Back At It

After all the waiting for thread, grousing and complaining,  it was with chagrin that I realized I did not want to finish this piece. No interest. I just wanted to faggetaboutit and move on!

Thankfully the moment passed and I've completed nearly three of the twenty repeats on the penultimate row. Whew!

Small and Satisfying

This is s lovely little pattern; very relaxing. 

It is so well balanced, making it a pleasure to tat.

The thread is Lea's HDT, #50. I do enjoy this weight as a change from all the #80 I used for the majority, if not all, my tatting  last year, representing 98% of my small stash!

Small Pleasures

I just can't face all those hearts on the Land of Laces piece just yet.

So I am amusing myself for the moment with this pattern from a lovely book that a dear tatting friend sent to me:

 

Soon, I'll finish the doily... Maybe. 

Surprisingly Fine

I had not expected that the substitute thread I used when I ran out of the planned variegated to be a successful colour blend. But it turns out that the #80 Lizbeth I added to the #70 HDT was pretty good.

As it is on the backside of the hankie, the pink and green thread is not that obvious. Not that I would give this to anyone as a gift, but for me, it is perfect! I will enjoy the hankie, usually used to clean  sunglasses and regular specs.  I love cotton, not tissue or paper towelling, for glasses.

Now on to this piece that I barely remember! I will start the heart row and then there is just one more after all the motifs that joins the border to the main work.