Thanks Dad.

Remember them all...

Pattern by Jon

The Reveal

Wow -  I cannot believe it is done! And done with 190 beads in the final round. I ever delighted I got through it; it was sure touch and go at times.

The final size is just over 11 inches in diameter, tatted in #40 Cébélia.

This Mystery Doily is quite an interesting challenge for anyone bored with the usual fare in the realm of tatting patterns. It is very repetitive, and the pattern can be memorized easily, but careful attention must be paid to every repeat, or there is a lot of un-tatting to do. Believe me on this point!

Thanks for all the the support, tatters, especially Jon and Frivole, who put up with a lot of groaning and panicky emails; they gave me much-needed help along the way.

Five More Repeats...

Snipping Slip-Ups

I am very excited about finishing the Mystery Doily, which is well into Row 6 at the moment. It is going to take a little time, but this row is much simpler than Row 5. It is looking good!

There were certainly some very bad moments at the end of Row 5, because I pulled the same stunt - AGAIN -  I cut into the preceding row! 

Really - how many times do I have to do this? I am so fed up with not being able to figure out that last joining bit of every row. Thankfully, there is only one more to tat. 

In the meantime, it has been on my mind to try this pattern once again in order to get the proper placement of the beads, which I now fully understand. It only took me three motifs to figure it out. : ))

I changed the pattern in that I did double picots instead of singles.

Corina Meyfeldt's pattern:  

Beaded Flower Pattern.

Thread: Lizbeth #40, Scottish Thistle from Ladytats.