crochet doily- pineapple flower

a crochet  doily

crochet doilies

. The history of crochet doilies runs to the Victorian era. There are so many vintage patterns we can use today also. They were done with fine threads and looked so elegant. The crochet hooks they had used were also very fine. The colour of most of them was white because various colours and types of yarns were not much available in those days. Doilies of those days were lacier than now and with more complicated designs. They have much antique value. Aristocrats in those days preferred the white colour much. Doilies were used on the dining tables of rich persons and it was considered as a symbol of wealth and prosperity.  

Nowadays doilies are used for various purposes, like place-mats on dining tables. These are used to put hot dishes and other things to prevent the polished surfaces from staining. In houses, ornamental brass items like vases and small statues of marble are placed on doilies. These are the primary use of crochet doilies.

But nowadays crochet doilies are used for many purposes, such as attaching to the front surfaces of cushion covers, to make wall hangings, etc. Some ladies attach doilies to the front of their tops.

                                Most of the doilies are round in shape. But there are squares and polygonal shapes like pentagons or hexagons. The size of a doily can be taken as desired when it is made by joining hexagons or squares. By joining so many hexagons or squares together can get long placemats like table runners.

Today we learn about a round doily with pineapple flowers.

Round 1: Make 6 ch and slip stitch to the first chain.

Round 2: 12sc into the ring of 6 chains.

Round 3: 10ch, skip 1 sc and 1dc to the next. "7ch, skp1sc,1dc to the next" repeat. 

At the end join with a slip stitch to the 3rd ch of the beginning 10 chains. Now you have a 6 spaces of 7ch.                    

Round 3

Round 4: Make 7 dcs to each of the ch 7 spaces below.  At the end  join with a slip stitch to the 1st dc made at the beginning.'

Round 4

Round 5: Make 1dc onto each of the dc below. (Altogether 7 dcs) Make 1ch then again 7dc to the each of the dc below. Repeat. At the end make 1ch and join to the 1st dc made with a slip stitch.

Round 6: Make 2ch and join in between 2dcs, with single crochet. Repeat 6 times. Then make 2ch and join with single crochet to the ch 1 space also. "2ch 1sc" repeat including the chain 1 space also. At the end join to the first ch 2 space. There should be 42, chain two spaces altogether. 

Round 6

Round 7: Make 2ch and one sc to the next ch 2 space. Repeat 5 times. Then make 2ch and to the next space 2 double crochets. "Chain 2, sc 5 times then ch 2, 2dc,ch 2" Repeat.

Round 8: make 3ch and 2dcs onto the first dc of previously made 2dcs. Then ch 1 and 2dcs onto the next dc. 3ch and join to the cha 2ch space. ("2ch,1sc,") repeat 4 times.

""3ch,2dc,ch1,2dc,3ch ("2ch,1sc,"repeat 4 times)"" repeat till the end.

Round 9: 4ch, make 3dc on to the 2 dcs below. ch2 and 3dc on to the 2 dcs below, ch 4 join to the ch 2 space below. Repeat  ("2ch,1sc,") 3 times.""4ch, 3dc, ch2, 3dc, 4ch ("2ch,1sc,") repeat 3 times""

Round 9

Round 10: 5ch and 4dcs on to the 3dcs below.ch 3, 4 dcs on to the 3dcs below. ch 5 join to the ch 2 space below. repeat ("2ch,1sc") 2 times.""5ch,4dc,3ch,4dc,5ch""("2ch,1sc,repeat 2 times.")""repeat until the end.

Round 11: 6ch and 5dc on to the 4 dcs below. ch 4, 5dcs on to the 4 dcs below. ch 6 join to the ch 2 space below with single crochet, ch 2 join to the next space of ch 2 with single crochet.

"ch 6,5dc, ch 4, 5dc, ch 6, 2ch,1sc,one time" repeat until the end.

Round 12: 5 single crochet to the ch 6 space, 5 single crochets to the 5 dcs below, then 2sc, 3h and picot stitch, 3 times. 2sc, 5sc to the 5 dcs below. 5sc to the space of ch 6, join to the ch 2 space with sc, and fasten off. 

finished doily

                                                                 

                                   

                      

baby hat 9-12 months

                                                                    Crochet hats 

                       

hat for 9-12 months  babies.

Hats, we normally wear to protect our heads from cold and heat. But some fashionable ladies wear hats for different occasions as an accessory to show their personality. There are different types of crocheted hats suitable for any occasion. 

Now we can have crocheted hats with very many different shapes as the fabric hats. Types of crochet hats differ not only in the shape but they differ in the stitches and the yarns used to crochet them. Designing all these is a very hard task. Thanks to the designers of the crochet world for designing all these types of hats. 

Some of the hat types according to the shape: Hooded, brimmed, bucket hats, sun hats etc.

According to the crochet stitches used, there are so many,

ribbed, cable, basketweave, shell stitch, knit look are some of them 

Kids' hats are made according to the shape of animals, deer hats, owl hats, bunny hats etc. 

Hooded caps, bucket hats and brimmed crocheted hats are common. 

People should try to select the right hat according to the shape of their faces.

The hat is an essential part according to the weather we are experiencing. To protect from cold weather we need a hat to cover the whole head and ears which should tightly fit with our head. So, for cold weather woollen crocheted hats are best. 

For sunny days we want hats with large brims to cover the sun but should not cover our ears and the neck region. For sunny days hats with broad brims, made of cotton yarns are better. Some brims are turned upward and supported with rigid frames. These hats with brims are mostly worn by fashionable ladies. 

 The bucket hat has a wide brim but it is sloping down. These are suitable for both men and women. Some ladies' hats are decorated with crochet flowers or cross-stitched flowers attached to the joint where body and brim is meeting.  

So, the very first crocheted hat is a beanie. Newborns wear the beanies. It is actually gender-neutral. Later they are categorized as boys' and girls'. Newborn babies should have very soft baby beanies. So, they should be made out of soft baby wool with light colours. On top, a pom pom can be attached. Simple beanies can be crocheted with one type of stitch for every round. It can be single crochet or double crochet. So, the beanie does not have any pattern. 

When we consider the colours of yarns, suitable colours, for gents' hats should be dull colours like shades of grey, shades of brown, beige etc. 

For ladies, so many colours can be used to match what they are wearing. Here are instructions to make a hat for a girl of 1 year. This is done by two different colour wool yarn bought from a local shop. 

The hook size is 2.25

Round.1: Make 4 ch and slip stitch (sl st)to the first chain.

Round 2: Make 3 chains and 13 dc to into the ring. sl st to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 chains. (Use a stitch marker or different colour yarn to mark the beginning of each new round.)

Round 3: make 3 chains and make a dc to the very first dc below. Then 2 dc for each of the 12 dc. (26 dc with the beginning 3 chains)

round 4: Make 3ch,   1dc to the dc below, 1 dc to the next dc below, 2dc to the next.

"1dc, 2 dc," repeat. (37dc ) sl st to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 chains.

Round 5: Make 2 ch and 1 sc to the dc below. Then 1 sc to each of 

the dc below, (37 sc)

Round 6: Chain 3, make 3 dc to the sc below, ch 2, skip 2, and 4 dc to the sc below. "ch 2, skp 2,  4dc," repeat, until you finish the round. Join to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 ch.

 Round 7: Make 3 sl. st to the dcs below and reach the space of chain 2.  Make ch 3 and 4dc into the space of ch2. then "ch2, skp 2, 4dc" repeat, until you finish the round.  join to the  3rd ch of the beginning 3 ch.

After finishing the 7th round

 Now change the colour,

Round 8: Join the new colour (here white) to any space by making a knot. 3 ch and 2dc to the same space 1ch 3dc to the same space. "3dc 1ch 3dc" repeat, until you finish the round. Join to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 ch.                        

Round 9: Make a shell in a shell row with the same colour. (Now there are 2 rows of shell stitch with the same colour.) 

After finishing 9 th round.

Round 10: Again change the colour to the previous colour (red) and join to any gap making a knot. 3 ch and 2dc to the same space 1ch 3dc to the same space. "3dc 1ch 3dc" repeat, until you finish the round. Join to the 3rd ch of the beginning 3 ch.

Round 11: Crochet as row 10 using the same colour.

Round 12 and 13: Change the colour and crochet as row 10

Round 14 and 15: Change the colour and crochet as row 10

Round 16 and 17 row: Change the colour and crochet as row 10

 Round 17: Now make ch1 and 1 sc into each of the stitches below including the ch1 space also.

                            

After finishing round 17.

Mark the beginning of each round.

Round 18: Mark the beginning with a stitch marker or with a different coloured yarn. ch 1 and 1sc around. Join with a slip stitch.

Round 19 and 20 : Ch1 and 1 sc around. Join with a slip stitch

Round 21: Ch1, 1sc, 2sc to the next sc, 1sc. "1sc, 2sc, 1sc" rpt. Join with sl.st

Round 22: ch 1,1sc, 1sc, 2sc to the next sc, "1sc,1sc,2sc" repeat. Join with sl.st

Round 23 and 24: ch1, 1sc all round

After finishing round 24.