Random Tatting Doily Done

Well, after the frustrations of cutting off 3 tries on 

the last round I decided to try and draw around the 

doily to see if I could come up with something that 

wouldn't have to be cut off.  It took a couple of tries, 

but throwing away paper or erasing lines is easier 

and less wasteful than cutting rounds even 3 inches 

long!  ;)

I drew this round and loved it!  Tatted it and decided 

this doily is done.  It's only 5 inches across in size 40 

and you can see by the regular sized clover shuttle that 

it's a small doily.  ;)
****For those interested, the stitch counts for this 

doily are all 4s.  My daughter says I should call it
"May the 4's be with you".  ;)

 Then Saturday night I went to bed, but woke back up 

at 1am and was up until 4am.  I sat and watched 

Christmas movies and then had an urge to tat something.

So, I found my HDT Confetti in size 20 and a Lizbeth 

Lilac Med. also in size 20(I have very little size 20).
I started to tat the center of the doily again.

 For those who wonder how much bigger the doily 

would be in size 20 below is a picture of the 20 

under the 40-not much difference.

Anyway, the doily is done for me.

I also knitted a 2nd dishcloth and now the 

yarn is done.

Have a fabulous week of tatting!!!! :)

Another round(not my favorite) and some knitting

Well, I started another round on the random tatting 

and I loved the look, the denseness and the way it 

held the arches, but it ruffled bad.  Then, I did another 

which looked good, but ruffled bad, and another the 

same thing.  I was so frustrated after cutting off 3 starts.

 I took a break and came back and ended up with this.

It's not my favorite, but it lays flat!  Wondering what 

will come next......

 My daughter had started a knitted blanket for me, but 

it has sat several years about 1/3 to 1/2 done so I 

decided I needed to learn so I can finish it.  After 

I worked knitting on the blanket(we need to add 

more yarn), I found the dishcloth our younger 

granddaughter had started.  She had about and inch 

done and I continued and below is the "finished" 

dishcloth(the bottom is her part, and all the mistakes 

above are mine!!  ;)  I think it's a good first!

And today I got on youtube to learn how to bind off 

to finish that one, then how to cast on to start another. 

I have this much done already.  I think I will try to 

get back on my blanket tonight.  ;) 

Hope you are having a wonderful tatting, or crafting 

filled Saturday!! :)

Another round on the random tatted piece

I got another round on here.  This round came fairly 

easy to me, now to see what comes next.  ;)

***more done since this post first got posted, but
no one has commented so I am adding to it both the 

post and the doily-I guess that is what it's becoming.  ;)

                                     

Have a great day and hopefully some tatting too!! :)

I finally got some more tatting in this week!!

I ended up adding another row to the random tatting 

I was doing.  Not sure what if anything more will be 

added, but maybe.  ;)

 I didn't do any tatting for 2 days while we worked  

on putting together this shed(2 days of almost 7 hours, 

and yesterday another 3 hours).  but, we have gotten 

some things accomplished finally and it feels good.

I have some Christmas tatting ideas in mind, but.....

with those they are intended for not having jobs right 

now, I don't know when I can accomplish them!!  ;)
Have a wonderful tatting filled weekend!!! :)

Another cross and random tatting

This is another cross like the last 2.  This 

one is tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Falling Leaves.
More crosses to come.

 I wanted to tat another cross, but there wasn't as much 

thread on the shuttle so I thought I would just sit and 

tat without knowing what would come of it.  I got this 

far before bedtime and my hubby and daughter really 

like it.  :)
Not sure yet, but I might add more.  ;)

Have a great week hopefully filled with love and tatting!!! :)

Tatting for me in size 3

I purchased this gorgeous Corsage HDT from Yarnplayer and have tatted everything for me in it.  This long strange looking piece will be a bracelet when finished-working on pearl tatting.  And the other is random tatting which is now a candle coaster.  :)