All this talk about knitting and crocheting---goodness, does it ever hit home with me!! I made a queen sized crocheted bedspread (out of doily type thread) back in 1983 when I had gastric bypass surgery. It is white, with alternating baskets of flowers---and is done all in ONE piece!! The pattern called for it to be done in strips and then sewn together---but I decided I wanted it all in one piece. So I sat down and figured it out and just did it on my own. Then I went for a lot of years without doing any more crocheting. This past year I have gone on a "bender" and have been crocheting like mad!! I made a queen sized bedspread (again with doily thread) for my daughter---got it done in about 3 months of steady crocheting every night!! And I cannot even tell you how many other pieces I have made this last year!! I LOVE to do filet crochet, and that's all I do. If I tried to make a round doily it would turn into a ball I am afraid---I crochet pretty tight, so round things tend to curl up for me. Guess that's why I don't do them any more! I promised my dau-in-law that I would make her a KING sized bedspread out of doily thread, IF she would get me the measurements for their bed. So far she hasn't done it---kind of slow I guess. Anyway, she is going to have to pay for the thread--it is going to take a LOT of thread for that big of a spread. I am getting cheap in my old age I guess---sigghhhh!! Just thought I would add my 2 cents here about the crocheting thing. I truly enjoy the homey conversations we all have in this group---feels good to know we can talk about things that we like to do and things we like to EAT!! My favorite thing!! My favorite foods are dark chocolate and popcorn!! Ha! Better quit before this becomes a book!! Take care all of you out there---and keep crocheting!! Janice in Iowa

Hi Janice: I am off to bed but when I saw food..... now you are talking. There isn't too much I don't like. Your bedspreads sound beautiful. Your daughter in law doesn't know how lucky she is. I would have had my measurements there immediately. OK its off to dreamland for me so I can dream about some really good food, God Bless and pleasant dreams, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Danielson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:43 AM Subject: [PD-LIFE] All You Knitters and Crocheters > All this talk about knitting and crocheting---goodness, does it ever hit > home with me!! > > I made a queen sized crocheted bedspread (out of doily type thread) back > in > 1983 when I had gastric bypass surgery. It is white, with alternating > baskets of flowers---and is done all in ONE piece!! The pattern called > for > it to be done in strips and then sewn together---but I decided I wanted it > all in one piece. So I sat down and figured it out and just did it on my > own. Then I went for a lot of years without doing any more crocheting. > This past year I have gone on a "bender" and have been crocheting like > mad!! > I made a queen sized bedspread (again with doily thread) for my > daughter---got it done in about 3 months of steady crocheting every > night!! > And I cannot even tell you how many other pieces I have made this last > year!! I LOVE to do filet crochet, and that's all I do. If I tried to > make a round doily it would turn into a ball I am afraid---I crochet > pretty > tight, so round things tend to curl up for me. Guess that's why I don't > do > them any more! > > I promised my dau-in-law that I would make her a KING sized bedspread out > of > doily thread, IF she would get me the measurements for their bed. So far > she hasn't done it---kind of slow I guess. Anyway, she is going to have > to > pay for the thread--it is going to take a LOT of thread for that big of a > spread. I am getting cheap in my old age I guess---sigghhhh!! > > Just thought I would add my 2 cents here about the crocheting thing. I > truly enjoy the homey conversations we all have in this group---feels good > to know we can talk about things that we like to do and things we like to > EAT!! My favorite thing!! My favorite foods are dark chocolate and > popcorn!! Ha! > > Better quit before this becomes a book!! Take care all of you out > there---and keep crocheting!! > > Janice in Iowa > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >