Sunday 28 August 2016

Lucky Clover Completed

It's finished!  I'm pleased with it.  Though if I was being a bit critical, I would say that I think the centre is slightly incongruous in this design.  The doily is all lovely curves and then you have these very straight long chains in the middle that look a bit out of place.  I'm thinking of designing a new centre...  I like the second and third rounds very much.


Makes me think of ship's wheel in the centre...


A bit closer up...




A lady was selling beautiful sunflowers from her garden in a village nearby.  We were just driving past when we saw them at her gate...  We took a few stems home.  Most were all yellow but we had a stem of sunflowers with red in them like this one.  They are very striking.  Mind that red background was a bad choice - red is always so hard to photograph!

Best wishes,
Frivole

18 comments:

  1. The doily turned out gorgeous! I'll have to disagree with you on the centre design, though. I think it's what makes the design so interesting. I don't think it looks out of place, and it continues the lines of the outer rounds perfectly. Well, we all like different things, I guess :) And if you do make a new centre design, I'm sure it will look just as lovely as this one!

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  2. I'm glad you disagree! I like to hear other people's comments and points of view. I shall look at it again with fresh eyes in light of what you've said. :-)

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  3. It's beautiful! The centre doesn't strike me as incongruous, though I think it must be tricky to tat correctly.

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  4. Das Deckchen ist wunderschön in dieser Farbe. Auch mir waren die Mitte Stege sehr lang.
    Obwohl passend. Sehr hübsche Sonnenblumen.

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  5. I think you have a point about the center but perhaps the incongruity is what makes it so stunning. I love the negative spaces between the ship's wheel and the gorgeous "waves". Overall, quite lovely!

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  6. The negative space works very well - no need to redeisgn!

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  7. I do like the doily as it is, the open Center works well, but if you think you can work a better Center that still keeps the pattern flowing around then do have a try, but personally I would leave it as it is.

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  8. I, personally, love the stark contract between the straight chains and the curvy rows. It's almost like a frame for a picture.

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  9. Your doily is beautiful! I would love to see a different center design, mainly because I have not mastered long, even chains.

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  10. I think the doily is lovely as it is - but I would love to see you design a new centre, too! Curves and clovers, hmm... ;-)

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  11. Serwetka jest śliczna, ale ja też poprawiłabym środek. Wygląda jakby był od innego projektu.

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  12. I really admire the doily and your tatting of it. I struggle with long chains and yours look perfect.

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  13. Hi Frivole!,
    I see 8 little cats sitting in a ring, or a cathedral's rose window - it has its own charm! However, I think the centre could have an alternative filling too and look totally different, but also very beautiful. I can also see it with a linen centre instead and, made as a strip rather than a ring (and the length tweaked accordingly) I can also see a rather nice flounce or set of cuffs. In short, it's just the kind design that sets my "ideas generator" into motion. I love it!!
    All good wishes,
    Megan

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  14. You know... after making crocheted doilies for years, I can say that I've hated making a beautiful and intense center, just to cover it up with a decorative item or flower vase. So, this center could be a way to get to the part that will 'show' and not spend a lot of time on something that won't! I think the next open space is equal in size and balances it perfectly. You did a lovely job on a lovely doily, beautiful! Tatting Patterns and Designs By Gun Blomqvist, Elwy Persson, right?

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    1. Hi, that's a very good point (about the centre). Yes, correct about the pattern. :-)

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  15. While I see your point of difference between stark center and frilly outside...what I saw first was the "spoke" getting larger and larger from the center out. I like it just the way it is :)

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    1. Thank you Sarah. There's been lots of positive comments about the centre so maybe it deserves to stay as is! :-)

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