A quick Hi!

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Hi everybody! How are you all? I'm finally back from my rather long break and am slowly catching up on all the missed blog fun. I started 3 shawls while I was at my parents' place and I have completed two of them. I ran out of yarn for the 3rd one, so that will have to wait until I place my order and wait for it to arrive. In the meanwhile I started a tablecloth for my coffee table. I bought 2 cones of white thread at a cheap rate at the whole sale market here and I'm regretting not buying more. I am currently on my second cone and in the next one or two days I'll run out of that too. So the table cloth might also have to be put on hold until I visit the market again.

After much difficulty I added social media icons to my blog and also managed to bring back the blog list in my sidebar which had disappeared all of a sudden. So, that's all from me for now. I'll be visiting your blogs soon to see what's been happening there. Bye.

Swirl Patterned Tablecloth

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This is also one of my oldest projects, done during my college days. It still adorns my coffee table though it has a few stains that won't go away. I had to be very careful while photographing to avoid making those stains very obvious.



The pattern is from the book "Stitch by Stitch." The original pattern was for a shawl with a floral border. I felt that the floral border was a bit too complicated for me. So I skipped it.

Here is the instruction for you.

Ch 4 and sl st into first ch to form a ring.

1^st Rnd:  (5ch, 1 sc into circle) 8 times, sl st into center of first loop. You have 8 loops.

2^nd Rnd:  1 sc into first loop, (4 ch, 1 sc into next loop) 7 times, 4 ch, 1 dc into first sc.

3^rd Rnd:  2 dc into first loop, (3ch, 1 dc into next sc, 2 dc into next loop) 7 times.

4^th Rnd:  (3ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 2 st, 2 dc into next loop) 8 times.

5^th Rnd:  (3 ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 3 st, 2 dc into next loop) 8 times.

6^th Rnd:  (3ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 4 st, 2 dc into next loop) 8 times.

7^th Rnd to 11^th Rnd:  Cont. working in this manner by increasing a dc between the 2 dc worked into each loop.  Finally there should be 11 dc in each panel.

12^th Rnd: (3ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 5 st, 3 ch, skip next 2 st, 1 dc into each of next 3 st, 2 dc into next loop) 8 times.

13^th Rnd:  (3 ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 4 st, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

14^th Rnd:  (3 ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 5 st, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

15^th Rnd: (3 ch, skip next dc, 1 dc into each of next 5 st, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

16^th Rnd to 20^th Rnd:  Cont. working in this manner. You will have 13 dc in each panel.

21^st Rnd:  (3 ch, skip next dc, leaving last loop of each on hook work 1 dc into each of next 2 dc, -year-old and draw a loop through all 3 loops on hook – 1 dc decreased, 1 dc into each of next 10 dc, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

22^nd Rnd:  (3 ch, 1 dc into each of next 12 dc, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

23^rd Rnd:  (3ch, 1 dc into each of next 13 dc, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

24^th Rnd:  (3 ch, 1 dc into each of next 14 dc, 2 dc into next loop) 16 times.

Decrease in this way on the next and following 4^th round and then work 3 rounds without shaping.  32 rounds worked, 22 dc in each panel.

Continue the pattern, decreasing 1 dc at beginning of every panel on next and every 3^rd round until 55 round from beginning have been worked, ending with 3 ch, sl st into first st of next panel.  37 dc in each panel.

You can increase or decrease the number or rounds according to the size you desire. You can add your own edging to it.

   

Filet Crochet Tablecloth

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As far as I can remember this was my very first crochet project (major one). I learnt to crochet while in college. My classmate taught me to do hair bands. Once I learnt the trick I graduated to doing doileys. Then I got this pattern from a friend and started doing it immediately. It took me ages to finish it. I can't say I fnished it exactly, I didn't do the edges. I didn't have the patience to do it.

Here is the pattern. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Rose Motif Tablecloth

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The pattern was originally for a bedspread but I made it into a smaller one. The pattern is from here.