Belinda Spence put up a challenge in the facebook group Tatting the Australian Way. https://www.facebook.com/groups/847655165276159/ It was a free pattern and anyone could participate. Well....it LOOKED easy enough. But it actually has a more than usual level of concentration required, as we pretty much all found out! First attempt and I made the rookie mistake of thinking it was a rock along easy pattern so I used Alenalea Rako HDT...... and suffered the consequences. After attempt number 1.... after cutting out a repeat of the pattern because I joined in the wrong place (twice),I ended up untatting 9 rings in an attempt to not run out of thread. THIS is what I had left! This was the result of the first attempt. Really love Lea's HDT. Withstands unpicking beautifully and always feels great to tat with. So I decided to try it again..... This time with Altin Basak 50 in red and Butterfly gold thread Version 3 was a breeze. A couple of small unpicks and swearing at the fraying L
Wow, it really is a beautiful pattern! Great color!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful start!! Can't wait to see the revised one!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt really is a lovely pattern. She has done really well with it. A bit fiddly in parts but sits beautifully. Not sure that I will do the whole thing. Seems a bit "busy" when you add the last couple of rows. I like it just with the points. Might try it again with 5 points instead and see how it looks.
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