{"id":673,"date":"2026-10-23T15:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/?p=673"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:58:55","slug":"holly-doily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/2026\/10\/23\/holly-doily\/","title":{"rendered":"Holly doily"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find this doily on my website: <a href=\"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/floral\/gift.php\">https:\/\/doilybox.com\/floral\/gift.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This doily measures 8 inches in diameter. I used size 10 crochet cotton and a size 12 hook. Since the doily is quite small, I think a size 10 hook might work better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think this design would look beautiful with a gold candle in the center, making it a lovely decoration for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would rate this pattern as intermediate to advanced. I found the instructions a little difficult to follow, so some experience with crochet would be helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have not blocked this doily, and I may simply iron it if needed. I am not a fan of blocking because I feel that pulling too hard on the stitches can weaken them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my opinion, an intermediate or advanced crocheter should be able to produce a well shaped doily without needing to block it. I know that may sound a little harsh, but I believe that proper tension and consistent stitches are skills worth developing early on. Blocking can be useful, of course, but I feel that beginners should focus on improving their technique rather than relying on blocking to correct their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find this doily on my website: https:\/\/doilybox.com\/floral\/gift.php This doily measures 8 inches in diameter. I used size 10 crochet cotton and a size 12 hook. Since the doily is quite small, I think a size 10 hook might work better. I think this design would look beautiful with a gold candle in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/2026\/10\/23\/holly-doily\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Holly doily&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":675,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/673\/revisions\/675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doilybox.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}