I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I know we did, although it was incredibly busy. We drove Joanne and Sophia back to Minnesota on Saturday and headed home on Sunday. That's a lot of driving! We spent Saturday night at daughter Andrea's, and we were able to experience the fun of watching granddaughters Lily and Elly hunt for Easter eggs before we headed home.
There are days when tatting in the car just doesn't work for me, so I took along the crocheted shawl I was commissioned to complete for a June wedding. It should be finished, but I kept finding mistakes in one of the rows... one of the longest, of course! I finally got smart and checked the whole row, but I know I spent hours pulling out stitches and crocheting the row over and over again. I hope to have it finished this week. It's really a very simple pattern to follow, and I hope the lady who requested it loves the pattern as much as I do. If you're interested, the pattern can be found on Etsy.
The little bit of tatting I did accomplish was on round 9 of Renulek's Spring Doily. I think the pattern repeat is very pretty, but I can tell this round will be time consuming!
I'm rebuilding my crocheted button flower stash, five buttons at a time!
I'm also working on buttons for Elaine.
My newest shuttles from Grizzly Mountain Arts arrived today! I love these shuttles!
To make my day even better, I finally managed to get my hands on two of the new Astro-Knot shuttles! When I first learned about 3D printers, I did some investigating because I thought it would be really cool to print my own tatting shuttles. However, the price of the printers and the knowledge it would take to design and print a tatting shuttle seemed way beyond my means! I decided to sit back and wait for someone else to come up with the same idea, and I have not been disappointed.
I'll let you know how I like them once I've put them to use. In the meantime, you'll need to keep your eyes on eBay, because that's the only place they're available right now!
There are days when tatting in the car just doesn't work for me, so I took along the crocheted shawl I was commissioned to complete for a June wedding. It should be finished, but I kept finding mistakes in one of the rows... one of the longest, of course! I finally got smart and checked the whole row, but I know I spent hours pulling out stitches and crocheting the row over and over again. I hope to have it finished this week. It's really a very simple pattern to follow, and I hope the lady who requested it loves the pattern as much as I do. If you're interested, the pattern can be found on Etsy.
The little bit of tatting I did accomplish was on round 9 of Renulek's Spring Doily. I think the pattern repeat is very pretty, but I can tell this round will be time consuming!
I'm rebuilding my crocheted button flower stash, five buttons at a time!
I'm also working on buttons for Elaine.
My newest shuttles from Grizzly Mountain Arts arrived today! I love these shuttles!
To make my day even better, I finally managed to get my hands on two of the new Astro-Knot shuttles! When I first learned about 3D printers, I did some investigating because I thought it would be really cool to print my own tatting shuttles. However, the price of the printers and the knowledge it would take to design and print a tatting shuttle seemed way beyond my means! I decided to sit back and wait for someone else to come up with the same idea, and I have not been disappointed.
I'll let you know how I like them once I've put them to use. In the meantime, you'll need to keep your eyes on eBay, because that's the only place they're available right now!
That shawl looks like it's going to be gorgeous!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYour doily and button flowers seem to keep moving along at a really great pace!!! :)
Cool shuttles!!! :)
Hmmm...crocheting or tatting in the car? I'm afraid that would make me nauseous! I didn't know someone was 3D printing tatting shuttles, thanks for posting about them. I'm curious to know how those work out for you. It makes me wonder about what kinds of things will be 3D printed in the future.
ReplyDeleteYou ordered the very same ones I did! I’m eager to see mine come through the mailbox... : ))
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting because I also thought of shuttles when I heard about 3 D printing. Glad someone has actually done it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shawl, and buttons,
ReplyDelete3d shuttles sounds interesting, I look forward to hearing how you find them. I was given a grizzly mountain shuttle it's so nice I have not used it yet.
Margaret
Preciosos trabajos y muy lindas las lanzaderas.Besos.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to try a 3D printer too someday, those look beautiful! You are doing a wonderful job and have seemed to catch up with everything. I really like you white crochet work too!
ReplyDeleteHi Diane! The shawl you're working on is sooo pretty! I never can understand how people can do anything in the car without getting sick. I can't even look down at a map for a few seconds without getting nauseous! That doily is still amazing me! Have a great week Sweetie! xo
ReplyDeleteHi Diane! The shawl you're working on is sooo pretty! I never can understand how people can do anything in the car without getting sick. I can't even look down at a map for a few seconds without getting nauseous! That doily is still amazing me! Have a great week Sweetie! xo
ReplyDeleteLucky Diane, so many new tatting toys to play with! I love the shawl you are crocheting, it looks like it will be really, really lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the shawl, it will be beautiful when done. I can crochet but the tatting and I just don't get along...
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