Fortuitously Finessed

I was indeed lucky with this Hoop-la edging by Mary Konior.

I managed to finish quickly, and end up with the perfectly correct dimensions for the hankie. 

I couldn't be more pleased. It is a lovely pattern to tat and with Lea's HDT, the entire exercise was very enjoyable. No complaints!

(You see, I don't ALWAYS grumble!)

More Than Enough

I am so lucky! I have finished the Hoop-la border, with inches to spare. Whew! Now to sew it on, which is always a daunting task for the needle-and-thread-challenged.

Thank you, Tatters. for the interesting  and varied responses about how you sew on your hankie and tablecloth edgings.

I find that like Muskaan, I tat almost to the end, attach and then finish the last bit. This time however, I finished the border completely, as it was a perfect fit, not floppy or deep. 

While working on Hedgehogs and Hoop-la at the same time, I found I needed a break, as I kept getting the two edgings confused because they have similar stitch counts. Many mistakes ensued!

So, I chose to re-tat the Starlight Doily. Unattractive colour thread aside, there is something very wrong with my tatting of that piece.  Perhaps it was wrong stitch counts or bad tension, but whatever; I am very displeased with the end result, so am re-tatting it.

Roaring Race to Repeat

I need 10 more little elements and it is done. But, all remaining thread is wound on that bobbin. Bets?

Question: Do you join up the square edging before you sew it to the hankie, or do you sew it on and then attach the first and last element?

Peripheries

This is Hedgehogs, an edging by Mary Konior that I have been wanting to tat since I saw it here, on Frivole's blog. I have had the pattern photocopied, in the book and ready to go for years!

My rendition is in #80 Lizbeth and so looks a lot frillier than Frivole's for she used a thicker thread; I quite like hers. However, I am getting through the Lizbeth stash at a fair clip and this should use a lot of my green. Funnily enough, this lovely hankie came to me from Frivole!

The other edging, Mary Konior's Hoop-la, tatted with Lea's wonderful and amazing #50, is coming along nicely, and I should have enough thread...fingers crossed. You see how much less spindly this looks? I am beginning to enjoy a thicker thread. My skinny thread preference may just be coming to an end, as I use up my #80.