Well, here's the yoke, finished at last. I took it off the blocking board Monday. I wish I remembered when I started. It took about 2 1/2 balls of DMC Cordonet size 50, or maybe 2 2/3. It's hard to estimate partial balls. It's been an interesting journey. It just occurred to me, I should have measured the dimensions for you, but it's not coming out of the suitcase now. And I'm all packed up ready to leave for Toccoa Tatdays in the morning, and it's only 2 am. That's what time I usually get home from work, so that's not bad at all. Wonder what I forgot to pack this time...
Delivered
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I finished crocheting the necklace. Yesterday I delivered it to the gift
shop, along with the bracelets and a few necklaces from stock. The gift
shop ...
happy Endrucks 2
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Continuing from my previous post (
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2023/09/happy-endrucks-1.html), here
is the second batch of models all derived,...
Problems resolved
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As I’ve mentioned before I am making another pair of socks but this time I
decided to use a different pattern.
After the last post about this new sock (h...
Relapse
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It was shorter today, but shooter alert again. I am making progress on my
bun cover trial (my 1st doily, turned covering for my bun). I tatted the
origina...
Acorn Motif Pattern
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Happy Fall Everyone! The mighty Acorn is a traditional fall motif that
we all need to have in our pattern library. This pattern is a simple
interpret...
1907 - Row 5
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With the stitch count being the same for these rows, they might all be
blurred together for you. It certainly is for me! Row 5 is a continuation
just l...
Thread, thread and more thread
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Decades ago I used to do a lot of petit point, and I acquired hundreds of
different colours of floss, which I kept in a 36 drawer storage box and I'm
still...
There Really is No Place Like Home
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Today my copy of Martha Ess' new tatting book arrived! It is titled, *Whimsical
Tatting*, and it is a delightful compilation of characters from *The W...
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Just a few Cross stitches I have done lately. First up is "Onward Black
Kitty" the design is from "Hello Halloween" booklet that came out last
year. Th...
Mark Myers Pumpkin revisited
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Back in 2012, I posted this photo of Mark Myers' pumpkin pattern which I
had tatted. Unfortunately, the link didn't work anymore but a reader
kindly gav...
Zed the Zombie!
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Trying to get a jump on my Halloween crafting. I got the pattern for this
sweet little guy off of Ravelry. He is about 17 inches tall, which is
larger than...
"Adalia"
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This is the third try and final result of the project that I started
earlier. This is a one-pass design, i.e. the tatting was not in rounds but
instead do...
Just popped in to say 'Hello'
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There are many reasons I have not kept up this blog, one being that I have
to now recover the email that was originally used to set it up, so not
exactly...
Hurray!!!
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Last year was a special year for me, I realized my dream to publish a book
I had in the drawer for some years. I am very grateful to everyone who
encoura...
I LOVE Karey Solomon's Hand-Painted Thread!
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I have had the pleasure of tatting with Karey Solomon's hand-painted
threads recently. When you see all her threads in one spot, the job of
picking...
Daffodils!
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They’re finally up – in the doily, anyway. In the garden, snowdrops are
blooming but the daffodil leaves are cautiously peeking above ground,
probab...
More Hearts
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I tatted a few more hearts in different colors. The first two are done in
Lizbeth size 20 thread, color #628 (Salmon Medium) and color #671
(Christmas R...
Button Ornaments
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I have been tatting, I just have not been blogging. The latest Facebook
tatting craze is Button Ornaments. There is a Facebook group devoted to
them. H...
Just Stopping By: My Pattern Links
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Hi all! I know I haven't been here much. I've been mostly on Ravelry
lately, working on knitting and crochet projects. I'm also posting on
Instagram here.
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Coronavirus Doily - the grand finale!
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At last! It took a while but I hope you'll agree it's worth it!
I'd like to think this has some correspondence to this time when we're all
working on ...
The Classic Wheel
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Dear Friends,
It's been quite a while. I started this blog with high hopes, and then the
real world got a bit too overwhelming. I've always meant to come ...
WHERE TO BUY MY BOOKS
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Dear tatting friends, thank you all for your nice comments on the new book,
comments are always much appreciated. The new book "Fantasia 6" will be
availab...
Heel goed nieuws
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*Hallo Allemaal,*
Ik kreeg van Jane een mail doe je weer mee met de TIAS
Ik riep heel hard JAAAAAAA
hier is haar introductie:
Welkom bij het Tat It And See...
INFORMATION REQUIRED
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You may have noticed that some of the posts for the 25 Motif Challenge are
extremely long. That happens when I get busy with things like vacations and
reno...
Ice Drops are Little Wonders!
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Yup they sure are!
This is the second variation by Lace-Lovin' Librarian.
A pretty white snowflake with a clear Turquoise Glass Glob.
My Hand Dyed Threa...
How to empty a shuttle and fall onto a usable piece
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*Emptying my shuttle*
After a bigger project there is always some thread left on the shuttle.
This is how the flowers of the butterflies pile up in our box...
I HEARD that!!!!!
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Almost six months ago I received some shocking news related to my hearing
ability.
The prior post explains everything you need to know to get caught up....
Merry Christmas and Life
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Hi Everyone and a belated Merry Christmas.
I was going to post this yesterday but as usual life got in the way. In the
morning my partner had a bad fall and...
Looking at your design
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How are your designs coming along? Did you have difficulty coming up with a
second round to the little motif? Remember all of those little bits of
edgings ...
On Hiatus
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This is just a quick note to say that the blog will be on hiatus for a bit,
though I won't. My computer has decided to finally bite the dust. I'm
posting t...
New Beginnings..
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Hi all! I know most of you might not remember me.. It's been almost two
years since I've last posted.. Well, things have been both rough and
strange at the...
Ups - et år har vist gått!
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Og ingen blogginnlegg fra meg! Det betyr ikke at jeg ikke har gjort
handarbeid - det har jeg. Jeg har bare ikke blogget om det. Så, for å komme
i gang igje...
I'm back - and I brought shuttles!
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First, there was one ... I had to save up for it, but it gave me time to
decide on the kind of wood I wanted. Randy Houtz directed me to a website
with pi...
Instagram 500 Follower Christmas Giveaway!
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So excited! I have 500 followers on Instagram after being there only a few
short months. To celebrate I'm having a giveaway - on Instagram that is! If
you'...
Fair, Glasses, HDT, and still settling in...
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So, with a title like that, I shouldn't have to say to much, right?
I entered Livi's Doily in the local fair. It won a blue 1st place ribbon!
The doily is ...
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Time to Tat!
A minor miracle here as I’m able to tat for an hour at a time before my
right hand gives out.
I decided to finish the biggest piece I’d begun,...
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I took a class today with the wonderful watercolorist Rena Brouwer!
Unfortunately, I didn't do it justice. She gave lots of great tips and
advice - I just ...