Doilies in Color™ (Annie's Attic: Crochet) Paperback – November 1, 2011

I looked at other books with old patterns that didn't seem clear to me. These are clearly written and beautiful, at least 4 of the 6 are suitable for framing whether crocheted in colors or traditional white/ecru. Highly recommend.

I've made two of these patterns and they are beautiful. I've never made doilies before. These came out so nice I'm scared I'll wind up covering my home with them. I am even reserving a space on my bathroom wall for one. Oh, well.The two I made are on the cover on the upper right and left. The one on the left is huge, about 28." It became a bit tedious after a while, but the final product was worth it. It will go on my small dining room table which has a glass, three foot table top.I didn't encounter any mistakes in the patterns. I did write out each round, step by step so that they would be easier for me to follow.I washed and blocked them which I can't imagine not doing. The difference between blocked and not blocked, I thought, was rather dramatic.This book was a nice introduction to doily making for me. The instructions were easy to follow, the stitches were not difficult and the doilies came out very nice.

Haven't started yet

Liked the book. Nice colors. Haven't made anything yet

I bought these as a gift for a friend! She LOVED it! She has already started a couple of the patterns for new projects! Thank you!

Love this pattern book for it’s easy instructions and beautiful pictures of finished dollies!

I love this pattern book but…. I wasn’t impressed with the condition of this book when it arrived as it was bent and crinkled. I am very careful with all my books and this makes me wince every time I pick it up to use it.

the instructions are fairly easy to understand. and make beautiful doilies. It's definitely for the more experienced crocheter.

Nothing much very disappointed

I bought this for my mother and she says it's the best gift she's had in years. The designs are so new and refreshing. I've started framing them - that's how beautiful they are. The patterns are all rated as medium skill and are written in the same manner as most crochet patterns. The finished sizes listed don't take into account different types of thread so a doily can end up being very large or surprisingly small.

The designs in this pattern book are lovely and I have made two so far. I found this instructions clear and easy to follow but you must be able to convert into american terms as these are used. The designs are graded in difficulty, but as I have been doing this craft for a long time none of them fazed me. I do think if you are a beginner just take your time, remember the instructions are american and you should be fine as after all crochet is not rocket science after you have mastered the basic techniques. One thing though I used the recomended hook sizes and thread ply but even with careful blocking of the finished article they didn't really come out at the sizes quoted which was fine as I didn't want then so big. Some of the designs are 20inches in diameter so to get it correct a bit of fiddling around with hook sizes and guage samples is required.Overall I am delighted as the finished designs are fresh and contempory not like something cleared out of grannies house.

表紙が気になって買ってみました。花をテーマに９個のデザインが載ってます。眺めているだけでも楽しい１冊です。アイリッシュ・クロシェの様な立体の薔薇のモチーフを組み込んだ作品が数点あります。全て１０番レース糸を使用。日本のように編み図は無く、編み方が英語で表記されているので、多少の英語力は必要になります。掲載されている作品は1 Gardenias：立体の花のモチーフを組み込み、外側にパイナップル編みをしたドイリー。水色、表紙左端の作品。2 Pink Sunset：ピンク色でモチーフをあみ、８角形に配置したモチーフ編みのドイリー。3 Marigolds：濃い生成りでハプコーン編みを入れたドイリー。表紙右上端の作品。4 Irish Rose：薄いブラウンでネット編みを駆使した繊細なドイリー。5 Circle of Roses：アッシュピンクでネット編みをあみ、外側に白で立体花モチーフを、緑で葉を編んで囲んだドイリー6 White Shamrocks：白１色で編んだドイリー。中央に立体花モチーフを配置し、周囲に３片の花モチーフを組み込んだドイリー。表紙題名の後ろにある白い作品。7 Forget-me-not：白でパイナップル編みをあみ、先に３つの水色の小さな花を配置したドイリー。8 Orange Blossoms：オレンジ色で花モチーフを編み、白で繋ぎ合わせたドイリー。表紙金魚鉢の下にある作品。9 Floating Petals：白の中に，カラフルな６片の花モチーフを組み込んだドイリー。パッと花が咲いたようなドイリーが載っていて、編みたい作品がたくさんあります。技術的にも基本なものが多いので、かぎ針を多少こなした方ならわかると思います。本のできとしては☆５。しかし、日本ではカラフルな糸はエミーグランデを使うか、後生産業の３０番レース糸を使うしかなさそうなので、糸を探す方が大変かもしれません。

I am still perusing this book.