Concentric Rectangle complete

This UFO is now complete. It is destined to be a rug in my granddaughter’s dollhouse. I replaced the final round with all chains for a better fit in its new home.

Now I shall get back to work on my Unending Doily so I can free up a few shuttle bobbins. 

Happy tatting!

Another round on Renulek WIOSNA2016

I realize that what stalled me on this project back in 2016 was my constant rethinking of which color to use next and in future rounds. I’m trying to limit stressing about how to end it and concentrate on the current round.

Happy tatting!

Knotting Progress

Y19 UFO Project is continuing to move along.

Round 13 of 17 completed

Renulek 2016 WIOSNA 

Round 2 of 5 completed and round 3 just inches from being done.

Chiacchierino Concentric Doily

Unending Doily in progress

circumference about 4 inches 

Lastly, a picture of the Renulek 2016 WIOSNA I made for my daughter for Christmas. Note I omitted the last round. 

Renulek 2016 WIOSNA (round 17 omitted)

in Lizbeth size 20 

UFO progress and Unending Doily

I’m happy to report further progress on my unfinished projects. 

Rounds 11 and 12 (of 17) are complete. 

Renulek WIOSNA 2016

DMC size 80

My sandwich bag of shuttles and bobbins with leftover threads from finished projects needed clearing. Inspired by Madhur Dadlani’s Unending Doily, I’ve kept the thread sizes sorted into separate bags hoping to start an “unending” doily of my own. Here is my start. 

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Rings of 2-1-1-1-1-2

I chose to use rings with lots of picots because I felt it would be more forgiving in allowing me numerous places to join and filling any gaps that might develop. Rings are joined to adjacent rings at the first and last picots but joining to the previous round is more free-form. 

Resolutions old and new

I think any resolution worth making is worth renewing as needed. If I find myself sidetracked as so often happens, my desire is to pick up where I left off and keep on going. I don't have to wait until the beginning of the next new year to get back on track, but New Year's Day is a good time to reassess, to review how I've done and what I yet want to do. I may decide that some goals just aren't as important to me as I thought they would be, while I may need to renew my commitment to others. The goal is progress rather than perfection. The only one of these goals that is relevant to this blog is my Y18 UFO Project.

See pages 36-37 of Tatting With Visual Patterns by Mary Konior

Size 20 Lizbeth threads

Completed during 2018

I’ve decided to abandon the filet tatting project for now. I thank Mandatory for showing me the possibilities of this technique though. At some point I would like to collect her notes from Craftree for later exploration. I’m also abandoning the Starflakes with blending filament. I really don’t like the yellow thread I was using for this project. 

Here is what remains in the UFO bin:

• Dillman cluny motif
• Hollander Christmas camels
• Needle tatted bookmark (one of my old designs)
• Ankle bracelet (my design)
• Baby booties (design in progress)
• Tatted bags needing linings (I’m a major procrastinator when I have to pull out a sewing needle.)
• Chiacchierino Concentric Doily
• Renulek WIOSNA 2016 in multiple colors of size 80 thread
• Several Valeire Square projects (centers tatted)

Having just finished a Renulek WIOSNA doily in size 20 for one of my daughters, I have felt inspired to work on my size 80 version again. I finished round 10 and I’m halfway around with round 11. Perhaps I will have some photos for my next post.

So the Y18 UFO Project has been modified and updated to become my Y19 UFO Project. And it feels so good to be tatting and blogging again.

Happy tatting,