Another bookmark day

I didn't accomplish much of anything yesterday. I was too tired. However, I made up for it today!

I decided to start the day with another Kumihimo flat braid. This one is done with 1 mm rattail. It's much thicker and firmer than anything I've used before. Luke, the high school boy who asked for Harry Potter themed bookmarks, thinks it's great, and that's all that really matters.

I did tat two rings for this bookmark yesterday, but two rings isn't worth writing about. This is size 10 crochet cotton from Hobby Lobby. I'm rethinking ways of using up my crochet cotton!

I wanted to use my Love to Tat shuttle from Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. I had a little bit of size 20 Lizbeth Pink Ice left on the shuttle, enough to tat two pattern repeats of Mary Konior's Curds & Whey. With a ribbon woven through the rings, it's a nice little bookmark for a small devotional.

I wanted to try another of my size 10 crochet cottons. This is a color combination that really appealed to me when I first saw it. I forgot that I only needed 8 pattern repeats to fit in the bookmark sleeve, so part of the ninth repeat is above the edge of the pocket. That's okay. Someone will love it!

My newest tatting book arrived today! When Rita Richmond posted that it was available for pre-order, I put my request in right away. I wasn't expecting it until the end of September, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it in today's mail.

The text is in Russian, but I've found that I love using Google Translate and my iPhone to read foreign languages. I don't think I'll ever be able to read, write, or speak Russian, but I am enjoying my efforts at translating!

Bookmark weekend

There's a Harry Potter book club at the high school, and one of the students asked me if I made bookmarks. I know he was referring to the ones my mom made for the seniors last year, but there's no reason why I can't make some!

I had the urge to work up a Kumihimo flat braid, something I hadn't done before. All of my previous Kumihimo braids have been the round ones.

I watched a YouTube video and got started right away. It took me all day, but I finished it. I think it's a little thin, but Luke liked it!

I also ordered some 1" wide Harry Potter ribbon from Amazon. All of the club members have received a Harry Potter ribbon bookmark, and I had enough to send some off the my grandchildren!

I'm fascinated with Curds & Whey from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. I've attempted it many times, and I've always made so many mistakes that I gave up. This time I stuck with it. The blue one is in size 20 Lizbeth #650 Denim Blue Lt. There are mistakes, but I think it still makes a pretty bookmark. The red one looks much better. It's in size 10 crochet cotton from Hobby Lobby. I like them both, and I think I may tat some more Curds & Whey bookmarks!