Tatting in this new year-time challenged!

A good friend of mine suggested that I use my time 

during Tollway Tatters to tat items for craft shows. 

Fantastic idea and I have been doing that.
I started with Christmas tree earrings in variegated 

threads for a change and silver and gold star beads 

for the tops.  Several people say they like the 

variegated threads better than the solid green. ;)

Next, I started on some crosses.

This last month's Tollway Tatters Online Gathering 

seemed to be a very busy day for most of us.  As we 

came online most of us announced that we couldn't 

stay long, for many different reasons. ;)  There were 

six tatters on when I left(that included me).
All I got done in my 1/2 hour was one arm of a 

cross, but I feel accomplished!!  Then we went and 

moved a 93yr. old. ;)

All my tatting time in between life so far has been on 

my collar necklace.  I am hoping and praying to have 

it done by summer!!  ;)

Below is a close-up to show all the tiny beads.

In between each section are tiny clear beads.

And to show my shuttle with the beads.

                                                  And, though it's not tatting I have to show 

you what I did.

One of my senior friends gifted me a light-up

green garland cross which someone made 

for her.  She had to move to a nursing home 

and didn't think she could bring it. 

I have been using at the church group we 

have each Christmas for a couple of years 

now.

Well, I got her a wall Christmas tree which 

lit up and she loved it so much and was sad 

when I had to take it down. 
 So...I got thinking 

and decided I would "spruce" up her cross 

with flowers.  Well, our 101yr. old said it had 

to be tulips(and you don't argue with someone 

of that age!!).  So, this is what has become of 

that cross.  I am sure she will love it!!!  :)

Below is how it looks lit up during the day.

Below is how it looks lit up during the night.

Have a wonderful day and I hope you 

(and I) get some tatting in!!! :)

Continuing crosses

Continuing to tat crosses for volunteers. 
This first one is an Elaine P. Gan design. 

The second is out of my head trying to 
empty the shuttle from the first cross.  
I am sure someone has tatted a similar 
one at some point.  I am trying to figure 
out how I want to fill the center.  

I believe I only have 1 more to get done, 

but since I have another week I might tat 
a few extra if I have time.
Have a great day and happy tatting!! :)

 

Fairly productive weekend

Well, besides working hard to get the Sunday 

morning ministry supplies ready and stocked, 

and working on some housework, I tatted!!!

I now have the tablecloth to the length of the 

table(of course it must hang about a foot over 

sides all the way around, but that will come in 

time(lots and lots most likely!).

 Picture as best as I could from above.

 And, I also got 2 rainbow crosses done, and today 

this pink cross.

These are the Big Crosses from Tatting Patterns & Designs 

from Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson. 

Tatted in size 10 threads.

And the pink is Resurrection Cross from Elaine P. Gan 

tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Pink Blossoms.

Well, maybe more tatting time today besides more 

housework.  

Have a wonderful day and hopefully tatting time too!!  :)

4 Crosses done

This first cross is Bible Bookmark from Christmas Angels and Other Tatting Patterns

 by Monica Hahn.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Autumn Apple Pie.

Next are Traditional Crosses from Tatting Patterns by Lyn Morton.

The first is tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Sherbet Delight, the second Sky Blue Med.

The first with picots as in the diagram, the second without. 

Next is the Monica cross from Tatted Bookmarks-cross-shaped by Lene Bjorn.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Green Coral Sea.

Believe it or not, all these crosses are just about exactly the same size.  I thought that was interesting coming from 3 different books.

And, I have been busy tatting on the doily for my mother-in-law and her husband.  There is still plenty to get done on it, but when I finish the round I am on I will get a picture and post it(that might not be happening till after Thanksgiving, but I am hoping by the end of  next week).

Have a happy tatting day!!!  :)

Tatting happening

These 4 dangles were tatted for a request.  I usually have larger rainbow crosses on them, but the person wanted small crosses.  They turned out ok.

 Next is the Eternal Love Cross from Elaine P. Gan tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Niagara Falls.

This one is for my mother-in-law.

 Next is for another of our seniors on Sunday night.  It's a cross pattern I found online when I first started tatting 5 years ago and it doesn't say the site name or anything so I don't know whose cross pattern it is.  It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Angel's Love.

I have finished my Renulek's Spring Doily 2014 finally and have most of the ends sewn in.  When all are sewn in and it's blocked I will post it.  :)

Have a happy tatting day!!!  :)

Another suncatcher and 2 crosses

This suncatcher is Sue Hanson's Val's Suncatcher:  https://web.archive.org/web/20120811100815/http://freespace.virgin.net/bo.hanson/Tatting/CrystalRing/CrystalsRing.html    (Sue Hanson kindly gave me a working link to her pattern for those who are interested).

It's tatted in size 40 Yarnplayer's HDT Celery with 4mm peridot bicone beads.

This is for my 2nd mother-in-law to go with the red and white cross from the previous post.

And I finally finished these 2 crosses for some dear sweet ladies I know.  :)

These are the Big Crosses from Tatting Patterns & Designs from Gun Blomqvist and Elwy Persson. 

Tatted in size 10 threads.

That's it for tatting today!!!  :)  Have an awesome night!!!  :)

2015 25 Motif Challenge # 1 and another cross

Still getting a chance to tat(yay!!!!).  

We have 2 new ladies in our Sunday night group and I want them to have tatted crosses too, so.....

The first is done.  It's in her favorite color: orange, I used size 40 Lizbeth Orange Crush.  The pattern is Amelie from Tatted Bookmarks-cross shaped by Lene Bjorn.

I am using this as my 2015 25 Motif Challenge # 1 

due to the fact that is was a challenge for me.

I needed to pay lots of attention, tat rings on SCMRs(which I chose to do instead of all chains like the pattern says-I did SCMRs for the large "rings" at each of the 4 "points").  I need to add a "tail" yet.

But I am pleased with how it turned out.  :)

***For those who have this book, this cross in size 40 is the same size as the picture in the book.

 The next is not a challenge, very simple!!!  And I have done it many times.
It's not for the 2nd lady....I am waiting to find out her favorite color.

 It's about double the size of the orange cross.  

It's tatted in size 10 Aunt Lydia's white and (I call it rainbow) Mexicana Vatiegated. 

I need to add a "tail" to this one too.  And finish ends on both crosses.  

2014 25 Motif Challenge # 20 & # 21

I am still making crosses for each of the seniors in our Sunday night group.

This one is Garden Cross from Tatted Bookmarks Needle & Shuttle Edited by Barbara Foster.

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Purple Iris Fusion.

 This second one is Helene from Tatted Bookmarks - cross-shaped by Lene Bjorn.  

It's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Niagara Falls.

Both of these crosses were challenges to me.  The first one due to the fact that the center ring is tatted, then the outside, then fill in the the rest, and the tiny rings of 4 ds on each corner 

which wouldn't close properly for me.  I had tatted this cross in red and white first, but missed a ring completely and it wouldn't lay correctly at all when finished so I started over and succeeded this time!!  :)

This second cross has all spiral chains in it which was a problem for me.  I tried to make them, but they kept twisting up badly and I just couldn't get it done right, so... I started over and used 6 first half of ds, and then 6 second half of ds since the stitches were 12 count.  I think it looks similar.  Also, this thread challenged me due to the fact that while closing 2 of the rings the thread broke on me.  

More crosses and a neglected Teapot

Here are Mary Konior's Small Cross and Large Cross from Tatting with Visual Patterns.

Both are in size 40 Lizbeth threads.  The first is Island Breeze, and the second is Girly Girl.

The first is for our 90 year old in our Sunday night group, and the second is for another lady in the same group(which I just found out went to the hospital last night-don't know if I will get to see her Sunday night).

 Next, I did this quite awhile ago, but was hoping to finish it off and then show you.  Since it has sat so long I figured I should do something with it so I decided to show it in it's totally unblocked and ignored state.  I am hoping to use it in a wedding gift for my mother-in-law and her soon to be hubby(end of August).

This is the Anything Teapot by Martha Ess, pattern here:    

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/6726554/anything-teapot-pdf-434k?da=y&dnad=y

Hers are so beautiful and mine is deformed(until finish and blocking).  :)

Oh, it's tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Navy.

Still working on my spring doily and almost done with round 6, still slowly working on garland, and tablecloth is once again "tabled" for the time being.

Crosses

 This first cross is Mary Konior's Large Cross in size 10 Celery HDT from Yarnplayer.  I love this green most of all(but, my favorite color is blue).    :)

It's for another lady in our Sunday night group.  It had to be large because she is legally blind.

I have this feeling I may be tatting a cross a week till all have one.  

The first cross, which I didn't get a picture of was from the book Tatted Bookmarks Needle & Shuttle edited by Barbara Foster Handy Hands, Inc. The Heritage Cross is by Dee Powell.

And here are some more.  The one that I didn't get a picture of was the same as the red below, but I added blue with the red when tatting the chains-which made the chains thicker than the rest, but the lady who received it loved it since red and blue are her favorite colors.  :)

These ones are all size 40 Lizbeth threads.  The first two are Rainbow Taffy, and the red is Christmas Red.

One of the Rainbow Taffy crosses is going to a niece of ours who we haven't seen in a very long time and I think she is getting married.  Wow!  I remember her as an 8yr. old.  :)

Still tatting along.....

I have been tatting!  My daughter asked for crosses for ladies at her church and she picked out the colors for each lady.  So here are 7 Heritage Crosses

(same pattern as these are:  http://hiskid66.blogspot.com/2013/02/5-heritage-crosses.html  ).

They are all tatted in size 40 thread.  First is Lizbeth Purple Iris Fusion, second: Lizbeth Peacock Blues, 

third : Lizbeth Angel's Love, fourth: Tatskool's HDT Coral Reef, fifth: Lizbeth Bright Orange, 

sixth: Lizbeth Girly Girl, seventh: Lizbeth Island Breeze.

I have also been working on another project (60 smaller items), 

but I won't be able to show them for quite some time,

 because some who will be receiving them might see them here, but I will post them once they are given out.  

2012 25 Motif Challenge: Motif #15

These are the last 2 crosses for now. They are from the book Christmas Angels and Other Tatting Patterns by Monica Hahn. I didn't do either of the tassels. They are titled Bible Bookmark(the square blue one), and Cross Bookmark(the rainbow one). I think if I did the smaller one again I would do it in a single color, but I needed one in rainbow.

The total of bracelets is now up to 43 done. :)

Still tatting along......... :)

I have still been working on the bracelets, and 30 have already been packaged and ready to go.

I have also been working on crosses for some friends and the first one here was made wrong in the center so I am keeping it for me, and the 2 large ones are Mary Konior's Large Cross, and the unfinished was supposed to be the rainbow Large cross, but I ran out of thread so it's mine also. :)

And today I was asked to teach a friend and her friend how to tat. I can't wait till we can get together since she is an hour away. :)

I have the four tatted crosses for the ladies at church(been done for awhile, just waiting). And I just had to show off the bear my daughter just brought home for me from her trip to China with her college. They went for 2 weeks and she just got home last night. She is happy to be home. She said she looked for silk thread to buy for me(unknown to me), but she could not find any even at the silk factory-how strange! Either way, I love stuffed animals and this is my first Chinese one. :) Have a blessed Memorial Day Weekend everyone!

I tatted these in the last few days. The red and white cross was a pattern suggested by Paula C. It is the Basic Ring-Chain Cross Bookmark(with out the spiral chain and tassle) from Gina Butler. Mine is done in size 10 thread. The big one is again the Big Cross from Tatting Patterns & Designs by Gun Blomqvist & Elwy Persson.
Thank you Paula for the suggestion. The cross was simple enough to make and finish yesterday.
I scanned these, but the first time I couldn't see the white very well, so I placed the lavender paper in there to make them show up better.
Have a great day everyone! :)