Saturday, April 20, 2013

Tatting on the road

I apologize for the photo quality, but I thought a poor photo would be better than none at all.

My plans to rework my Celtic cross bookmark with the interlocking rings had to be put on hold. I've been on the road quite a bit lately for work. In fact, I'm out of town now. I chose a familiar pattern and grabbed several balls of Lizbeth variegated threads that I had not yet tried. This proved to be a great choice as I've enjoyed tatting on planes, in airports, in autos (I wasn't doing the driving), and in hotels. Loading one Aero shuttle completely and starting with shuttle and ball, I was able to make two bookmarks before reloading a shuttle.
I didn't completely unpack both suitcases after the previous trip before I started repacking one for this shorter trip. I think I must have left a couple of bookmarks in my other suitcase. By my calculations, I've tatted at least 9.

Happy tatting!

6 comments:

Ladytats said...

That is a lot of tatting. Good for you. It is such a nice way to pass the time.

Jane McLellan said...

Pretty array of bookmarks.

Sunela said...

Beautiful set of crosses. Is this your pattern or from a book that I can refer to? I am looking for small crosses to make for a church bazar....so far you cross called "Eliz's Small Cross" which I think is your pattern.

Eliz Davis aka Tatknot said...

Hi, Sunela. Yes, that would be one of my patterns. This one is based on a cross I remember seeing in an old magazine. The original pattern was by Myrtle Hamilton. I don't use a pattern or make it exactly the same every time. These all feature 6-6 rings enclosed in 4-4 chains that are joined together to make the 90 degree turns. Does that help?

Sunela said...

That helps....thanks Eliz!

God's Kid said...

Those are fabulous!!! I love the crosses!! :)