Doily-lover? This Petite Pineapple Doily by Priscilla Hewitt is one of those quick and easy projects that stimulates your creativity in many ways and can be completed in just a few hours. There are several ways to use this doily : from using them under the lamps and vases on the tables to turning them into crochet bowls or even turning the doily into a flower to decorate pillows ( like in the projects below). All you need is just a bit of inspiration to create amazing things.
Materials:
Size 10 cotton crochet thread
Crochet hook size 6Source: Petite Pineapple Doily
This Giant Pineapple Doily is based on the same pattern. It’s so lovely, don’t you think ?
My first doily! It was really fun and quick, used as a stash buster. I steam blocked and used a small amount of starch. While drying it measured 22” across. Source: Giant Pineapple Doily
Image source: nin.noir
Here is another great idea! This Doily Flower Pillow is so pretty and looks very “designer made”! If you look closer, it’s the Petite Pineapple Doily, combined with some embroidery and sewing. Brilliant!
Image source: Amy
Doily
First, I made the Petite Pineapple Doily, which measured about 9″ across when blocked. Here is my Ravelry project on the doily, if you need hook sizes and thread used.Fabric
I used a thin-wale corduroy that was already in my stash. BONUS! It had a bit of stretch to it, but was still sturdy, which allowed me to do the embroidery sans hoop.Embroidery Stitches
If you are not familiar with embroidery, here are some links to the actual stitches I used: chain stitch (darker green color) and the back stitch (lighter green). Simple stitches, but very effective. It’s a little hard to embroider on such a thick fabric, but it was worth it.OK – on to the step by step… Read more : Doily Flower Pillow
How about this?
The bride asked family and friends to crochet her a doily. She turned the doilies into her wedding dress. Source: Caloct
Image source: Caloct
Got inspired? Have a lovely day crocheting!
Featured image source: nin.noir
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