So eventually I found Mona's pattern from "Love2Bloom" and happily I started crocheting exactly what was said in her pattern tutorial...
I had a day off from work and my mum came to visit - we had a wonderful 'holiday' day next to the pool... she reading and I working on my half doily rug ...
A few rows into the pattern I realized that Mona used clothesline and I was trying out the same pattern with T shirt yarn and a 12mm hook... so I had to increase more than in her pattern...
I also found that the straight edge at the bottom turns out not to be so straight after a few rows - thus I improvised a few straight rows at the bottom with single crochet and half treble crochet to try and make the edge more neat. I ended the bottom edge with crab stitch which I think makes a lovely trimming.
Another challenge was that the rug turned out being a little to small for what I wanted to use it for and I added a few extra rows.
Eventually I was very satisfied with the end product and the fact that I did it all in one day - well actually this is not 100% true - I couldn't wait to start the rug - so I put in an hour or two the previous night :) But if you have one day to dedicate to this rug - it will definitely be possible to finish.
I just read Mona's newest blog entry about her self taught Mindful stitch. She says that this stitch creates a tight fabric ideal for cross stitching or embroidery - both of which I would love to try out!
So here I go....
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