Another busy day

 

Today really got away from me. We left early this morning to take Mom to an eye doctor appointment and were caught in a snow squall... not a big deal if you have nowhere to go. What should have been a quick trip to the eye doctor and back, wound up taking us all morning. The roads were terrible and traffic was slow.

I did get to school in time for lunch duty. The middle school kids were wild! You would have thought they had never seen winter weather before. 

All of the activity of the day wore me out, so I only managed to tat one ornament. I count it as a good day!

Just one

Good news! Our Internet connection has been restored! Isn't it funny how important technology has become to us?

I had a very busy day, so I only had time to tat one ornament. Tomorrow is shaping up to be another busy day. Let's hope I keep up the ornament pace!

Another post from my phone

We’re hoping our internet connection will be fixed tomorrow. 

I finished another hat this morning. It’s not my favorite, but it was claimed quickly!

I didn’t get around to tatting until after dinner. Luckily, I can tat this ornament in a little more than an hour!

Posting from my phone

Our internet connection is down. Dave found a broken cable, so we will have to call for repairs tomorrow. 

Family members have all headed for home. We had a wonderful weekend together. I was pretty tired from all the activity, so I only managed to tat one ornament today. 

One is better than none!

Wonderful weekend!

It's been a wonderful weekend with all four of my daughters at home! With two in Illinois, one in Minnesota, and one in Georgia, it's not often that all four are here at the same time.

Even with a house full of family, I managed to get some tatting done. It's easy to tat a button ornament while chatting.

The next book on my shelf is an Applemints publication  from 2018, Tatting Lace Best Selection. I remember purchasing this book for the bow patterns shown on the cover. However, I never did tat a bow.

Instead, I chose this simple edging found on page 61. I like the simplicity of the design. The only picots are for joining, which makes it very easy to tat.

Some family left today, and some will leave tomorrow. Tonight it's time for football. Go Bears!

Starting the day off right

I woke up early this morning, and before breakfast I had finished my morning chores. So, I sat down to tat my ornament of the day.

Once that was accomplished, I perused another French tatting book: Frivolity to the shuttles by Edwiga, Renaudin, 2012. I remember that I purchased this book because of the layered tatting techniques presented. I know I tried the technique, but it is something I will need to revisit.

In an effort to use thread already on shuttles, I chose a simple motif from page 121 of the book. I miscalculated and did not have enough thread to finish the last round. This was a very simple motif, and I think I will tat it in some color other than black!

French

And now for a book in French, translated as Tatting: delicate and precious from 2005.

There are lots of lovely motifs in this book. I decided to start with a triangle. It doesn't look quite right to me, but I think it might be because of the multi-colored thread. Aside from the motifs, there are some beautiful doilies, edgings, and baby gifts. The designs are diagrammed, so I don't need to learn French to tat them!

Today ended up being busier than expected, but I did manage to finish another button ornament. I feel so accomplished!