a book that's over 50 years old, and a 40th post

so, once upon a time stitches got a book like this with some needles
and she would often spend time staring at things in it like this
and then one day she actually learned to crochet
so she started her little doily, while thoroughly enjoying the chapter openings of the book, which included tips on luncheons and how to please her family and her man:)

the doily, by the way, is turning out a bit bigger than i thought it would, i'm only about half way through and it's already more than a foot in diameter hahah.

it's lovely though, and it's a present for Momo, so don't tell her, and if she's reading, i hope she'll pretend to be suprised come christmas time.

this is my first doily, and i wish it hadn't done it in a varigated yarn, but i thought it would turn out more interesting than plain white. instead it's just blotchy and icky. oh well, i am going to try to bleach it to mute the colors a little, and if not, mom's have to love artwork from their daughters.



ok, time to get ready to move, my furniture is coming today!