Sunday, August 05, 2012

Double Pineapple Doily

The Double Pineapple Doily comes from a book called "Sparkling White Doilies" (Star Doily Book No. 91), published by the American Thread Company in 1952.  It was made with #30 thread and #12 hook.  The finished doilies measures 18 1/2 inches.





Here's the front page of the book. May just have to add the oval one on the cover to my "want to make" list...



17 comments:

Mevosa said...

Jaka piękna serwetka:) Bardzo mi się podoba:) Pozdrawiam serdecznie;)

hooksandyarns said...

I love it Linda - it's so pretty. :)

Dorota said...

Wspaniała! :)

Monique van den Berg said...

Wow, what a lot of work but it's gorgeous!

Groetjes, Monique

moleymakes said...

As always Linda, beautiful crochet work.

Ruby x

Crochet-fashionista said...

wow wow great model

Toni said...

Dear Linda,

Thank you so much for visiting and leaving a comment in my blog.

As usual, your double pineapple is stunning! I did mine last year before I got my full time blog. Mine was done in pearl cotton no. 8 yet the finished size is 18 inches only. I'm just wondering why I always finished my doilies smaller than what's indicated in the pattern and inspecting my stitches, for me I don't find them too tight? Maybe it is just me... One thing I realized when I did the double pineapple with pearl cotton is that, it will never be stiff no matter how you blocked and starched it. I noticed that on the second washing, it got softer so I guess, for doilies specially as big as this one, I won't use pearl cotton anymore.

Hugs,
Toni
related post:
http://toni-favoritethings.blogspot.com/search?q=double+pineapple

Toni said...

Sorry, it's supposed to be:
"...before I got my full time job"
:-D

Anna said...

MA-GNI-FI-QUE !
Hug
Anna

Chain Stitch Crochet said...

Beautiful Linda!

Sara Ledebuhr said...

Olá amiga do croche! Vim fazer uma visita e amei teus trabalhos, são lindíssimos... maravilhosos!!! Já estou te seguindo. Vem me visitar também, vai ser um prazer recebe-la no meu cantinho.
Abraços do Brasil

Charlotte said...

Beautiful! What hook do you use with size 30 thread? That is so tiny!

LindaCrochets said...

Charlotte...see my post. I used a #12 hook

Kasia said...

Piękne rzeczy robisz Linda:)) Dziękuję za miły komentarz i odwiedziny:))

Anonymous said...

GORGEOUS! Pineapples are the main reason I learned to crochet many years ago, just love them!

Szydełkowe czary-mary said...

CUDO!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Your doilies are gorgeous. Despite efforts, I just can't handle thread, and I'm so envious.