Yellow Lily Crafts

Welcome back!! Here is Part 2 of our Name Doily Tutorial! Things you will need: 1) Grid Paper (you can find free printable versions online or buy a pad of it at the store) 2) Pencil (Trust me, you don't want to use pen.  You could make errors in charting or even decide to go back to adjust the letter pattern after your finished charting.) 3) Font Pattern (You can find these online, on Pinterest, or make up your own!  I choose to find them online/Pinterest.)  Fancy fonts are more difficult, so keep that in mind when looking. Here is a sample font that I used for a doily recently. For simplicity sake, I will use the pictured font above in the video tutorial.  Have your pencil and paper ready! As recommended in the video, draw out the  entire name before starting work on your doily. Here is what it looked like when I used the Excel sheet to chart the letter. Note that I still added a bold line two rows above and two rows below my letter to referen

Ok folks, here is my first attempt at a crocheting tutorial, so bear with me. Since I recently did several name doilies for Christmas and had a request from a friend to teach her how to do this.  "Absolutely!" was my response. 😉 I have posted the video below. Part 1 is for the BEGINNER, reviewing how to chain and double crochet and the basics of creating the foundation of a name doily. We will use an H/5.00mm hook and worsted weight yarn for practice. Watch Part 1A & Part 1B Below is a diagram of what the structure should look like. Below is the drawn pattern for the practice project. I have added the border rows on this chart to make it easier for beginners to see the spacing on your practice project.  These border rows may not be on other patterns found online. Here is the image of my finished product. As promised, this is the link to the site that I learned from when I first started doing name doilies! http://w