Nov 29, 2024

Crochet Doilies Wall Decor

A dash of crochet on the wall. 🖤🤍

Inspired by grandma doilies, built on trifted yarn.

The Idea

I was inspired by grandma doilies and how people like to hang them as wall art. Since I didn’t have any doilies on hand, I made my own crochet pieces. ☺️
If you want to use vintage pieces instead, check Vintage Crochet Doilies on Embroidery Hoops Collage for mounting steps.

You are going to need bambu embroidery hoops in mixed sizes, six in total. The biggest one I sed was about 14", and the smallest about 4".
I split the hoops and used the outer rings and inner rings as separate frames, so one hoop made two crochet circles. Heads up: inner rings are flimsier and want to warp under tension; support the circle as you tighten and go slow. You can keep each hoop intact if you prefer, you’ll just need more hoops.
I used my own stash (yes, I have a stash of hoops 😆), but mixed-size hoop sets are easy to find at Amazon.ca, Michaels Canada, or any craft shop.

I used black, gray, silver, cream, and white yarn thrifted from Value Village. My favorite kind: cheap mystery skeins with no labels. 😅 I also mixed in some scraps from other past projects. Most of it was fine or light weight yarn worked with 3–4 mm hooks.
The buttons at the center of the designs were from a Dollarama black-and-white theme button bag.

This is the free pattern Neverending Wildflower. I worked the last round right onto the hoop with single crochet stitches.
This pattern is great for projects like this: the rounds repeat, so you choose how many to make. 😉 To see what I mean, you can check it out two other projects I made with this pattern: the Tote Bag Neverending Blooming made with a bigger version of the flower, and a fridge magnet with just a few rounds.

Small Flower

Medium Hexagonal Center

Big Hexagonal Center

For a more personal touch, I cross-stitched two name initials in small 4" hoops (used the entire hoop for this to be able to fix the fabric 😉).
The letter pattern is from a LoveCrafts free chart.
The fabric is 14-count Aida, and the thread is DMC 310 (black). I stitched with six strands instead of two for an extra pop, and used 4 squares for each stitch.