Another purple!

OK, now you're wondering if I've gone completely bonkers!!!

Yes, it's another of the hearts in purple and green!!! 

Can you tell me the differences between this one and the last purple and green one? 

I know I've used the colours in different places but there is another tiny difference which makes me think this is definitely the FINAL version!!!

Just for a change!!

I 'need' a new colour combination!!  After using the red and white for the previous attempts I started getting bored!!

I'm beginning to get comfortable with this design but it's still not 'quite' right. I'm sure nobody I gave this to would notice or even care!!! 

I've made the very small picots on the 'inner outer' round into picots of a 'regular' size and I think that's helped a bit. 

As 'they' say - onwards and upwards!!!!

Forever young finished

Finished.

To say that I'm pleased with this would be an understatement. It's a delightful pattern which I've thoroughly enjoyed making. I'm off to explore Teri's blog again to see what else I might like to make. She's certainly an amazing designer.

I remember when we used to talk a lot and she was always singing the praises of Dora Young and this is reflected in this pattern.  As I'd never seen Dora's book I hadn't much of a clue why she was so intrigued.  Now I thoroughly do understand and am finding that Teri's work has ME very interested now.

Heart again

Back to a second attempt at the heart. 

I really am stuck on what to call this one so any suggestions would be very welcome. 

Bet you can't see any differences between this one and the other day's!!!! There are, though. Minor ones but (to me) important too.

Change of thread.

So I did as I thought I would. I started again on the Forever Young doily.

I think the thread was the problem as it was very 'soft'. Lovely for lots of things but for what I consider another iconic design I wanted the best I'd got. Well, I've got lots of 'best' thread but this time the 'best' was a Coats one.

A new experiment

Remember this ring and how it turned out? 

Well, as I said in one of my posts - I got really bored with the Ring A Ding Ding design. As anybody knows - a finished design isn't the first time an OG has tatted it and it's probably been a pain in the 'whotsit' for many weeks before the final version gets put on this blog and even then it takes longer to get it on my pattern pages.

Well, here's the first of a new 'start' using those same rings. They're the size of a curtain ring (cabone ring) and measure ¾" in diameter. A lot of people use them in necklaces as features although those are usually made of much nicer metal. As the metal ring is covered in tatting it doesn't matter what the metal looks like - to an old git like me!!!

I'm not happy with this first heart so will work on it more.