Is it really easy? Why, yes it is!

For this week's Year of Projects update, I have another smallish doily (about 9 1/2 inches across) completed.  It's humbly called, Easy Doily.

It's a pretty thing, made with size 10 crochet cotton in the color, Boysenberry.

While, one might think it doesn't stand out too well on the wooden table top above, the above picture shows its true color.  Photographing these colorful doilies can be an interesting experience.  The pictures above and below are both taken within minutes of each other in the same room, right next to windows that were letting in the same natural light, but look at how different the colors look!

The same doily (and flower) on an off-white table:

There's nothing wrong with the color in the second picture if the thread was truly burgundy.  It doesn't look burgundy to the eye when on such a light surface, but it photographs that way.  Even the daylily is a different shade in the second picture.  The only editing I did (other than cropping) was to edit the tint a tiny bit to appear less "yellowed".  I think it's an issue with my computer, as my photos often look slightly yellow to me until I publish them.  And then they look fine.  

I may be back soon with this same doily made in another color.  It is such an easy and pleasant one to make. I made this one in 2018 (in the same color) and gave it away to a young lady named Yuko, whom I had really only just begun tutoring in ESL.  She was heading back home to Japan, and I thought three doilies would be easy enough for her to pack up amongst her belongings. It's kind of fun to imagine some doilies of mine decorating a tiny spot, or even just tucked inside a drawer, on the other side of the world.  The other two doilies I gave Yuko were Winter's Breath (the heavily-picoted version in my last post), and Summer Splendor - which I'm itching to do again as I seem to have given all I've made away.

If any of my friends or family are reading this and would like a gift of a doily, let me know!  I'd love more excuses for crocheting these.  I'm a little hesitant to give them away willy-nilly as I know they are not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I am thrilled to give away a handmade doily that I know will find a happy home.