Ahhhhh

August 1 has come and gone. I was able to get the baby blanket done in time for the shower. Yeah!! I also managed to knit a hat.

Now that that deadline has passed its time to get back to my projects in waiting. 

My Round 4 of  Renulek's Spring Doily is done!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

KCT:Knit,Crochet,Tat

World Wide Knit in Public Week was a big success for my knitting group. I was able to attend 3 of the 5 events that were organized. I managed to complete 2 dishcloths and a small coaster. Both dishcloth patterns were from Knit Picks 52 Weeks of Dishcloths 2014 and the coaster was an online pattern that is crocheted.

Bottom- Mrs. Hunter's Dishcloth

Top-Loganberry Dishcloth

Crocheted Hot Pad (coaster)

Sugar and Cream Yarn

I wasn't able to meet my goal of finishing Round 4 of my Renulek's Spring Doily, last month but, I did get 1/2 of the round done and should be able to complete the other half soon. 

On my needles now I have a baby blanket that I would love to finish before the baby shower, 1 August.

Wish me luck,

Gwen 

Round Three and more

I've completed round three of Renulke's Spring Doily.

Now on to Round Four.....

Thanks for stopping by,

Gwen

 

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Progress

I have several classes lined up to take on Craftsy. Right now I am working on One Skein Accessories Chevron Collection.  The three pieces included in the class projects are a cowl, hat and a pair of fingerless mitts. I've chosen to work each in the same yarn so that I will have a set for myself or as gift. This will be my first time attempting to make mittens. So far the instructions are very clear and so I hope that I will be able to complete the set.

Cowl

Hat - end of first pattern repeat

I finally can move on to row three on Renulke's Spring Doily 2015. It got put aside so that I could make Easter eggs and some other things that came up. Round three is just basic rings and chains of the same count so it shouldn't take to long to finish.

Thanks for stopping by,
Gwen

Finally Row Nine and Thank You

This is my small start on row nine of the Clover doily by Eileen Stafford. It was many years after I learned to crochet that I learned to tat. It always frustrated me that you couldn't climb up to that next row when tatting. This slowed my progress since I hated to cut and tie, then turn around and hide all those ends neatly. When I heard that it was possible to climb up in tatting by using a split ring or split chain I was intrigued. A solution was in sight.

It took some researching to find instructions on these new-to-me techniques. After much trial and error I was still not getting it. Then I tried finding instructions online. Enter You-Tube. Thanks to the generosity of fellow tatters I found several videos demonstrating split chains and rings. Linda Davies' video proved most helpful to me. Using her instructions I was able to move from one row to another without the dreaded cut and tie for most of this doily. I am really grateful for those who take the time to share. As we continue to share and grow this art form that we love will continue.

 

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Doily and Snowflake

It's been a few weeks since I picked up my shuttles or did any paper crafting.  The first piece of tatting I picked up was the Clover doily (designed by Eileen Stafford) that has been neglected for over a year. My how time flies.  Row 7 seemed to take forever but I stuck with it and it is done. Yeah! I even made it through 3/4 of round 8. I only have one more round after that. Feeling pretty ecstatic right now.


Then I started a Snowflake #7 from Festive Snowflakes and Ornaments For Needle and Shuttle Tatters. 










Need to get off the computer. We are in the middle of a severe thunderstorm,
Till next time,

Rose and White

Like most of the East Coast I have been trying to weather this year's triple digit temperatures.

I found the pattern for this doily online.

Blue Doily
Eileen Stafford
Lizbeth sz 20 color 628





I have decided to work some designs from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. This is my first attempt at the Spinning Wheel Glass Mat (pg74).

Spinning Wheel Glass Mat
Mary Konior
DMC Cebelia sz 30 white