A little progress is better than nothing!

I have figured out this doily NEEDS and 

demands my full attention.  I have had to

un-tat several times and I am tired of it 

already, but I am sure there is more to

come.  I made a join from the top first 

section to the top second section, which 

I wasn't supposed to join, but.... I

really need to leave it so I don't have to 

waste any of this beautiful HDT!!!

I think it will be ok.

At this point there is a lot of ruffling, 

but I believe it's due to tatting in an

"S" shape.  I think it will be wonderful

when finished-which is a long way off!!!

Have a great day!!!  Thanks for

following these Christmas gift tattings!!! :)

First Christmas present ready for wrapping!! :)

Here it is after blocking.

First picture is on the center of our couch.

Next, is on the end of our kitchen table. 

 Last, is mostly doily.

This is the Hostess Set: Centerpiece from 

Tatting Patterns by Mary Konior.

It's about 20 inches across.

Tatted in size 10 Lizbeth Turquoise Twist.

It's a Christmas present for my in-laws.

Hope you get your Christmas tatting done!!  :)

Trying to work on the next doily, but a headache

is preventing me at the moment, and I know

that doily needs complete attention!!!  :)

Start of next Christmas secret

This may look familiar to some, but the 

center will confuse them.

This is the Mystery Doily by Patty Dowden 

pattern here:

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art748.asp

And my inspiration here:

http://tatsaway.blogspot.com/2013/11/mystery-doily-epilogue.html

I started and got to the second repeat when I realized

that I should have highlighted the spot in 

the directions that say I should have started

with the last ring of the top 6, but I thought, 

oh well, I will have to figure out the final 

joins.......until, I realized that I messed up the

second "S" chain and would have to untat

6 small rings on top, then an "S" chain,

and then 4 more small rings just to get

to the mistake(NO THANKS!!!).

So...I started again, but 5 repeats in 

I realize that I missed the fact of joining

the center rings properly.  Since I only have 

limited amount of the hand dyed thread

size 40 Yarnplayer's Lilac Sea, 

I decided  not to start again, but to join 

the center by chains of 2ds each.

When blocked it should look ok.

The complimenting color is

size 40 Lizbeth Lilac Med.

This now has to go into hiding, and I have to get 

housework finished.

Have a wonderful day and hopefully

lots of tatting too!!!  :)

A messed up start on the new Christmas gift

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the colors!!!!! 

I have since restarted and am doing better.  I 

am writing out the directions because the

diagrams in this one confuse me.

Hopefully I will have the center done this week!  :)

Have a wonderful day!!!  :)

In blocking mode!

Well....I finished the tatting and made it to blocking!

I wasn't crazy about how it looked while tatting it all

in the variegated, but...I love the look from here-

although, it is wet which makes the colors darker!!  :)

I used almost every one of the straight pins I have,

and...if I would allow my perfectionist side to take over

I would have to buy another box of pins, cuz' I only

pinned what what necessary to make it look nice!

I will post another picture when it's dry!  :)

Oh, and I will give all the info. on pattern & thread

then too!

Have a fabulous day!!!

Hoping to start the next Christmas secret today!!

New Blog for special purpose

Ok, having my hubby love my tatting it great,

EXCEPT when I want to tat things for him 

and I know he has saved my blog address 

and shows it to others from time to time.

Well, this week was a great example of that

which left me cringing and hoping he didn't see this.

He hasn't said anything, but I know he can be a bit

sneaky and it will come out at some point if he has seen it.

So.....I decided this was smarter so that I could show all 

tatted Christmas presents and then I don't have to 

wait till everyone gets them and try to remember to

show them in the new year!!!

Plus, I have a doily I am wanting to tat specifically for my

hubby for Christmas, and I definitely don't want him

to see if beforehand!!!  

So....if you will all bear with me, this was my best option

for all other tatted Christmas gifts from now on!!!  :)

Have a wonderful day!!