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!

50/50

This is my fourth Curds & Whey bookmark (pattern from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior), and there's a mistake of too many stitches and one too many picots in the second large ring. I decided to keep going, and I think it looks okay. So, four bookmarks made, two with mistakes, two without, and that gives me a 50/50 record. I hope I can improve!

This one is tatted in size 20 Lizbeth #149 Peacock Blues, one of my favorite Lizbeth colors!

I subbed in the elementary school today, which meant I had very little time to tat. I did get a little done before school and at lunch time, but the majority of my tatting time was after I got home. I think I did okay! 

Little Miss Muffet

I may have to give myself a new name if I keep tatting Curds & Whey bookmarks! Now that I understand the pattern, I have a new design that I really love. What took me so long?

If you haven't tried tatting with hand-dyed thread, I highly recommend it. This one is Lantana Citrus dyed by my friend Marilee Rockley aka Yarnplayer. It does make a lovely bookmark!

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!

Not much to show

I only tatted an Ice Drop yesterday, and I was concentrating on another project, so I didn't post a picture yesterday.

Instead, I focused on Mike Lyon's Lagniappe. This pattern is so pretty, and I'm really enjoying working with size 40 Lizbeth. I completed round 5 just before dinner, and I ready to start on round 6. After round 5, it's about 6" across. It's kind of fun to have a big project to work on!

Finished!

I am thrilled with my finished Eightsome Reel mat! The pattern is by Mary Konior, and the thread is the gorgeous Lantana Citrus from my dear friend Marilee Rockley aka Yarnplayer.

This is exactly the size I wanted to sit under my yarn bowl!

Forgetful

I did get on my computer last night, and I did read some blog posts. However, I forgot to blog!

One more motif is finished on my Eightsome Reel mat, pattern by Mary Konior. I do love Marilee Rockley's Lantana Citrus.

I've managed to tat three Ice Drops over the past couple of days. This one has a silver gem, but it sure looks white in the photo.

I really like the way the amber gem looks with Karey Solomon's hand-dyed thread.

My favorite one with this thread so far has to be this one with the purple gem. I'm not usually a purple person, but I love the way this one turned out!