Crochet day

I have so much crochet cotton around, I feel I have to use it up or give it away. It's amazing how long one ball of thread can last. I decided that it would be nice to have a box of spool pin doilies just in case. So, I crocheted a spool pin doily this morning.

Then I got to thinking about Dorset buttons. I've been wanting to try those for a long time. However, it was easier to crochet around a button. I found a tutorial on YouTube that was different from anything I had tried before. The front reminds me of a Dorset button.

The back is snugly encased. This crochet button cover was pretty easy to do, but it didn't inspire me.

I watched another YouTube video about crocheted button flowers. The tutorial used chunky buttons and DK yarn, which I have, but I wanted to do thread crochet. I followed the tutorial using size 10 cotton and my little buttons. It turned out pretty good.

The big difference between this button flower and the ones I did a few years ago is the number of petals. I think I prefer the ones I made with five petals, but I think this one might curl less.

I had these three pieces finished before 9 a.m. It's kind of nice to work on quick and easy projects!

I wanted to tat another Ice Drop today, and it's been a while since I've tatted my Blue Fudge Ice Drop. This is not one of my favorite Ice Drops, but I wanted to review the pattern. Guess what? It worked! The beautiful shuttle is from Grizzly Mountain Arts. I do love using beautiful tools!

A little of this, a little of that...

I did a little shopping today, then a little cleaning, then a little subbing, followed by my sewing class.

Tonight I rewarded myself with a little tatting time! This is my Blue Fudge pattern with a slight variation. The chains on the final round were shortened from 9 to 7, because I wasn't sure I'd have enough thread. Good thing I made the switch! I had to finger tat the last ring and chain, the good news being I had enough thread to finish!

Fudge!

Fudge Dk to be exact!

It was right next to my favorite chair, and I could see lovely blue glass gems over on the coffee table. I thought they'd make a beautiful combination, and I think I was right! The pattern is a variation on the Ice Drop.

Mary Donohue had shown something similar on the Ice Drop Addicts page on Facebook. I wanted to try her pattern, but my Internet connection was so slow this morning, I decided to try and do it from memory. Mine isn't exactly like Mary's, but it's close enough! Thank you for the inspiration, Mary!

I added another motif to my runner project today. I wonder how many motifs I'll get out of one ball of thread? I guess I'll find out!

This silver glass gem just called out for the silver and white ribbon.

I'm surprised at how much I like the white gem with this thread. So far, I have 16 Ice Drops out of my ball of Lizbeth #153, Rainbow Taffy. It's kind of fun to try and make each one different while determining how many can be made from one ball of thread!