A Hunting I Will Go... Have you seen the pattern for this doily?

Hello Friends!

About once a year my parents come visit us from Iowa. With them they normally bring some fun trinkets and items we need but don't always have on hand, ie. rubberbands, dental floss, chapsticks, etc. And then other presents! :D My mom is really a very good gift giver. She's thoughtful and keen to observe when there is a need, she's always trying to make a persons life easier, if she can fill a need with something for someone she does it. I grew up watching her do this so I truly attribute my own gift giving "eye" to her teaching me to be observant in this way too. Thank you mom! :)

Mom and Dad had helped my brothers friend out when he lost his parents. :( Come to find out my brothers friends mom was a crafter. She had a lot of cotton yarn (as you might or might not remember) and had started three doilies... One I was able to finish, the other I decided it looked done and now use it as a center piece on our table :). The third one though I would like to finish but it did not come with a pattern. I realize I might be able to figure it out if I had more time (and this was my only project - ha! hahahaha! ;) That never happens :)) I'd say it's been 2 years now since mom gave me this doily. I would really like to finish it. It's beautiful. Every doily that's started deserves to be finished... What with 8 inch doilies being sold for a mere $2.00 made by a machine... saying I have a ridiculously huge doily HANDMADE, well, these are heirlooms then. :)

So my crafty crochet buddies - please take a look at the doily below, if you have the pattern I would be happy to buy it from you. If you have a link to where you've seen this pattern please share it in the comments. Please also pin this asking if anyone has seen/used the pattern if you like. I know I plan to!

Ta-dah! Thee pin: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/247416573253370485/ ;)

I realize with all the doilies out there this might be a long shot, but I am also hard pressed to think this late ladies work should sit unfinished like this when it's so close to being finished. 

Thank you in advance for your help! 

Much love, Dawn

Vintage Crochet Doily Pattern - Venus

The beginning of March I had rounded third base and thought I was homeward bound about to finish this doily, only to come to the end of the thread spool and find I didn't have the right color to finish it :(. Womp. Womp. After a bit of deliberation and annoyance of the nearly done project ( I must finish it! :) ) I decided I would pick up the white thread after all and finish the doily. Call it an ombre doily ;).

I'm currently contemplating if I should tea dye this and really give it an aged look, but I'm not 100% sure where I'd then use the doily. White and cream offset the surroundings in our home rather well, so... I'm on the fence. For now the doily is not starched. I'll let you know what I decide to to with it. :)

The pattern is called #9 Venus Doily by Magic Crochet and I was able to read the tattered leaflet that was wrapped around the spool! ☺

I used Aunt Lydia's Size 10 thread and size 6 /1.80MM crochet hook for this doily - I hope you like it!

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UPDATE 9/8/13: 

My brother and his fiance recently bought a house and while I couldn't be there to help them move I wanted to do something for them. They asked if I could make something for them and when I asked what they'd like a doily was mentioned. Because of the history of the Venus doily and both my brother and his fiance knowing the woman who started the doily and I finished it, I decided this was the doily to give them - it could definitely serve as a family heirloom with all the sentimental value it has behind it. I had also worked on the doily while visiting home for my grandpa's funeral in February.  I finished the doily while we made our way back to VA from Grandma's funeral in April. 

The doily is 24 inches wide - and I didn't start or tea dye it. I know my soon to be sister in law will get use of it though. :) I'm excited to send it off to them!