Darling Doily

I enjoy crocheting. I find it relaxing and rewarding. A lot of the things I make are just a challenge for the fun of it. I actually amaze myself sometimes. Some things I will make and never have a desire to make them again. Then there are things I make and sell.  

Want to know a funny fact about this crochet addict?  I do not like crochet items for myself. Nope. Its just not my style. 

While I was out shopping the other day, I seen spools of cotton yarn thread. This thread is finer than kite string but not as fine as sewing thread. I picked up a spool and threw it in my buggy. Nick looked at it sort of funny because he knew it was not the type of yarn I usually buy. 

“I think im going to try and make a doily”. 

He gave me one of those slow short nods. 

Then I said, “You know, like the ones we have stashed all over the house from grandmaw?”. 

“Um yea, I know” he replied sarcastically. Then he smiled and said, “You know you can make anything you want to make” 

I have never crocheted a doily before because they look so hard and complex to create. I went online and found a few different patterns to go by. After trying a few different ones, I realized it was just repeats of stitches and when I’d get lost or confused, I just carried own with my own thing. 

One TV show and 30 minutes later, I had completed my first ever doily. 

I was excited and couldn't wait to show my mom. I remember watching her crochet with thread when I was younger. She thought it was pretty and told me that she had a lot of that string yarn I could have if I wanted it. ‘Sure why not. I’ll take a couple spools”. 

She dropped off somes spools on her way to church that evening. 

This is “Moms version of a couple”.

 

I tell you what. I’m not sure how old this yarn is but some of the spools had 67 cent stamped on them. However, they were still strong and good to use. Some were still in the original plastic wrap.

So far, I made a large pink doily from the tread momma gave me. It may not be vintage made but im pretty sure the yarn is vintage. 

I don’t know how many doilies I want to make. I really have no use for them, but it’s a great relaxing challenge. The thin yarn was actually easy to work with. It’s a form of art that is always exciting to see the end results. Sort of like coloring. 

Wait. Not only did I make some doiles. I made a few pair of earrings too. 

These are currently in my shop if you would like to purchase a pair. I plan to make more of them if they seem to be a seller. 

Crochet earrings and other unique crochet items can be found in my ETSY shop. 

THANKS MOM!

What is it Really?

Me and Nick will sometimes argue about the ways we use words. Not mean argue, but just fun argue. 

For example:

One mentions going “Up town” while the other says “Down Town”. 

Which is it? Whos right? Well, me of course. I’m right or at least he lets me be.

We both agreed that it depended on which way your headed. 

We both were wrong. 

What is it really?

FACT- “Downtown”refers to the center of town.

“Uptown” refers to the surrounding areas of the center town.

So now I'm thinking you have to go uptown to get to downtown. Right?. 

It’s time to eat lunch. Nick will say, “It’s time to eat dinner”.

I call lunch “lunch”. 

I call supper “dinner”. (Unless it’s Sunday lunch and I will say “Dinner”) . 

What is it really?

I say its, breakfast, lunch, supper. 

FACT: If supper is formal,  it’s concidered “Dinner”. Lunch is still lunch.

“Ha, I knew it!”

  

When you make a cake, Do you “frost” it or “Ice” it?

I have always called it “Frosting a cake”. 

FACT: Icing is more of a glaze that is poured on a cake or pastry.

Frosting is spread on a cake or pastry and is thicker and more fluffy.

If you pour it on, its icing and if you spread it on, its frosting. 

I love them both.

Last but not all. This one is for Jack. 

Is it “crank” the car up? Or is it “Start” the car up?

I think you have to crank the engine to get it started. 

We all have our own way of using words. I think a lot depends on age or where you come from. 

I mean, everyone knows that us Southerners have our own way of explaining things. 

But incase you want to know the facts, just search it....... 

Or as I say it, “just look it up”.