Happy New Year, 2015!

Last post of the year. This pattern by Tomoko Morimoto is turning out better than I had expected. I really like it; the chains are not quite as problematic as I would have imagined. Also, I do think that red thread is complimentary to this design.

Have a Great New Year, Tatters!

Before New Years - New Beginnings

Jan Stawasz in DMC #60 Cordonnet. 

Another rather large pattern, chosen by my daughter.

Tatted in #40 Lizbeth 

The pattern is in a book I received from a very dear tatting friend: 

New Tatting by Tomoko Morimoto.

Winter Solstice

Here we go... 

Another Jan Stawasz pattern, this time in white, 

which is what my daughter ordered, tatted with #60 DMC this time.

May you all enjoy a happy, healthy and totally wonderful 

Holiday Season, and a fabulous New Year, 2015!

oxox

Fox & MrG. : ))

Five Months Later... the Big Reveal!

Here it is, all 27 inches.

It is an exquisite Jan Stawasz design.

 Tatted with #12 DMC Perle. 

In about 30 minutes, I ironed it, photographed it, measured and packaged it up and stored it on a shelf to await the fast approaching  family festivities. I could not wait to get it out if my sight!  Strange that after about 20 weeks, I feel only relief to be finally done with it. Off the shuttle, it is entirely out of mind.

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What must be acknowledged is that this piece would never have been completed without the constantly uplifting support of the many tatters who left encouraging comnents on this blog. 

I cannot thank you enough! You know who you are. And I do hope you realize just how necessary your thoughts, wishes and often very amusing words were to the completion of the Monster. 

Big grateful hugs to all of you. : )

Approaching The Finish Line

There are 10 curved elements in the final row. I have THREE left to tat! THREE!!!

This will take several more days, but I am fairly confident I shall finish in the next week, ahead of schedule. Keeping fingers crossed.  

Tip For Troupers

For any of you Tatters out there in Tat-Land who are tackling The Monster, I have a suggestion for the 9-picot reverse rings in the final row.

The first few of these rings I tatted did not lie flat, and they closed with a bit of a rollover effect.

So, I tatted 2 ds at the beginning and at the end and then POSTED the shuttle. It worked well. It is obvious to me in the photo. Perhaps you can also see the difference. I am pleased to have discovered this fix early.

At Last - The Final Row!

Here we go! 

Row 18.

I had a terrible time yesterday, as I had to cut into the 15th and 16th row, from the 17th, to fix missed elements.

Can you imagine my horror when I saw what I had to do?

But, there was NO other option. So, I did the snippy deed and in the end it was fine...

Whew! Talk about stress.