I finished another doily yesterday! (And of course, couldn't stop myself from starting another one). This one is pattern number 19 from the Big Book of Little Doilies. I think my tension is too tight or I'm not using the steel hook right because my doilies are coming out tiny, and very hard and inflexible. The doilies we have around the house at home are just like lacy fabric and have nice drape. Well poo. Practice makes better.A lot of people have been asking me what exactly a doily is for. My usual explanation is that they're coasters for expensive things, like all the vases and Hümmels my mom has... which is why these doilies will be the most perfect Christmas present EVAR for her.
Yesterday I also fixed a pair of legwarmers that I made maybe a week ago. I cut the arms off an old wool LLBean sweater that was full of moth holes and they make sweet-ass legwarmers. The problem: if worn with the underarm seam in back, they make you look like a clydesdale horse, and if you wear them with the underarm seam in the front, they drag. So I just tacked the bottoms up a little bit so they could comfortably be worn with the seams in front. (I know it looks like it from the picture, but I don't normally dress like a 14 year old on crack). I'm not usually the legwarmer type, but good-golly these are warm.
