I grew up "knitting" and learned how to crochet along the way. However, my strength lies in knitting sitches rather than hooking thread sooooo I must have been a "cotton snob" - I thought that cotton was used for "crochet" items only. Well, this proved me wrong. I wish I had found "Niebling" a long time ago. The artist, Herbert Niebling, a master of his craft, takes you on a journey with twists and turns and finally, at last, a masterpiece. Not that I'm an expert knitter, but this is my first one. I can't wait to try another one.

This doiley is called "Frosted Ferns" and the pattern can be found at www.yarnover.net. Mine was made out of some stash I had, as yellow is not one of my colors, it worked up beautifully. I tried size 2 needle US and liked how it draped.