Sorry for the long delay - things got a bit crazy for a while.
Nope, not putting on anyone about the big (dinner-plate size) circles. But we did find an easier solution than me sitting underneath dodging a doll needle! Just use two threaded needles. Push one down, and then at a stich-length's distance around the circle, push the other one down.
Then you can reach underneath and find the first one, and push it up when the second one came down. Go a stich length and push it down. Reach under and find the other needle, and repeat. Leap-frog around the circle and it's all fairly good. In theory, at least.
As it turns out, though, we were not able to make steady progress on this (fibro gets in the way of everything!), so my daughter took it home with her to finish herself. Not sure how she's going to fair with it (she hasn't yet learned the patience my wife developed from raising four kids!), but it should get done by Christmas -- next year! :8>)
Ed
PS -- The wife says the next one is going to be something simple - like a pot holder or a place mat ....
Last edited by EdNerd; 06-15-2015 at 02:34 PM.