"Nothing is carved in stone" - Dad's sense of humor here
Now I can tell Dad I put something around nothing, hahahahahaha - need any more proof I'm his daughter?
More Rock Doilies
More crochet lace rock doilies:
...and what the undersides look like:
These are fun and a good, healthy way for me to relieve stress. These are all freehanded - I don't work from a pattern, just improvise motifs and then close the doily around the rocks with crocheted loops and decreases, using triple crochet, double crochet, and single crochet stitches. Margaret Oomen's crochet covered sea stones have been a huge inspiration for these; you can find a free pattern for Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones on the Purl Bee blog and photos of Margaret's work on her blog, Resurrection Fern