Skill Level: For the Insane

I adore Yoko Suzuki's designs because of the originality and challenge she brings to thread crocheting. My perception of her is that she "thinks in crochet". If only my mind could be so clever! The way to build skill is through pushing the envelope. This doily pushed me into a new arena of expertise. Magic Crochet should have created a new skill level category: For the Insane; this doily has the power to not only test crocheting skills but one's rationale and reasoning. It did not help that the picture printed in the magazine showed the wrong side facing up.

Each individual loop was not a challenge to crochet: it was the assembly of the doily that presented the frustrations and travails. Certain parts had to be joined at certain times; the shape of the doily was not stable until the inner motifs would anchor the loops into position. The center motif couldn't be placed until all six loops were made, and without it there was very little stability.

So what will become of this doily? It is going to be submitted to the Puyallup Fair in the hopes that I may take something higher than 3rd Place. It will go along with the Twists and Turns doily that I made previously (also designed by Yoko Suzuki).

I do have my next Yoko Suzuki design lined up to begin soon. It's from one of the books I have acquired of her collection. It's rather large and enormous. It's filled with flowers and leaves and is shaped like a football. I have other projects in the queue. Two are secret gifts, one is a sweater for a classmate, and the last is a baby outfit for a classmate.