Not too long ago, I was lucky enough to be the winner of a drawing for $100! Since it was luck and all, I set out to do the wise thing and splurge, lol. I had been eyeing many Patricia Kristoffersen books on doilies for a while and decided to buy one. It was a difficult decision, but I chose, Doilies with a Twist. There are six wonderful patterns in the book. I crocheted, Ruby, which is on the cover. My fanciful dream is to eventually collect all of her books. They are fairly expensive and difficult to find, sadly. However, there are individual patterns for sale on Ravelry.

As you can see from the first picture, I stocked up on Lizbeth yarn. This was the first time I used the yarn for doilies. Before, I mainly used it for Irish crochet and jewelry. After using it there, I realized how durable and lustrous it is. It can be unraveled over and over again without pilling or separating. I’m not trying to sell it, I just really think it’s a great product. In my opinion, it is better to pay a little more for good yarn than to pay less for something that will fall apart in your lifetime. Especially since there is so much effort, time, and love involved in making each creation.

Patricia Kristoffersen Doilies

From left to right, I crocheted Windsor Round, Peacock Pride, and Ruby. The first two are from my other Kristoffersen book, Absolutely Gorgeous Doilies. For Peacock Pride, I tried incorporating Lizbeth’s new Metallic yarn into size ten thread. At first, it was a little tedious getting the hang of the texture difference. After one round, I was able to easily work it. I LOVE Metallic Lizbeth yarn. I can’t wait to start making some jewelry with it! Even though the company says that Metallic is comparable to size 20 thread, it worked really well with the size ten I used. The colors I used for each from left to right are Golden Yellow Lt, Ocean Turquoise Lt with Gold Dust, and Purple Iris Lt.

In the near future, I want to thread more Metallic yarn through the Peacock Pride doily. I think more Gold Dust and some Iridescent would be pretty. There will be lots of experimenting!