7 April 2010

Part 3


Here's part 3 - keeeeeep guessing!!!

I think I'm drop dead naughty.  I'm SO enjoying this as it'll be even funnier when it's all over.  Shall I give you a clue along with the picture?  

OK, here's a clue.  It's not been guessed yet!!!!  There again - am I telling the truth or trying to put you all off? 

6 April 2010

Next part of the puzzle!!

Here you are - the next part of the puzzle!!!


A few good guesses already and I'm now waiting for more!!!

5 April 2010

Well?

What do you think this is?  I'm taking a leaf out of Martha's blog here and asking you to guess what this is going to be!!!

There will be five parts and at the end of the game there will be a task.  The task will be to name the pattern.  Tat's all - just 'name that pattern'.  


Well, actually that's not strictly true as you'll need to give it a lot of thought too!!!  So, you're going to have to work for this free pattern - hard!!!

3 April 2010

An endangered species!






The title could of course refer to me.  I'm a danger to myself at times and certainly shouldn't be let loose on the world some days.

Last week I was asked by a lady (via my Etsy shop) for a butterfly.  One like the lilac one I'd recently sold. This one, in fact.

Of course I said 'yes' straight away.  Easy peasy thought I!!!  So, off I went in search of the pattern.  It just HAD to be somewhere on my computer.  I've changed computers several times over the years and have never lost a thing.  

Well, do you think I could find it?  NO WAY.  I searched my printouts too.  I searched the wayback machine.  I know it's MY pattern as I remember doing it but it was nowhere to be found.

So I had to re-write it from the scan.  Then, of course I had to re-draw it too.

That's why it's got a name.  It's called 'The Rescued Butterfly'!!!!  I've added it to the web site in the hope that it doesn't escape again.
Actually the butterfly can be worked with the outer part in another colour.  Just needs a bit of 'jiggery pokery' to do it.  Namely 1 very small split chain and the last SR worked as a ring with a VERY long picot.

2 April 2010

Tatting day and what a surprise!!!




A month or so ago Heather wrote to ask  if she could use one of my technique pages in her book.  As I'd nagged and cajoled her to kicking the needle into touch and taking up the shuttle (which she's done SO well) then how could I refuse?!?!?!?


Anyway, she promised me a copy of the book so when a small packet arrived yesterday (yes, April 1st) I was dead chuffed.  
BUT something puzzled me.  I scratched the aged head but I was still puzzled.  How COULD a packet containing a BOOK be so - well, for want of a better word, bulgy?  So the fingers got working on opening it and LOOK what was inside.  Do you think there's a rumour going round Tat land that I MIGHT just be getting round to liking HDT and shuttles?  Aren't the shuttles a hoot?  Can you see what's written on the label above their heads?

1 April 2010

Catching up with myself!



A bit late but as 'they' say - better late than never!!!


A quick report on the show at the NEC on Sunday!!

There were only two of us on the stand all day which meant we were kept busy, busy, busy.  A good thing as those who know me will appreciate that if I'm not kept busy I get myself into trouble.  BIG trouble!!!

I managed to get a few pictures of the stand before the show started and also a picture of Barbara too.  We had time for a natter too which was good.  Barbara is really, really good with the many children we had who wanted to have a go at tatting.

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