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17/09/2015

When something should but does not go right


One of my favourite restaurants in Doha is a Japanese fusion restaurant offering an eclectic choice of the world's best cuisines, taking one's tastebuds on a delivious trip of a satisfying feast! The interior is beautiful. It is all NYC industrial loft style with warm undertones and exposed brick walls; powdered coated distressed black steel frames, softened with beautiful lantern style light fittings. What I really love about the restaurant, is the tiled floor suprise in the cloakrooms. It is stunning, the Teen and I always take a few spins of happiness in this very small space whenever we lunch here.  

After hooking the fabulous #rusticlacesquare blanket that is still sweeping through IG like a storm  (see all the hashtags by various posters on IG), my eye was drawn to another similar, oversized lacy square design and I womdered whther that would be another great pattern to enjoy.  

I noticed the floor, I noticed the pattern, I gave it a go, I failed. Urghh!!! I really struggled to get the gauge right, in creasing and decresing stitches, started over a few different times and concluded that it simply was not working. As rerwarding as the first pattern was, as frustrating this one turned out to be. Idea: shelved!!

Trivia:
Susan named the unnamed square #rusticlacesquare after my own IG account, rawrustic (I wish I could ditch the "pigtails" moniker you see, hence a differet account name on IG)   
 Just look at this!  Mirrored wall, tiled floor, simply gorgeous.

I enjoyed playing with my failure on a photo app though!  

Teen Fashion
The Pattern - feel free to give it a go!!

 The restaurant as seen moments before it got silly busy,just after opening time




Have a nice week, cheers!

10 comments:

  1. I'm not sure you should "shelve" that pattern - I like the "trial square" you crocheted !

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  2. Magda, his posts are so beautiful ... you are a super creative woman! and you see the beauty in all things! I admire him a lot and I enjoy with their photos and all its projects. I love this doily !!!!! and I think you're doing very well! thanks for sharing! a big hug from Catalonia!

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  3. I honestly only see beauty in the square you crocheted ..... it's simply gorgeous. Love the colors you used too! Thanks for sharing the pattern (is it yours?); I do want to give it a try...... Marianne xx

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    1. Hi Marianne, it is another one of those from the same magazine as the other one I think. Try it out! I will also give it a go again and see whether a different hooksize or thread will lead to a better resukt.

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  4. I honestly only see beauty in the square you crocheted ..... it's simply gorgeous. Love the colors you used too! Thanks for sharing the pattern (is it yours?); I do want to give it a try...... Marianne xx

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  5. I love the colors you used - tried the block last night with no 5 crochet cotton and it turned out great. Do not shelve this pattern just yet.

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    1. Ah that sounds encouraging, will try it again!

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