Here is a better picture of the doily I am knitting.  It still bleaches out the color but at least the stitches are clear.  I am going to put it on a circular 16 or 24" as it will be easier to manage.  I found several two-needle doilies in the Ravelry website, I think I will try one of them soon.

Knitted Doilies

 

I started knitting a doily last week.  The pattern is in an old Mon Tricot magazine (July, 1970).  The finished doily will be a large oblong.  Shortly after I started this doily, I found the doily in the upper picture at one of the crafter stores here.  Knitting a doily is much harder and much easier than I thought it would be.  The hard part is starting it.  I used a crochet cotton thread that was way too small and had a terrible time with the center.  This doily is worked in Knit-Cro-Sheen so is much easier to knit.  At this time, there are five size one double-pointed needles, eventually I will either have to buy a circular 16" size one needle or go to several more double-pointed needles. 

I have knit doilies before, the first when I was still a teenager.  I made three, one for my grandmother, one for my mother and one for me.  I will put a picture of the finished doily on next time if I can photograph the picture in the magazine.