A Break from the Norm

I've been doing a few different things since I finished my quilt.

A friend asked me for some mug cosies, which I'd been meaning to try out for ages, but just hadn't got around to it.  I was quite pleased with how they came out.

The one on the left, around the red mug, was just a strip of crochet with a button hole at one end and a button on the other. Buoyed by my success, I was a little more adventurous with the second.  I made it as one piece joined over the handle with a loop button hole and button.

The other project I'm still working on, but I can show you a picture of my first attempt.

I was asked to make two doilies.  The only experience I have with doilies is seeing them at my great nan's when I was a small child.  I conferred with my mother in law about it as she is a brilliant crocheter, and she pointed me in the right direction.  After quite a lot of faffing around, this is the first one all blocked out on my ironing board:

I'm pleased with it, as it was very fiddly and it took me ages!  Ill post a picture when I'm finished with the second one.  I've designed this one myself, so this will be interesting!