AboutMarla Expertise I have crocheted many doilies, I enjoy working with crochet thread. I have crocheted numerous afghans. But I have little to no experience in hairpin lace, or the afghan stitch. If you have a question pertaining to a pattern in a magazine, book or leaflet, please include the name and # of it, and the page or pattern #. There is a slight possibility I may have that pattern, and can refer to it. Although I have crocheted sweaters and slippers,I don't feel I have done enough of them to really give good advice as to assembling the pieces, but can give advice on the type of stitches.
Experience I have been a crocheter for almost 30 years.
Question I make doilies and have for years and am tired of the obvious "ridge" at the beg of each row. There has to be a way to make my beg ch of each row not so obvious. I basicly want it to be invisible. Do you know of a way?
Answer Hi Melissa!
I am back. thank-you for being patient. I have been really busy. I have experimented with starting chains, and nothing looks all that great. I will keep experimenting. Now, I am going out of town again on family illness, so may not be able to respond for a few days. I did try one way, but it still looks junky. Try this, for a dc rnd: (and experiment on some old thread so you won't wear it out) When you sl st in the first ch of the previous rnd, ch 2, and sl st in the back and bottom loops of the 2nd ch from hook, pull up a loop, and draw through both loops on hook. Sorry I can't come up with something better. If you experiment a little doing something like this, you may have something better than I could tell you. Maybe another expert knows how to do this. Anyway, thanks for asking. I will continue to experiment doing this. Good luck!
