Addiction Resumed

Ah, yes, though not entirely happy, I am definitely back to my old tricks, becoming totally obsessed with a pattern.

I figured I was done with "Irene" by Iris Niebach, but I am now on my third try at getting it going in Sulky, with which I am rapidly falling way out of love! Oh, but the palettes... They are so beguiling in this fuzzy skinny, 2-ply thread! I have wasted meters of it trying to get the piece looking right. 

In between cursing capers, I tatted this:

I believe I found this online; it appeared in The Big Book of Tatting. I used #50 Altin Basak and #40 Lizbeth.

Here is the beginning of the new, shrunken Irene:

I would like to thank everyone who commented on the last post and sent me such good suggestions about how to kick-start the old muse who won't be rushed, as we all really understand. 

But, the ideas were so good, and I heeded one of them. I won't tell you which one as I don't want to jinx it!

The Muse Is Missing

“Irene”

by

Iris Niebach

- two rows -

#50 Altin Basak and #30 Cèbèlia  

My muse has deserted me. This should have been far more challenging than it was. It started well but became so boring that I made a huge error and didn’t even see it till I posted this picture of it! 

LATER:  There was NO MISTAKE!

The tatting was merely twisted!

I am very happy about this!

Imagine being bored with one of Iris’s patterns. I never thought I would be able to say that. Perhaps that is the upside of all this; I have become a bit more proficient. Maybe.

The colours? Lack of thread. Then the red beads to keep some enthusiasm.

I remember when Jon went through this kind of a mood, and I was amazed at how a person might suffer a loss of passion for tatting.Well, here I am! Not that I have lost interest - it’s just that I cannot find anything I really want to tat. Also the large threads produce unwieldy pieces. This thing hardly fit in the scanner! So, back to the skinnies and I do not know WHAT pattern! I need inspiration...

Jaunty January

Well, off to a great start here! Can any of you Tatters out there identify this? It is a lovely tat as I have to lay attention. Not too difficult, but definitely challenging. 

Using some #50 Altin Basak... Not enamoured anymore with this soft, fuzzy thread.... Ah, thread grumbling and here it is only the second day of the year!

This is tatted in Sally's teal Cèbèlia and my own denim #30 of the same brand. It is “Harriet,” designed by Kirsten Christensen.

Blomqvest and Presson go-to pattern in Sulky, #80

Scale

2014!