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Crochet/Shady Lane (Designs by Debbie Caldwell) Softcover, 11 pages, $5.95 USA plus S&H, Shady Lane, 114 Shady Grove St., Big Sandy, TX 75755 (book stocked in crafts stores) For crocheters wanting bead crochet doilies with instructions including exact bead placement, here are six patterns for bead crocheted doilies. Patterns include Ever Elegant Ecru 50th Anniversary Doily, Positively Purple Pineapples, Romantic Rose, Breathtaking Blue, Classic Copper and Graceful Green. Each doily is primarily thread crochet with a bead crochet section included, requiring a small amount of beads pre-strung prior to working the pattern. Cebelia 30 is identified as the crochet thread plus additional fancy thin threads. Crochet stitches through double treble and Solomon's Knots are required. Special stitches are explained including adding beads to crochet. There are illustrations to accompany instructions for the Solomon's Knots. These patterns would be considered "intermediate" in skill level. Some of the doilies have ruffles and fluff up while others lay flat. Each round is listed separately for ease in following the rounds. Beads can be added to any crochet pattern including all doilies and other type crochet patterns using basic crochet techniques. This little booklet can be helpful to those preferring to start with a pattern having bead placement in the steps for a doily before venturing on to add beads to other patterns with no bead placement indicated. |