Flower Centred Cross

This cross is from Knots and Crosses by Julie Patterson. Done in DMC Cebelia 20.  I have done this cross a few times and make a minor mistake each time. It is stiff enough for a bookmark even though I only sprayed it with water and pressed with my fingers. No tassel or tail for this one.  

Travelling Doily

I call this my travelling doily,  I started it in the summer it was easy to pack and didn't have to worry about working with white so sometimes it was stashed into my pocket. I did lose some photos but managed to have a few to share with you today.  First up is my eyeglass case with my dollar store 4X glasses. Oh there is another bit of tatting, seems I am a good starter of projects.

This is a picture of the doily travelling against those blue skies we always have.

These next few are just nice pictures to show the pattern. 

Finally, I am on the last round, it is a tricky row with some odd stitch counts.  I have found the diagram helpful and managed to understand what direction I was going.  I hand drew and wrote out some instructions to better understand what I was doing until I had the pattern in my head.  Finished one of points only 31 left to go.

The pattern is from Tatting Theory and Patterns by Jan Stawasz and it is called Doily VI.  It is worked with Hakelgarn size 20, number 58 Pea Green.

Get Ready Set

Shuttles are at the ready and a few four hole buttons too. Jane Eborall TIAS or you can view the introduction here. See you all at the TIAS.

Collar bookmark

I really like this pattern here is another bookmark by Irina Astratenko inspired, tail with beads added.

Halloween and other bits

 

Little bits I did up  and had them in my office for the week.  I didn't have time to do the stem on the pumpkin so that's just a few crochet stitches for the stem.  I think the cat was a success (sans broom), the skulls need some blocking but they where all fun to make. (Sherry Matthews pumpkin, cat by Tat-man skulls by Jennifer Tallapaneni bats by Marlene Lewis.)

This bookmark was inspired from the pattern of a collar and I made one of the arms.  I think I will add a tail so it can stick out of the book. Pattern is from Tatting Lessons for Beginner - Irina Astratenko in DMC Cebelia 20 and measures about 5.5 inches. Edith, you will be getting this soon.

Teeny tiny project to be revealed once completed.  DMC 80. Some of you may guess what  this is..

Put the tail on the bookmark. off to Edith soon