls these dolls are about 8 inches tall No pattern at all used to make these they are one of a kind the little boy is wearing a baseball suit. and the girl is wearing a Irish dress.

the little pink one is only 5 inches tall what a cutie that outfit I did use a pattern for this one.

hope you enjoy . any questions or comments welcome

Thanks for looking

my first try in pink and white then I added a flower and some ribbons. to the right all my little ones at the time I have more now

my try at fashion dolls clothes ,done in baby wool

not bad for a freebee pattern butterfly I used a christmas varigated thread to to try it out. up above is a hot mat I modified from a thread pattern and sew together to make it thick I used 100% cotton wool.

thanks for looking . please feel free to ask questions or leave comments would be much appreciated

another day another project

My love of crochet started when I was really young . I started at the age of 8 or 9. I tried knitting as well but loved crochet better cause its faster to finish a project.

I have left it alone for a very long time but never gave away my hooks . I seem to be addicted to my hooks LOL. over the years I have collected over 2 sets.

I got back into it a few years ago when a friend of mine said I want to learn how. so I picked it back up and started to practice again. then she says to me I want to learn how to use thread I said OMG thread I never used crochet thread before.

I remember once when I was on the subway a older lady crocheting with this white thread and thinking oh my goodness that's so small . She was so quick as she was making this beautiful lacey doily , she was just going to town on it. I could never do that I thought to myself . I'm not that good. but then I got the challenge when my friend said "thread" so I pulled out my tiny steel hooks and tried it . I have been hooked ever since and finished my first christmas doily. it came out beautiful. with my perseverance and patience I did it!! .pic to come later

Now I have discovered ity bity babies they are just so cute and smell good too. the above pictures are an example of the work I did . the pink and white doll is bigger and I had NO pattern at all. all I had was a picture of one of the smallest 5 inch dolls. thanks for reading.