Ice Drop tutorial

Monday, March 13, 2017

Peacock options

This weekend was very busy with the high school Drama Club performance of Big Fish. If you have never seen the musical, I highly recommend it!


I did find some time to tat, first by finishing round 3 of Renulek's Wiosna 2017. So far, so good!


I've been exploring different options for the peacock coins that I recently purchased. As suggested by one of the ladies on the Ice Drop Addicts page on Facebook, I tried changing the ring count on round 2 to 3-7-3. Although I like the size of the rings, the opening is actually smaller than with my original stitch count. I do love Wedgewood Dk, but it overwhelms the peacock coin.


Next, I experimented with Edda Guastalla's pattern, the one that got me started on this tatting adventure. I think Edda's pattern shows off the peacock coin better than my Ice Drop pattern.


It looks especially nice on the back side. For this version I used Lizbeth Herbal Garden.


I was pleasantly surprised with the Lizbeth Gold. I think it really makes the colors in the peacock coin pop!

I have some more thread colors I'd like to try and luckily, I have several more peacock coins!
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7 comments:

  1. This peacock coin sounds great and looks cute, I have not seen them at the store are you ordering them?

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    1. I found them on Etsy. I searched for 20 mm coins, and they came up in my search.

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    2. Thanks, I wondered 💟😊💟

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  2. Your doily is coming along stunningly!! :)
    Fabulous peacock Ice Drops!!! :)

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    1. Thanks, Sue! Any chance you'll be able to join us Saturday for Tollway Tatters?

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  3. Interesting colour experiments. I do like the gold. Renulek is looking good. Are you going to keep to her schedule or go ahead?

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    1. Since I have so many projects going right now, I think I'll keep plugging along on Renulek's doily. However, at the rate I'm going, I'll probably only manage to keep up with her posts!

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