Takin' it easy

I overdid it yesterday, so today I needed to take it easy. Mom and I spent the morning working on our Orenburg warm shawls. Mom is almost finished with her third border, and I'm almost finished with my first. Sorry, I have no pictures to share. I didn't think to take them when we had some daylight.

I spent the afternoon tatting. This is Mary's Bookmark from Tatted Bookmarks by Robin Perfetti. I've tatted this one before in multi-colored thread, which I think is wonderful for this pattern. However, red was by my side, and I was too lazy to walk into the next room to choose a different thread!

This one is Mary Konior's Curds & Whey from Tatting with Visual Patterns. It's hard to believe that this pattern used to be a real challenge for me! 

Taking it easy

Today was a low key day. Dave did some yard work. I did some laundry, and I managed to get a little tatting done.

Tatting a Doodle Ice Drop always makes me happy! I've been playing with variations of stitch counts and spacing. Slight changes give different looks!

Granddaughter Sophia asked for a bookmark when she was here. I had no tatted ones on hand, and I decided that it's time to rebuild my stash. This is Mary's Bookmark from Tatted Bookmarks by Robin Perfetti. The pattern was inspired by Mary Konior's "Corn and Chaff" in Tatting in Lace. I'm a big fan of both Mary Konior and Robin Perfetti, so this was a wonderful pattern for me to tat!