I couldn't help myself. I just had to tat with Yarnplayer's Sugar Maple again! This time I actually followed my December 8 button ornament pattern, and I really like the way it looks. The two flowers are #14 and a variation of #14 from Mary Maynard's Tatting Rings of Flowers.
Tatting with donuts is so much fun! It's a little easier to make rings fit on donuts than on buttons. Plus, I really like the look!
I decided to play with the flower pattern again, this time leaving off the picots.
I had just a little bit of thread left on the shuttle, so I played with a couple of rings. I really am enjoying playing around!
I started with size 20 Lizbeth (on the left), and I got to thinking it would make a great spool pin doily for my sewing machine. It was just a little too small. So, I tried size 10 Eliza (in the middle). It's just about right. Since I had some size 5 Eliza (on the right) on hand, I decided to give that a try as well. I'll have to give the blue and yellow ones a try to see which one works best. The picots may get in the way, so once I determine which size I prefer, I'll try picots on the front rings instead of the back rings.
Flower #57 can be found on page 35 of Tatting Rings of Flowers. As Mary states in the book, once you have the technique down, the possibilities are endless!
This morning I was in the mood to tat flowers, so I pulled out Mary Maynard's Tatting Rings of Flowers and played with rings all morning. It was very relaxing! My oldest granddaughter, Eva, likes to make cards. Maybe she'll want these for her card making. If not, they're easy enough to store.
In the afternoon, I watched a movie on t.v. and worked on Renulek's Spring 2021 doily. I'm pleased to say that I've been able to keep working with all joins in the correct place!
