Busy Busy...

White is the Ben Fikkert. I'm tatting #4 of 12 motifs.

Blue is new, a design... I'll keep you guessing!

Ten To Go

These take a fair bit of time... and thread. I hope I am going to have enough white. As it is, I have used almost a full ball already.

Boredom won out and I yearned to tat more than just plain rings, though I love mignonette.

So, I pulled out Jon's book of covered rings, grabbed some new #80 - which I had to double to reach a near #30 -  and some lovely teal beads...

It measures about 21/2 inches.

Feels wonderful - nice and substantial!

Taking Shape

This 14 inches of tatting has taken a lot of time. 

Luckily, the Lizbeth thread is not giving me grief - only about

 five knots in the white so far, so I cannot complain!

These were definitely crazy-making, fiddly elements:

This little monkey, usually so vocal, 

wouldn't talk to me as I tatted the last few. 

Traitor.

Tatted Trivet

That is what happened to the hat. 

Yes, a trivet; that hat, now a kitchen item, has already 

been given to a young couple who just became engaged!

I have tried this pattern several times and it always lies flat, 

never curves into a hat. I'm done trying!

Done with the thick thread too. It's a wrist destroyer!

 Look at the difference: #80 compared to #12 perle:

Here is the progress of the Fikkert piece, which is S-L-O-W going. 

And fiddly. Those little ovals are not fun.