COVD is not done with us yet

 I have been caring for my daughter while she isolates with COVID. So far, I have not tested positive and we’re all being extremely careful. I’ve been napping and relaxing rather than testing out my square motif in a round motif. Perhaps next week…….

Does square lace fit in a round hole?

 Since my experiment last week, I’ve been wondering if I could do the reverse: tat a round shape with a square center?

I had great fun with Jane Eborall’s Fandango pattern. The center is a ring with a square added around it. Then, lots of negative space with basically a circular shape as the next round. Janemctats commented on my last post that crochet patterns go round to square all the time. Hhmmmmmmm.......

Would we need a scallop motif to go from square to round? 

Would it be awkward and not lacy enough? Hmmmmmmm…….

I put a round motif inside a square motif

 

With help from New Tatting by Tomoko Morimoto. I’m always intrigued when square rounds follow a circular round. I thought this might work for a shawl. I can’t decide if I like it better than this motif from EnjoyTakashima Tatting by Taeko Takashima.  

I had fun with this

 Remember the doily I found in a resale shop here? I’ve been trying to figure out the pattern. With Ninetta's Treble Tatting Stitch, I had lots of ideas! The TDS could replace the crochet sections. After working my way through a bit of her book Tatting is a Serious Matter, I was ready to try it out. Well, that trial gave me a less than pretty motif. I abandoned it after just 2 repeats of the TDS part. More study ensued with a snowflake tatted in different threads. I think I finally got it!! In the meantime, I found another example at Tat Days with Palmetto Tatting Guild. After a few false starts again, I came up with this for the first round of TDS: