Little bits of progress to show. :)

Not a lot, but progress just the same.

As you can see, I am about half way around row 13

on the Spring Doily, and I am guessing about 

2 feet long on the edging for my Christmas bow.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!!

Hope you get some tatting in!!  :)

An edging to show a bit of

This is part of Mary Konior's Anniversary Edging 

from Tatting with Visual Patterns.

I am tatting it in size 20 Christmas Red.  I started

last night when the lighting wasn't good enough

to work with the size 80 on the Spring Doily.

This is about 8 inches long, but needs to grow to

about 3 or 4 feet by my guess.  I plan on 

adding more to the sides of this to widen it so

I can make a large Christmas bow to go on a

wreath.

My Spring doily has had a little more progress, but

I need to re-wind both shuttles so I took a break.

And, I am really hoping to start the bracelet with 

the new beads.

Hope your day is bright, cheerful, and that you

have time to tat!!!  :)

2016 25 Motif Challenge # 1 Ninetta's Edging with Curled Onion Rings

I think I have a favorite edging pattern now, and I love the design!!!  :)

This is Ninetta's Edging with Curled Onion Rings...pattern here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninettacaruso/17045451018/in/photostream/

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Coral Splash and Lime Green Med.

I love how the colors set themselves up and repeated!!  :)

The last "flower" will come together when the chain is tatted,

when I end it I will do a join where the chain thread ends

at the top and that should pull the last "flower" together!  :)

We had a great time with our granddaughters, 

and the college daughter was home for a break too.

On Friday night we were up late and at 10:30pm the

younger granddaughter was knitting with her Aunt Sarah,

and the older one asked if she could tat again(she learned 

quite some time back, but was told it was for old people

so she quit), and she was making rings and picots before we

quit for bed at 11:30pm.  I had pictures, but my camera

memory card has been acting up and deleting all the 

pictures when I put it in the computer.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!!!!

Oh, and for those wondering, my hubby had orientation 

for his new job the last 2 days and is waiting for them

to get him a trailer so he can work(he is a truck driver).

Now, I have another tatting project I want to try, and I

want to continue this edging.

Have a great day, and hopefully tatting time too!!! : )

2014 25 Motif Challenge Motif # 6

   Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to all you Fabulous Tatters!!!

Well, a couple weeks ago I asked for some help here:  http://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2014/02/could-use-some-assistance-from-some.html ,  and some fabulous tatters came and offered advice and help.  I was so thankful and have really worked at this.  The solution was to use 2 shuttles, and to make the bottom center ring a SSSR(single shuttle split ring) so that the thread would end up in the correct position to start to next chain.  Also, I have decided that the last ring in the back needs a change in the pattern because it seems as though it should be 8ds, instead of the 4p4 as with all the other large rings on top, then it will resemble the first large ring on top and won't have a picot hanging out there oddly.  I may attempt again, but have decided this will take far longer than I have to complete an edging right now.  :)

Could use some assistance from some wonderful tatters :)

I found this beautiful edging pattern and would love to tat it for my mother-in-law, but when I sat down to tat it I discovered I need help.  I have one repeat done, but the ball thread for the chain is on the wrong side to be able to make the next chain properly.  If someone has tatted this or knows what I am missing I would appreciate any help.  :)
Here is the pattern link:   http://www.georgiaseitz.com/2013/dagmarpankarsedging.pdf

Can't tat today- **cries**

Well, I had planned on getting the dishes done and more tatting, but I am not putting my finger in warm water or wrapping thread around it after getting burned. My finger is green as you can see from the burn relief gel(aloe vera with Lidocaine-my number one item for sunburns or any other burns!). But, I thought since I can't finish a project and show it, I would show what I had been working on and hoping to finish.

First is a butterfly edging-will share pattern link when I show finished work. In the new Lizbeth Girly Girl. **Pictures aren't good, but will do for now.

Next, is a tatted edging in the new Lizbeth Scottish Thistle.

And more waiting in line!!!

Motif #11 a tatted flower

I was just playing tonight when I should have been doing something constructive(hmmm...I think this is constructive :D )

This is actually part of an edging pattern. It's from The Tatter's Treasure Chest edited by Mary Carolyn Waldrep and it's listed under Lacy Enchantment No. 8880. The threads are green size 10, and a DMC cotton perle 5 no color name listed on it(it was like an embroidery thread). It was really different working with the colored thread since it's textured much different than the crochet cottons I have been using. I do like how it turned out considering I wasn't sure on some of the pattern. As for the colored part on the scan you can see a real strong separation of colors, but to my eye it's a soft blend and I didn't even realize the orange was that strong(it sure doesn't look it). I would have done more, but I needed to quit tonight since I wasn't doing what I should have been.