I was a little too hasty in my last join so I retro-tatted to pull up the tension. That cleaned up the join but then I tatted 4 double stiches and started to close the ring early with my wet, wet hands. So now the thread is wet and I need to add 4 more double stitches.
Wet thread does not work well when opening rings.
So I've decided it is best to just walk away until the thread dries. Otherwise I'll likely end up breaking the thread....
Redid the outside of the previous motif. Still trying to figure out if I like the changed version.
I'm tatting a pattern for a class I'm teaching in May 2017. Unfortunately I underestimated some of the stitch counts needed for the outside round. So I've written down what I did and now I get to cut off the outside round and start it again. I think I know what needs to be done to make it work.
I finished round 12 this morning of the Spring Napkin 2016. It now measures 14 inches across. The size 10 version of the doily is sitting unloved for now. I will get back to it but right now I want to keep trudging away at the size 20 version.
Some times blogger won't ket me post a picture and write words at the same time. This is the pic that goes with the previous post.
The water this morning is smooth as glass. I'm sitting here waiting until my breakfast settles so I can swim. Its funny but Mondays always seem to have the best weather.
Thanks everyone for the kind comments about the rocket. I tried very hard last Christmas to come up with a pattern but nothing worked. Then about 2 months ago I was trying to design something else and saw a rocket instead! I blame Erin
This little rocket pattern is about to lift off to the Palmetto Tatting Guild for the grab bags. Whoosh!