This is my second ‘Agnes’. (a free pattern) You can see my first one in Turquoise here.
I made it with Scheepjes Sweet Treat, Snow White and a 2.5mm hook.
It took 2 balls, with just one row to go, so I had to break into a third to do the last row and for sewing onto the 50cm hoop.
I first attach the completed doily onto the hoop with stitchmarkers and then sew each point onto the hoop, threading the yarn through the work to the next point….
like this one: Ruta
also in Scheepjes Sweet Treat, but this time in Tropic
and a 2mm hook, attached to a 40cm hoop.
Onto the next one.
This is stunningly beautiful! I have a 90 cm hoop I want to fill with a mandala and after seeing your white Agnes, I think I’ll try that one. I have 4-ply cotton yarn. Do you think if I use a 3.5 mm hook I could get to the size I want?
I’ve already had to reorder yarn because my last mandala pattern didn’t fit. Bah!
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
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It is very difficult to tell, but you need the finished item to be quite a lot smaller than the hoop to get the right amount of tension.
See in this post: https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/2018/07/13/a-dreamcatcher-for-miss-e/
You can make the pattern and then stop at a round that seems the right size.
If it is too small it is easy to attach with longer threads as you sew it on the hoop. If it is too big you can attach to the hoop behind some inside rounds.
In other words – MAKE IT FIT! 🙂
Good luck.
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Thank you so much for your quick response! I’ll give it a try and refer to your tips when it comes time to attach it to the ring. Thank you again! 😊
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Very creative and patience testing.
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The relaxing part is that they take such concentration that other thoughts melt away.
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Wow they are amazing and so finely crafted!
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Thank you, they are a joy to make.
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Absolutely lovely.
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Thank you.
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Beautiful, simply beautiful. Do you keep them or give them as gifts?
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I have given three as gifts to my grandchildren, but I am keeping the latest batch.
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They are so lovely!
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Thank you.
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Such a great way to display doilies. 2 1/2 mm hook is not for the faint hearted! It’s very pretty indeed and they will look terrific en masse, however grouped.
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You are right about the hook size. I’ve tried smaller with thinner yarn but it is too taxing. 2mm is the lowest I’ll go.
I’m working towards a nice group of dingly-danglies – when there are a enough to look good dangling together, I’ll be able to move on!
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I love white doilies, and this is right there with them! Just gorgeous!
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It is a beautiful pattern and it’s free!
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The white one is so elegant – would be lovely as a wedding or Christmas decoration.
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I was thinking how nice it would be to have a few white ones, of different sizes, hanging from the ceiling at a wedding celebration.
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The yarn name Snow White gave me a vision of a whole lot of white ones hanging from the branches of a tree like gigantic snowflakes… Very pretty indeed. I’m not a dreamcatcher person, but these are art!
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Ooh that would be great – wouldn’t it. I must think of a title other than ‘dreamcatcher’ to describe them.
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both are lovely!
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Thank you Claire.
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While I continually get sidetracked making other things (that I have just this minute remembered I forget to photograph before sending off to their new homes) my lovely doily patterns sit wasting away, waiting to be picked up…… and you have made five already!! It’s beautiful!!
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I have lots of temporarily abandoned projects shelved during this current mandala/dreamcatcher obsession. I’m usually such a grasshopper when it comes to projects, but when an obsession grabs me I love to give in to it and let it run its course.
What a shame you didn’t take photos – looking forward to seeing your doilies when they come out of the naughty corner. 😉 ❤
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I taught myself celtic crochet from a book and made a stunning shoulder warmer for my daughter. She picked it up last night to take into her office today as the weather has turned frigid and not a photograph to be seen! I’ll try and get her to take some.
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Oh wow – I just looked up Celtic Crochet – looks amazing. Hope you get a photo. Keep cosy.
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I suppose it’s quite annoying having to start another ball for just a small amount, but I know you will find good use for it. What a beautiful mandala this is.
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Thank you Deb. Yes, I will find a use for the remainder of the third ball. I really put that in as a note to myself for future reference.
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A very pretty effect, Sandra – how long does each one take?
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I’ve no idea how many hours they take but it takes me about a week to make one and then more time to sew the on the hoops, which I have to do when I feel like it.
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Lovely! You must have quite a houseful by now.
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HaHa! I have 5 finished and one more nearly finished. The obsession is not over yet. 😉
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