Blue on Blue

I'm not blue about my Pi Doily, I simply had to get a good look. I finished round 30 of Clue 3, Selection B, and was curious to see how the Vines are working out. Yesterday I did major repairs when I tried to get a peek on the 16" circ. I lost about 9 stitches and and to rework the pattern with a crochet hook, 2 spare dpns and lots of cursing and swearing. I thought fondly of frogging tatting; this was far worse than opening a closed ring.

Then I remembered I had 2 #0 24" circs previously used for 2 socks on 2 circs. I slipped the stitches onto the needles and pinned it out on my bobbin lace pillow. The pillow is light and portable, so I took pictures with the pillow leaning against my front steps.


I'm not sure Vine is looking the way it should, but I'm going to continue and resist the urge to frog. Since it's a doily and I'm not going to wear it, I am not as concerned that it be perfect to my eyes.

This is the biggest doily I've ever made, either knitted or tatted. The Pi formula is the absolute best, as far as I'm concerned. I've tried other knitted doilies, they are languishing in the UFO drawer. The counting and increasing get too complicated for my experience level. The Pi concept limits increases to specific rounds, and allows me to knit my lace pattern and keep the number of stitches constant. Perfect for me. I love the feel of thread running through my fingers, this doily is fun to knit.

Now I'm on a quest to discover how to combine lace patterns for the best appearance. I've reserved several more lace knitting books from the library. I'm going to learn from Susanna Lewis, Mary Schiffman, Barbara Abbey, and Martha Waterman. I'm also interested in garter stitch based lace patterns for my PiR2 shawl. The shawl is no longer active, but not forgotten. I'm not going to continue that one with the KYOAM clues. I'll find my own lace patterns after I learn more about lace.

KYOAPi Doily Details: Cebelia #20, color #799, size #1 needle, 16" circ. Currently 288 stitches, about 15 1/2" diameter. Clue 1C, 3x3 Leaf; Clue 2A, Snowdrop; Clue 3B, Vine.

One last note: I finished 3 baby hats for the hospital. I'll take them to the knitting social tomorrow. No picture right now, they are in the wash.