One of the reasons I love the Facebook group Threadies so much is that it gives me the opportunity to meet and get to know other crocheters and designers better. Carol Thompson-Coolbeth was one of the first folks to join the group when it was started a couple of years ago. I loved her lovely, colorful doilies, and was impressed when I learned that she designed many of them herself. When I admired some of the beautiful shaded threads that she used in her doilies, she generously sent me some from her stash. She said she had purchased them years ago, and now only used them for special doilies, as they were no longer available for purchase. I was touched by her kindness, and decided that I, too, would save the thread for a very special project.
Last week, I was shocked and saddened to hear of Carol's passing. But, I knew almost immediately that the time had come to use the thread she had sent me, by creating a special doily in Carol's memory. Carol loved to use lots of flowers, butterflies and bright colors in her designs, and her first published design was a double pineapple. I tried to combine these things into a doily that would honor her, using the lovely vintage thread that she had sent me.
Carol was an incredibly talented designer. She was always willing to share her vast knowledge of thread crochet by helping anyone who had a question, no matter how small or complicated it was. She added beauty to the world through her designs, her kindness and her generosity. She will be greatly missed.
Carol
designed
by Elizabeth Ann White
for
BellaCrochet
Size:
About 15” across
Skill
Level: Intermediate-
for those who are familiar with working with size 10 thread and steel
hooks, and who
have
a thorough understanding of the basics of crochet
Materials:
Size 10 Crochet Cotton
Thread
100 yards White
50 yards each Shaded Pinks
and Shaded Yellow
25 yards each Shaded
Purple and Shaded Green
Fabric Glue and toothpick (for applying glue)
Size
7 (1.65 mm) Steel
Crochet Hook
Special
Stitches:
For
Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in st or ch sp indicated
For 3 dc cluster: Yo,
insert hook in sp indicated, yo, pull through, yo, pull through 2 lps
on hook, (yo, insert hook in same sp, yo, pull through, yo, pull
through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, pull through all 4 lps on hook.
Doily
Center Rose
Rnd
1: With shaded pinks, ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring; ch 1,
(sc in ring, ch 2) 8 times, join with sl st in first sc. (8 ch-2
sps made)
Rnd
2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-2 sp around, join.
(8 petals made)
Rnd
3: Working behind petals, ch 3, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch
3) around, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd
4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 5 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-3 sp around, join
with sl st in first sc.
Rnd
5: Working behind petals, ch 4, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch
4) around, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-4.
Rnd
6: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 7 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-4 sp around, join
with sl st in first sc.
Rnd
7: Working behind petals, ch 5, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch
5) around, join with sl st in first ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd
8: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 9 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-5 sp around, join
with sl st in first sc.
Rnd
9: Working behind petals, ch 6, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch
6) around, join with sl st in first ch 0f beg ch-6.
Rnd 10: Ch 1, (sc, ch
1, 11 dc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-6 sp around, join with sl st in first
sc.
Rnd 11: Working
behind petals, ch 7, (sl st between next 2 petals, ch 7) around, join
with sl st in first ch of beg ch-7. Fasten off.
First
Pineapple
Row 12: Working
behind petals, join white with sl st in first ch-7 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc,
ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp as joining, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-7
sp, ch 3, shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-7 sp;
leaving remaining sps unworked, turn.
Row 13: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, 11 dc in next
ch-3 sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 14: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, 2 dc in next dc,
(dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc) 5 times, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp,
shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.
Row 15: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc,
(ch 1, dc in next dc) 16 times, ch 3, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in
last shell, turn.
Row 16: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-1
sp, ch 3) 16 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 17: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 15 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 18: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 14 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 19: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 13 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 20: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 12 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 21: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 11 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 22: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 10 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last
shell, turn.
Row 23: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 9 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 24: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 8 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 25: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 7 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 26: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 6 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 27: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 5 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 28: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 4 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 29: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 3 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 30: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, (sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3) 2 times, skip last ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell,
turn.
Row 31: Ch 3, shell
in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3
sp, ch 3, skip next ch-3 sp, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell, turn.
Row
32: Ch 3, shell in ch-2
sp of first shell, shell in ch-2 sp of last shell. Fasten off.
Edging
NOTE:
When
working the Edging, you will be working in the ch-3 sps
at beginning of rows (these are sometimes called “turning chs”),
in the worked ch-2 sps of shells at the ends of rows (these spaces
already have the last shell of the next row worked in them--insert
hook beside the base of the shell-- see photo) and
in the ch-2 sps at the center of the shells on Row 32.
For Edging, work
steps A-C:
A:
Join shaded green with sc in worked ch sp of first shell, ch 3 (sc,
ch 3, sc) in first ch-3 sp, ch 3, *sc in ch-2 sp of next shell, ch 3,
(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3; repeat from * across first side
of pineapple;
B: for Pineapple
Point, working in ch-2 sps of shells on last row of Pineapple, 3 dc cluster (see
Special Stitches) in first shell, ch
6, sl st in 6th
ch from hook, ch 7, sl st in same ch last sl st was worked in, ch 5,
sl st in same ch last 2 sl sts were worked in, 3 dc
cluster in last shell, ch 3, sl st in last st of last shell, ch 3;
C: to work Edging
on remaining side of Pineapple (going
back toward Center Rose), sc in worked ch-2 sp of next
shell, ch 3, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in ch sp of
next shell; repeat from * across, ch 3, sc in same ch-7 sp on Rnd 11
that last shell was worked in. Fasten off.
Second
Pineapple
Row
12:
Skip next ch-7 sp on Rnd 11 of Center Rose, working behind petals,
join white with sl st in first ch-7 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in
same sp as joining, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next ch-7 sp, ch 3, shell
in next ch-7 sp; leaving remaining sp unworked, turn.
Rows
13-32 and Edging:
Work the same as for First Pineapple.
Butterfly (make 2)
Note: Wings
are worked in Rounds, forming a circle of 8 small individual wings.
Finished Wings will be folded in half length wise, to form 2 layers
of 4 wings each.
Wings
Rnd 1: With
shaded yellow, ch 6, join with sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1,
(sc in ring, ch 3) 8 times, join with sl st in first sc. (8
ch-3 sps made)
Rnd 2: (Sl
st, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 1) in first ch-3 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc,
ch 1) in each remaining ch-3 sp around, join with sl st in top of
ch-3.
Rnd 3: Sl
st into first ch-2 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in first ch-2 sp, ch
5, skip next ch-1 sp, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch- 2 sp, ch 5,
skip next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around, join.
Rnd 4: Sl
st across into first ch-2 sp, ch 5 (counts
as first tr, ch 1), (tr,
ch 1) 8 times in first ch-2 sp, working over ch-5 sp, sc in first
ch-1 sp of Rnd 2, ch 1; *(tr, ch 1) 9 times in next ch-2 sp, working
over next ch-5 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp on Rnd 2, ch 1; repeat from *
around, join with sl st in 4th
ch of ch-5. Fasten off.
Rnd 5: Join
shaded purple with sc in first sc, ch 3, skip next ch-1 sp and tr,
(sc in next ch sp, ch 3) 8 times, skip next tr and next ch-1 sp, *sc
in next sc, ch 3, skip next ch-1 sp and next tr, (sc in next ch sp,
ch 3) 8 times, skip next tr and next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around,
join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.
(8 wings made)
Body
With shaded purple, (ch 4, 3
dc cluster -see Special Stitches-in fourth ch from hook) 3
times, (ch 9, sl st in 4th ch from hook, sl st in each
remaining ch, sl st in top of last 3-dc cluster made) 2 times for
antenna. Fasten off.
Leaf
Spray (make 2)
Note: For
Picot, (ch 3, sl st
in 3rd
ch from hook)
With shaded green, ch 12,
(3 tr, picot-see Note-3 tr, ch 4, sl st) in 6th ch from
hook, sl st in next ch, ch 9, (3 tr, picot, 3 tr, ch 4, sl st) in 6th
ch from hook, sl st in next 3 chs, ch 7, (3 tr, picot, 3 tr, ch 4, sl
st) in 6th ch from hook, sl st in next ch, sl st in each remaining ch
of beginning ch-12 for stem. Fasten off.
Finishing
Note: When gluing items, it is helpful to place a drop of fabric glue on the tip of a toothpick; use the toothpick to precisely apply glue to desired spot.
1: Place all pieces on blocking surface, folding Butterfly Wings in half to form two layers of 4 wings each. Spray all pieces with spray starch, shape and allow to dry.
2: Glue one Body to each set of Butterfly Wings. Allow to dry.
3: Glue Butterflies to doily as shown in photo. Glue Leaf Sprays to Doily as shown. Allow to dry.
Special thanks go to Jewel Fernley and Rosina Smith for testing this pattern. I don't know what I would do without my awesome testers!!!!
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