Mad for Metallic

#10 Motif Challenge

This is Nami's's pattern, that I saw on Gina's site - so pretty I had to tat it.  I used Altin Basak Metallic, (thanks Suneeti!) together with #80 pink Majestic around the border - a bit tough to tat with, but much more effective in the work than the photo displays.

The Cébélia thread I have had for two years and never put those two colours together. Umintsuru mentioned them in T.T.E. and it occurred to me that they would be great together in a motif!  Thanks Umi!

The pretty, pewter/gray beads?  Hmmm.... well. I spotted them the other day in Kensington Market.  They were in a funny, little store that sells odds and ends.  There are lots of beads in there - just to look at...  Okay, so I cannot turn away from a 99¢ bead-bargain!   Actually, they were the inspiration for the entire motif!

Why I had nine  - yes, NINE, starts to this is a great example of my spatial problem.  I could not see how to attach the chain on the second round.  Simple, right?  NO!

Intellectually I know how it works, but the brain will not translate that to the fingers and after many hours of wasted effort, I was almost weeping with  frustration.

One would think after decades and decades of this I would handle it better - but I never tatted, so it was never an issue.  Knitting or crocheting did not present the problem. Very occasionally, as a graphic designer, I ran into it headlong, but nothing like this!  Thank goodness!

Here I was, at Tom Horton's the other day, escaping my hot apartment.  I got the bulk of the motif tatted there. Thank goodness for air-conditioned coffee shops!

Finally, this morning there is cool air in The Big Smoke. Relief at last!

Anon,