Row 11 done

Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily.

I have about 1/4 of row 12 started already.

I also have 3 points of the final row on my Christmas 

Doily started.  This pattern has given me some fits at 

the beginning and now the end, but I am getting it(I 

think).  ;)
I REALLY need to learn to work with downward 

joins!!!!!  I tried when I started the red row, but 

forgot when I picked it up and had too much done 

to go back and correct it, and now with this, I am 

NOT changing it!!!  Too much frustration!

Have a wonderful tatting filled week!!! :)

 

Some updates

Here is what I worked on this weekend.

I tatted a "chain" for the mermaid pendant and

added beads to imitate bubbles.

I did a zig zag chain(3 first half stitches

and then 3 second half stitches) and I

added some beads our daughter got

that resemble bubble and match the

thread perfectly.

My Christmas doily has about 5 hours more work on this

round. I timed myself tatting one section up and it

takes me a 1/2 hour and then another 1/2 hour down,

so that is how I have estimated my hours to finish this

round. ;)

My Spring doily continues to grow one week at a time.

I also tatted another round on my rainbow suncatcher. Only 2 rows of red left to tat with a total of 288 beads

in just those 2 finishing rows(I already have them

strung and ready to tat!!) ;)

I hope you have a tatting filled week and lots

of joy!!! :)

 

Tatting along......

Making progress.
Renulek's Spring Doily.

The Christmas Doily.

My tablecloth.

And, my mother-in-law asked me to tat her a 

suncatcher like the one I made her for Christmas-

the large rainbow one.  So, I started it.

And, I just got my Lizbeth Specialty pack I 

just ordered as soon as I saw it online!!

So, I am keeping busy tatting!!!
Hope you are enjoying some tatting too!! :)

 

Doilies and a button ornament

I started Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily.

Too many things going, but temptation has 

overtaken me!!!  :)
I am using size 40 Yarnplayer's HDT Brilliant Sunset 

and Lizbeth Boysenberry Dk.(so far). 
I had made a mistake and only tatted 6 rings in 

the center, and thought it was correct, until...

I noticed after "completing" the second round 

that it was supposed to be 8.  Thankfully the 

fix wasn't too bad since I just untied the threads 

on both rounds and added and finished both.

I work on the Christmas doily often, but it's slow 

moving since it's like tatting 5 or 6 rounds at a 

time.  I do like it!! :)
(Those pretty earring looking gems off on 

the left are some my daughter has asked me 

to make into earrings for her).

I have the book I am tatting my Christmas 

doily from.  Here is it.

And below is the picture of the doily in the book.

Next, I just had to play with an idea in my 

mind for button tatting.  It works, but can be a bit 

tough when closing the front rings.  ;)
Front:

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Sea Island Citrus.
Back:

Oh, and our daughter gave me these 

from a craft pack she got.  They are 

large sequins.  Something new to tat 

around or with.  ;)

Well, that should be enough for now. 
Hope you all have a tatting filled week!! :)

 

Another Twin Cathedral Doilies update

Here they are again.  Ready for row 30 of 33.

Again, they are tatted in size 40 Lizbeth 

Rainbow Taffy.

They are sitting on a table which is 4ft. by 2ft.

so...they are almost 2ft. wide.

 I wanted a way to set short goals for myself to help 

complete them quicker.  I think I found the right thing 

to help.  These are Stitchpins (Susan Bates brand)-I 

found them at Hobby Lobby and thought they would 

help me.  I didn't know how many chains around the 

rows until I placed these pins every 10 and there are 

96 chains to tat!!!!  But, I try to tat 10 at a time and 

it seems to help me get through it much quicker than

just tatting along.

 Also, I had mentioned that our daughter is part of 

a Pirate Crew and wants to bring things to sell when 

they have a vending event, so to add something to 

tat for change of pace and color I tatted this cuff 

bracelet.  I just made up the design hoping some 

pirate lady will like it for an addition to her costume.

And, I have another in mind.

Hope you have a wonderful day and achieve some 

tatting too!!! :)

Doilies updates

I just finished row 25 of 33 on the twin doilies.

And finished row 29 of 33 on my doily on the bottom.

Hope you are having a wonderful day of tatting!! :)

Tatting and Test Tatting

Ok, I have been in choker mode even though it's 

not my thing.  Our daughter has loved the ones 

I have test tatted for Elaine P. Gan and suggested 

I tat more.  

Also, I was invited to a March Craft 

Show and my family has encouraged me to go.

So....I thought about the Spiral Bookmark pattern 

as a choker for teens.  Pattern link here: 

https://www.scribd.com/doc/7305076/Spiral-Bookmark-1

Tatted in Lizbeth size 20 Ocean Teal Med. & Snow 

White.

Next, I started Jane's Bookmark for another possible

choker -pattern here:

https://www.keepandshare.com/doc/4233509/jane-s-bookmark-pdf-july-2-2012-3-55-pm-163k?da=y

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Niagara Falls.  It is now

sitting because, while closing a ring the thread 

broke and frustrated me.  ;)

 This is my tatting spot on the livingroom floor 

gaining more and more tatting stuff(I NEED to put 

some away!!!).  In the center of the picture are the 

2 Rainbow Taffy Cathedral Doilies I am tatting.  

They are now each ready for row 22 of 33.

 And, I have been test tatting for Elaine P. Gan
(she has a blog now-  https://mytattingbox.blogspot.com/ )

again.  To start I tatted her Simple Heart Earrings

(without the decorative picots) in size 20 Lizbeth 

Ocean Teal Med.

 Then, Gifted Earring(I only did one) in size 20 

Lizbeth Snow White.

 Then Acorn Earring(I only did one).

Now this one is not complete.  I missed 

tatting the top chain because I was 

watching Kids Baking Championship 

with our daughter and got a tad 

distracted just before the end of the 

pattern.  Our daughter thinks this looks 

like a fancy Victorian heart.  ;)

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Elderberry Jam.

 And, then I tatted Tear Drop Earring.

I think I love the Acorn and Tear Drop 

Earrings best so far!!!  :)
This is tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Snow 

White.

I am test tatting the earrings using up 

thread on shuttles to clear a bunch of shuttles.

I hope you are tatting productively 

especially if you are stuck inside in the 

frigid temps some of us are experiencing.

Have a wonderful and warm tatting day!!! :)
***********
Just finished another test tatted earring.

This one is the Exquisite Earring.

Tatted in size 40 Lizbeth Black.

Overlapping.....

Continuously tatting away on the twin doilies.

Row 19 is now finished on both.  One has about 

1/2 the ends sewn in, and I am still working on 

angels(even got 2 more size 80 colors to add), a 

set of wings is waiting for the body of the dress.

 I NEEDED a changed which would be quick so 

I tried this cute Medallion with overlapping chains 

by Jennifer Williams  link here:  

http://www.cariad-tatting.co.uk/patterns.medallionwithoverlappedringsandchains.pdf

 The first one turned out so pretty(and I corrected 

the error in the bottom).  It's not very big in size 

40 thread.  And then I decided to tat another(picture 

below) and it went so much quicker now that I 

know what I am doing!!!

Hope you are having a tatful day!!! :)

Tatting along...........

The twin doilies have row 18 of 33 done now(plenty 

of ends need sewing in!!!).

Looking from above I see a spiral swirl in the left

one!!  ;)

 My tatting area on the livingroom floor is pretty 

clean and organized at the moment-trying to fulfill 

orders for these doilies and for angels!!
It's cleaned up because our granddaughters were 

here last  weekend and I didn't want to have a
disaster happen to my tatting projects(play gets a
bit rough some times), and they have been home
since Monday.

But...today we figured out how we could video chat 

and I got a kick out of it when the younger one saw 

me tatting while chatting and I hear "Yay Grandma's 

tatting!!!!"  ;)  That's enough to make you smile!!!

Have a truly wonderful day, and I hope you get 

some tatting in!!! :)