The odd scraps of yarn I've got left from two other pairs of socks have been weighed and found to be enough (easily) for another pair ...

I do love talking to other tatters round the world.  I've had long conversations with Judith Connors over the past few months.  Nearly...

I thought it was going to be a bit 'iffy' trying to stretch my leftovers out to a second glove but it WORKED!!! Can you see the li...

I think this hanky came from Handy Hands in a gift bag or something.  Maybe even in one of their Newsletters?  Anyway I've never tried...

Here's the last post about the Spiral Snowflake. This is NOT how I envisaged the snowflake turning out AT ALL.  I am going to have to ...

Question.  If a pattern is published in 2004 and then a person finds out in 2020 that it was published under another name in a book in 2014 ...

After my little stint of pot holders/dishcloths I decided to try making bowl cosies. Now I've made fabric ones aplenty in the past but...

Just a few posts this week as I've not got a lot to show!!!  Still plodding along with the knitting and the spiral snowflakes.   I'...

A couple of weeks ago I got 'one of those' emails - like everybody does!!!  This one is always quite interesting and on this occasi...

This is total relaxation for me.  Well, tatting is too but sometimes the old brain needs another challenge as well - just to convince it tha...

Well here's my version of Margriet finished.   Here's the link to the page too.   I've found another oval doily which I've...

Can you guess what's brought this little idea on?  Yes - too long spent on the Dutch translations!!!   I'm not happy with it yet s...

Now this is a simple but oh so useful little technique devised recently by  Elaine P. Gan.  At first I must admit I didn't 'see...

Marie offered to test tat Margriet for me but I didn't expect such a gorgous result.  Well I sort of did as I've seen her work and i...

This time I can name and shame the person responsible for the start of this distraction!!!  It's Sandra!!   Now Sandra's been prett...

I'm still working on Margriet and  have just completed rounds six, seven and eight so I haven't a lot to say today!!!   Who did I he...

The new design by the nun doesn't have a name in the book.  I wonder why they rarely named their work? Perhaps they're a bit like ...

Do you remember the blanket I started on back here? Well in spite of and despite my wandering brain (and hands!) I've managed to finish...

Bet you were all wondering what today's moan was going to be about!!!  Well there's nothing that I can think of today!!  Did I hea...

I'm just hoping that the nun who designed this doily isn't cross that I've translated her doily (along with the others) but if I...

What am I moaning about today?  Well it is Facebook or rather Facebook users.   Now you'll rarely see me on Facebook and any information...

Marie very kindly offered to test tat Irene for me and this is her rendition which is SOOOOO pretty. She used Lizbeth size 20 in coral pin...

Way back (almost three years ago) I decided to make a Mrs Odum’s daisy.   This is my first attempt. A month or two back I decided to have a...

Here we go with rounds 8 and 9. Slowly 'getting there'!!!!

Let's see!  What can I moan about today? Well, not a lot.  I do have one or two moans and this is one of the smaller ones. Front side/...

I hope you're not getting 'blog bored' with the Irene doily.   There is one blog that I try to read from time to time and each ...

Now this round looks very simple and straightforward although I agonised over the start of it!!!  No idea why but these mental 'blocks...

I have a very dear friend in Atlanta who is determined to lead me astray!!!!   She keeps sending me pictures of the dishcloths/hot pads she...

Keep showing you the progress of the doily that is now being test tatted.   This one I've called Irene as that's the name of one of ...

I know it's Monday but today I'm a very happy bunny!!!!   My good friend, Tim has kindly test tatted Beatrix for me.  This is the la...

This is my third blanket and I'm making slow progress due to the distraction of the tatting I've been working on!!!   Not probably t...

This time I've found a couple of round doilies that I like in the Dutch books. I've started as you'll see in the bottom picture...

Finally and finally got the page finished.  Why does it take so LONG?!?!? You will see that I've named them.  I read Maureen's comme...

I'm eternally grateful to my two lovely test tatters who took on the task of doing the oval doilies for me. Martha did them and so did ...

This time I'm going to tell you a TRUE story! I was browsing through Etsy just before last weekend and found that a seller was making an...