Clovers & Shamrocks

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Shamrocks & Clovers

 ☘🍀  3 & 4 Leaf Lucky Clover & Shamrock  ☘🍀

 ☘🍀 Coaster, Bunting, and St Patrick's Day Holiday decorations.  ☘🍀

Shamrock and Clover Lucky Clover Bundle comes with 6 crochet patterns in one.

Crochet some quick and fun Shamrocks & Clovers with this intermediate pattern by Doily Designs.

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Best wishes, happy crocheting, and Happy St Patrick's Day! 

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Clover & Shamrock

St Patrick's Day Clover & Shamrock Crochet Designs

Lucky Four Leaf Clover Coaster

4, Lucky Four Leaf Clover Crochet Patterns in ONE

Including,

Coaster, Medium, Small, and Tiny

Clover Bunting

Luck of the Irish, St Patrick's Day festive Shamrock. Bring the season to life with these a few of these crochet four leaf clover decorations.

For an easy and quick St Patrick's Day decoration or gift, pick up the Mint Chocolate Chip Doily Pattern, and change the colors up for a St Patrick's Day Doilies!

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Best wishes, happy crocheting, and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Texas Heart Pillow for Texas Independence Day

Happy Texas Independence Day!

March 2, 2024

Texas Proud

I 💙 Texas

                                                       Deep in the 💙 of TEXAS

I am excited to finally add the Texas Heart Pillow Pattern to the Doily Design Boho Granny Crochet Flag Collection, this Texas Independence Day!

Texas born, deep in the heart of Texas, born on March 2, I have a special place in my heart for Texas. So the minute I started working on an American Flag Blanket, I naturally, also started on a Texas Flag. The American Flag took priority, but as soon as it was done, it was back to the Texas Flag, and I am happy to be able to finally share the Texas Heart Pillow Pattern, now part of the Boho Granny Flag Collection.

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Best wishes, happy crocheting, and Happy Texas Independence Day!

Texas Independence Day

 Texas Independence Day

March 2, 2024

I 💙 Texas

It has taken me a while to come back around to it, but I am happy to say that the Texas Heart Pillow has finally come together. Stop by and check out this crochet item, patterns, and more in Doily Designs Etsy shop.

The first Texas flag started off not exactly what I had in mind, and it has taken me a while to find time to work on it. (1st flag seen above draped over the basket) 

It was not until the concept of a flag heart pillow had come to mind, that the Doily Deisgns' Heart Texas Flag Pillow stuck. Finally the Texas Flag I'd been wanting is complete!

Boho Granny Flag Collection, Texas Heart Pillow Pattern.

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A side shout out for a big Birthday wish to Theodor Suess Geisel, aka Dr Suess, who's birthday also fell on this day, March 2. (Theodor Suess Geisel 1904-1991 r.i.p.) Dr Suess wrote the first book that I ever read by myself, and is a hero of mine for his art and writing, and how he has captured the hearts of so many, to this day.

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Best wishes, happy crocheting!

American Flag Crochet Blanket Kit

Crochet American Flag Blanket Kit in a box.

Share your love for America in a warm and snuggly way with this crochet American Flag Blanket Kit, which includes Doily Designs Boho Granny American Flag Crochet Blanket Pattern. (Follow this link for pattern sold separately.)

Save time and get started on your crochet blanket as soon as you receive your crochet kit. Created by the pattern designer, your kit will include all materials you need to create this patriotic American flag afghan.

Written in US crochet terms, pattern is intermediate skill level.

Kit comes with;

19 skeins of red, white, and blue yarn needed for this blanket, IN MATCHING DYE LOT #'s, so you do not need to worry, or stress about finding and having enough yarn in the same dye lot.

2 crochet hook sizes needed for your blanket, along with tapestry needle for weaving ends.

Richly illustrated crochet pattern, written in US crochet terms, has pictorials, and includes an extra graph pattern for the stripes. 18 page pattern comes color printed, nestled in protective sheets, bracketed in a plastic folder.

BONUS American flag pillow pattern included!

Video instruction available, along with technical support from designer.

Retail value $145.00+, you pay $119.95, and save time and a little $$.

Find kits available at; Doily Designs Etsy.

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Best wishes, and happy crocheting!

American Flag Blanket

Crochet, Boho Granny American Flag Blanket, and Doily Designs Boho Granny American Flag Blanket Crochet Pattern

Completed blanket is made up of 50 crochet star squares, and 13 stripes. 

Crochet this patriotic blanket for a Patriot that you love, with Doily Designs American Flag Blanket PATTERN.

Queen/King size, cozy, spirited American flag afghan, measures 60 x 80 inches.

With its modern chunky Bohemian style and still an old fashion charm, this flag blanket  will keep you engaged while crocheting a lovely gift for a patriot that you love.

Created out of love for Family and Country, to share Patriotism in a Warm and Snuggly way.

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Best wishes, and happy crocheting!

Lacy Fingerless Wrist Warmers

 Can't stop 😅 

Quick and easy pattern leaves you wanting to make more!

Elegant, lacy wrist warmers can be made; short, long, lacy, or plain.  Adjust pattern for personal style and fit.

Visit Doily Designs Etsy shop for this pattern and more.

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Best wishes, and happy crocheting!

Wrist Warmers

Elegant Victorian style wrist cuffs can be crocheted in a variety of ways for different looks and styles. Made to fit, short, or long, with or without lace.

Doily Designs Lacy Wrist Warmers quick and easy crochet pattern.

Lacy wrist warmers will keep you feeling dainty and stylish while keeping you warm.

Thank you for stopping by. May you find joy and inspiration.

Best wishes, and happy crocheting!

Lacy Wrist Warmers

These dainty sweetheart wrist warmers are so quick and easy, you will want to make them in several colors.

Crochet Pattern for Lacy Wrist Warmers, warmth in a unique & elegant way.

Above, wrist cuff photos are from 2018. Below are a black pair from 2013. The picture quality and the pattern have improved drastically, I would say 😅 

Still some of my favorite wrist warmers.

Pattern can be found in Doily Designs Etsy shop. 

Note for crocheters interested in this pattern;

The pattern for these gloves calls for worsted weight yarn, which makes for a quicker, more relaxing project, great for newer crocheters. But above photos use Caron Simply Soft yarns, which can be used with this pattern, and will yield a softer, more flexible wrist warmer. Simply use the pattern the same and count on doing more stitches. 

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Best wishes and happy crocheting

Peace is Always an Option

                            New Year! 🎉   🐾

Peace is always an option.

(above; small crochet flowers, with stiff stems. Used to play live 'hide and seek', "Untitled Goose" games.)

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Best wishes and Happy New Year!

Thoughts on AI Crochet

AI Crochet, Good or Bad?

Firstly, saying AI crochet is bad, is not really all there is to it, but it is definitely not pleasant to feel duped. 

As a crocheter, and crochet designer, I like the AI generated crochet, and I like that it sparks ideas, and creativity.

Probably not news to most of you, but we were duped.  

Granny did not crochet around her car, although how cool would that be. 😎

Imagines like this, and other unrealistic crochet, have been filling the internet, from small pillow designs to a life size Elephants, and they can, at first glance, fool even a crocheters eye.

Finding out repeatedly, one design after another, that it is not real, but is instead AI generated crochet, there are the thoughts of disappointment, feelings of naivety, of dismay, more disappointment, and the repeated annoyance of sometimes having to spend time to figure out if it is ai or not.

Ex; snapshot of article on Reddit where they are searching for the pattern.

But AI crochet also leaves feelings of awe, wonder, and of What if's!

And I will say again, As a crocheter, and crochet designer, I like the AI generated crochet, and I like that it sparks ideas, and creativity. 

The down side is that some of it is undoable, and unrealistic to expect in real life, leaving expectations unable to be met and fulfilled by real life people. 

But we are realistic folks, right, we know the difference? Or do we? 

Like I said, I was duped, and I crochet and still did not always, automatically see the difference, unless it was crazy obvious like below, sometimes even then.

What it did do is it gave me, and other crocheters the same feelings and desires, and left us wanting to make one 😅

The crochet Giant Octopus is a perfect example.

It is gorgeous, and even though I am not a huge octopus fan, I wanted to make one.  

And, Well, so did a lot of other crocheters, and we now have so many great patterns for crochet octopus'.

Not so horrible after all.

We do always circle back around to that it is mostly undoable. There are a lot of really cute octopus, but none compare to or can achieve the exact unreal designs generated by AI.

Some of the really cute, and popular Crochet OCTOPUS patterns that can be found on Etsy;

These days, more and more, we are either seeing AI crochet, or hearing or reading someone talking about AI, and ChatGPT crochet, etc.....  And even though I know the AI crochet images are out there, they can still get me with an AI design here and there, along with wishful thinking.

This adorable, majestic roaster is what got me thinking about it again.  Looking at the stitches, I could see something was off, but he was just so colorful, and cute, I wanted to make one, but he was too perfect to be real. After an extensive search in vain for a pattern to prove he could be real..... It is true, he is AI.

Article on Wired about ChatGPT creating crochet patterns.

Watch 'How to spot AI crochet' on YouTube by Crochet with IllJay

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Best wishes, and happy real time crocheting!