I thought I'd make a "books read this year" entry made up of, well, books I've read this year. Feel free to join in and leave a list of the books you've read this year in the comments.

Books of 2012

Knit one, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton

New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn  by Stephenie Meyer

Vampire Kisses--Blood Relatives vol 2 (manga) by Ellen Schreiber

Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman

High of Heart by Emilie Loring

Scared Stiff by Annelise Ryan

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

Shugo Chara vols 1-12 (manga) by Peach-pit

Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamon Roll (manga) by Yumi Tsukirino

Fairy Navigator Runa vol 1 (manga) by Michiyo Kikuta

Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle

Last Writes by Laura Levine

Mr. Darcy's Daughters by Elizabeth Aston

Bachelor Brother's Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson

Mr. Darcy Vampyre by Amanda Grange

Sign of the Twisted Candles by Carolyn Keene

At Wick's End by Tim Myers

Tokyo Mew Mew vols 1-2 (manga) by Mia Ikumi

You Better Knot Die by Betty Hechtman

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

The PMS Murder by Laura Levine

Emma by Jane Austen

A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter

Powder and Patch by Georgette Heyer

Books I'm reading right now:

Middlemarch by George Eliot

Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke

Books I want to read next:

Vampire Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Rosary by Florence L. Barclay

Full Moon vol. 1 (manga) by Arina Tanemura

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Vampire Crush by A. M. Robinson

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie

The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer

Nefertiti by Michelle Morgan

Lip Service by Susan Mallery

The Italian by Ann Radcliffe

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare (This is a re-read. One of my favorites)

I designed this pattern for a teacup doily-- a doily to place on the saucer, under a teacup.
Here's the pattern:

7-Point Star Teacup Doily:

Special Stitch: Picot-- ch 3, sl st in first ch

Begin doily: 

Ch 5, join with sl st in first ch to make ring.

Ch 1, 14 sc in ring;  join in beg ch.

Rnd 1:

Ch 4,  * sk 1 st, sc in next st, ch 4 * repeat from * to * around.

Rnd:2

Ch 3, * sc in middle of ch-4, ch 3 * repeat from * to * around

Rnd 3:

Ch 4, (2 tr, 2 ch, 3 tr) in first ch-space. Ch2 * ( 3tr, 2 ch, 3 tr) in next ch-space, ch 2 * repeat * to * around. Join in top of beg ch 4.

Rnd 4:

Ch 2, * (4 dc, 1 P, 4 dc) in first space. Sc in next space. * repeat from * to * around, join in top of beg ch 2.

FO and weave in ends.

A nice cup of tea is even better with a cute doily!

 I've tried to check this pattern for mistakes, but I'm human so I could have missed one. If I have missed one, leave a nice comment, and I'll fix the mistake. Also, please don't sell this pattern, but feel free to share it. If you do share, please leave a link to my blog page. Thanks! :) And happy crocheting!

I just got this blog, so I'm not totally used to it. I'm still figuring out the basics.
But anyway, this is a blog for all thing crafty and artsy. By crafty I mean crocheting, knitting, tatting, and needleworks (needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch, ect). By artsy I mean, well, artsy--painting, drawing, all those things.
When I was little I used to watch my grandmother crochet, and it mistified me, but I never learned it then. I did learn embroidering from my mom when I was ten.
After lusting after crochet for half of my current life, I decided one day "heck, I'm gonna learn this", so I did. After learning crochet I developed a love for knitting as well. And then tatting and the others came along.
I've been an avid reader since I was about six or seven, so my love of books will definitely show up here as well.
I guess that's all for my intro post. Oh, and the first "post" . . . yeah . . .that was a mistake. I told you I was still trying to figure things out. :)

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