PROGRESS!!!
Progress!!
I ACTUALLY sat down and tatted last night and ....AND....then again this afternoon!!! Bliss.
The pattern is fiddly but only because it has so many separate motifs. Enjoying it though.
Deceptive patterns
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
Beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteIt's so beautiful!!! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is coming along nicely and I know what you mean about little motifs they do make is look nice, but I do enjoy rounds more. Maybe cause that's all I am doing with my doily right now :)
ReplyDeleteLooks gorgeous so far :). Love the colours :).
ReplyDeleteAs usual very well done work you have done. Just wait for the next round of motifs that is so incredible fiddly, lol.
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