I got there eventually......

 I didn’t get to correcting the last post until today. I apologize. I know such stunts do not build trust and such. I won’t explain. Just forgive my not delivering. Tuesday ended with me a bit overwhelmed.

But, now it’s corrected…..enough.   

The error is in Round 4. I missed a chain in the mocha thread and a ring in the Cairo thread. I discovered it after I had tatted 3 more sets of mocha rings. I’m running low on the quilting thread in Cairo, so I decided to add another repeat with the two elements left out again. That makes 13 instead of 12 repeats in Round 5. I can live with that. I think. It is ruffling a bit yet when that happened in the swirl of Ornamentation, it blocked out nicely. So, error adapted into the pattern.

I’ve also corrected an error in my version of this year’s Wiosna by Renulek. I missed a ring and chain in the pattern. I had to pause when I got to this point tatting Round 5 and snip threads in Round 4 then add the ring and chain. Now I can resume Round 5.

Errors come in 3’s right? So I’m looking carefully at what else I did before yesterday just to be sure!

Practical Lace

 Can you make lace that is practical?    

Yes, if it’s tatted!

Can you make fabric with lots of holes?

Yes, if it’s lace!

Can you use lace every day?

Yes, if it’s designed well!

I have tatted quite a few items I use just about every day. Edgings for linens. Earrings. Hair buncovers. Doilies to protect furniture. The patterns are usually simple and tend to be classic. Just a ring with a chain repeated over as many times as I need. For pieces I make into covers for hair buns, I like using ring only “Mignonette” style patterns. The fabric is flexible yet chorales the ends of my hair well. I’ve been working on one using Quilting Thread.

I’ve ended up with ruffles.

I’ve ended up with too many rows before the focal rows.

I’ve started over too often.

I’m very close this time. Even if I made a glaring error. Can you see it?

There are two places where I omitted a chain in mocha and and ring in the variegated. Top center of the picture and bottom center of the picture. Now you know, you won't be able to un-see it! I sure can't!!!

What should I do next?

I finished a round of my hair bun holder. It's a bit different from my previous ones:

Before I add the rings to finish out the 4-ring set to each repeat, I need to decide what the next round will look like and what beads I would like to use. That way I can prepare picots for bead joins and how I’ll transition from this lacier section to a fabric that can hold in the ends of hair. That creates a neater finish to the hairstyle which is my goal. Especially when I’m trying to look nice performing or presenting.

Time to pull out the sketch paper and brainstorm away!

One step forward, two steps back

 That’s what has been happening with my shuttles lately. I look at the pattern, tat the element, realize I’ve made a mistake and spend time correcting it. So, there are no pictures to share. I have decided what to do for the Fantasia piece. One more decision and then I’ll start to tat in earnest.

This is more like what I envisioned

 

Here are all three samples. The top left is the half stitch count, the bottom left is the original Lene Bjorn pattern. The yarn on the right is KC Botanical Bamboo/cotton blend. There’s a LOT of ply in this with a gentle twist and a lovely sheen. I like the color name: Feather Grey. It works up nicely using a needle. With the added picots filling the negative space created by the chains, I think it will make a nice cloth.

When you want a change

 

This is my version of a lovely square designed by Lene Bjorn. I found it in Tatting Together Square Motifs by Iris Niebach. The book is a collection of “magic squares” designed as a part of a workshop. It’s been fun to explore. I used one design as inspiration for Glissando. I tested this out as a possibility for making a vest out of some bamboo-cotton yarn. It’s a bit too open for my taste as a garment. So, I adapted:

I simply divided all the stitch counts by 2 for this version. There’s still a bit more negative space than I like, but I think I’m on the right track.

Now that's looking nice!

I finished round 4 of the Spring Doily. I like how this thread makes it looks like a flower.

A bit of a finish

 

Wiosna 2025 round 3

I think this round of the Spring Doily adds quite a bit to the pattern!