One (almost) down, one to go

I got the knitted part of my knitted 1918 doily finished but now I have to figure out the linen middle. I started on it but can't get it unpuckered so I'll need to start again. Picture's not great but you get the idea.

With that one down, I started on one of the crocheted doilies. This one has 5 medalions that are worked separately and joined then the middle is worked to the very middle. Never seen that before. Each of the medalions has a rose in the middle - my Grannie's favorite pattern. She loved roses. I have to say I'm really enjoying crocheting this doily. I haven't crocheted anything for a long time and I'd been having a hankering to start a project. Here's progress so far:

Almost there

The question in everyone's mind with the 1918 knitted doily is how you make a straight edging go around. I couldn't see it. This morning at knit group, we sort of tried to see how it could work but it didn't look promising.

I've now completed 21 out of 24 repeats and this is how it looks. Wha-la! It's going to work! I have some nice linen I'll use for the middle section but I'll need to figure out the best way to attach it.

It's pretty, isn't it?