Building Blocks

 While tatting a portion of the booties pattern, I got to thinking about blocks. The wood blocks I played with as a child, the Lego blocks we still have from my childhood, and all the variations I saw in the lab at the Architecture school. Creating lace with a shuttle is a lot like creating objects with blocks.

Each ring and chain I tat can be part of a larger item. As I was tatting a ring, I forgot to put in a picot to use while joining the next ring to my new ring. Ooops. That picot serves much the same purpose as those thin Lego 4X1 blocks. Each block can be a part of a larger item.

I’d like to say that I realized my mistake BEFORE the ring was closed. I didn’t. I ended up picking up the scissors, letting out a big sigh, and snipping away. Time to pick up the blocks and remake that item!