Keepin' busy

Last night I was motivated to work on Renulek's Spring 2021 doily. This round is super simple, but it is also very time consuming!

Early this morning I chose to work on my latest Granny Rectangle. I really like the mix of blue and grey!

I promised Jon (daughter Carol's significant other) a loaf of homemade bread. This one is onion and parmesan. It smells so wonderful!

My tatting at school today was another bookmark and a donut ornament. Little projects give me such a feeling of accomplishment!

It's still plenty cold here, but the sun has been melting the snow on the roof leaving some pretty impressive icicles!

Day off

 

I had the day off from school, so my sister Janet came to visit today. Mom had finished a quilt top for her, and we went to the quilt shop to choose a backing and to have it machine quilted. We stopped at daughter Carol's house for lunch, and then headed home for a leisurely afternoon. While we visited, I worked on my latest Granny Rectangle. I do love how quickly this pattern works up!

Before Janet arrived, I managed to tat one button ornament with one of my newest shuttles from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. I also started Button Love Heart from Button Jar Tatting by Martha Ess. However, I messed it up, snipped it off, and resolved to try again tomorrow!

Just one

 

It took me all morning to tat this button ornament. I'm not sure why. It just did!

This afternoon I worked on my newest Granny Rectangle. I finished the first skein of navy blue and started with grey. I don't plan on finishing this afghan as quickly. Crocheting seems to be really hard on my wrists these days. I guess I was a little too gung ho finishing two in three weeks!

Variety

Island Breeze is still filling my shuttles! I wonder how many button ornaments I will get out of this ball of thread?

I've decided to work through some more of my yarn stash, so I started another Granny Rectangle. I am definitely inspired to crochet with these very chilly temps!

Tonight, I finished round 5 of Renulek's Spring 2021 doily. I really am enjoying this pattern!

Island Breeze

 

Island Breeze is such a cheerful color! I think I'm just going to enjoy playing with it for a while.

I decided to start another Granny Rectangle today. Once it is set up, it's a super simple project to pick up for even a few minutes. It's also a great stash buster!

I forgot to blog last night!

I knew I had picked up my computer for something. I watched some interesting YouTube videos last night, and then I went to bed feeling like I had forgotten something. I had... blogging!

We had about 8" of snow over the weekend with quite a bit of drifting. So, yesterday was a remote learning day. I managed to finish my Granny Rectangle while monitoring student activity. It's not a full-sized afghan, but it's definitely large enough to cover my legs on a chilly evening!

When I was looking for donuts on Fire Mountain Gems, I found these 15mm braided circles. It took me a while to find a stitch count I liked. This one in Lizbeth Sky Blue Dark has rings of 6-6-6-6 and chains of 12 ds. It seemed a bit too snug for my taste.

Next I tried Lizbeth Azalea Med. The rings are the same size, but I increased the chains the 15. I like it much better!

I'm a big fan of post shuttles, probably because I learned to tat with a post shuttle. I especially love Rita Richmond's hand-made shuttles. I don't know how she does it, but the size and shape work perfectly for me. The dark purple and lavender shuttles are from her new line of Sparkle & Shine shuttles. No, they don't have a pick or a hook. I don't mind one bit. It's easy enough to pick up a crochet hook when I need one for a join, and I like that I have better control of the thread length with this style shuttle. Isn't it wonderful that we have so many choices?

Something new

 

I'm not with button ornaments or ice drops, but I am starting something new. Have you started? Do you know what it is? This is round 1 of Renulek's 2021 Spring Doily, available on her blog and in her Etsy shop. I chose to purchase the pattern so that I can work on it at my own speed. I get a bit anxious when I can't keep up the pace of following the tat-along. Purchasing the pattern makes me feel much more relaxed!

My Granny Rectangle afghan is growing! I can't believe how quickly it's working up.

I was sorting through my tatting bag and found that I had a donut that I hadn't blocked and posted. I think this is the last of this pink thread. I lost the tag, but I think it's Lizbeth Pink Parade. I guess it's time to choose another color!

 

We were back in school today, and everyone seemed to be happy to resume the school year routine. I managed to tat an Ice Drop while supervising.

I spent the afternoon working on my Granny Rectangle, and I'm very pleased with how quickly it is growing!

Granny Stripes finished!

 

We had a remote learning day today, so I was able to work on my Granny Stripes afghan while monitoring student progress today. I finished it mid-afternoon. I can't snuggle under it, though. It's for my nephew, Andrew!

Since Granny Stripes was spoken for, I decided to start a Granny Rectangle out of the leftover yarn. I'm not sure how big I'll be able to make it, but I'm hoping it's big enough to be a lap robe. If not, I do have grandchildren who might like it!