Doilies, Motifs, Ice Drops, Bookmarks, Heart, Coaster, Ornaments and Tablecloth

Sharon couldn't resist Renulek's 2017 doily and after getting out several balls of DMC size 30 cordonet in ecru she started in, but had to do a refresher course on how to do onion rings.

Sarah likes 'Gent' from Adelheid Dangela's book Occhi-Patchwork and More, but she finds it irritating when a centre rosette ends with a split ring to climb out to the next round, resulting in one of the rings pointing the opposite way from the others. So then she started playing around. Upper left, the original, no split ring. Upper right, original, climbing out with a split ring (the split ring is at the top - at 12'o clock). Lower right, first experiment, since the centre rings are all 5-5-5-5, she tried 5-3-4-3-5; the space in the centre of the rosette is too large, but the rings are pleasingly round. Lower left, second experiment, she used 7-3-2-3-7, to make the centre rosette smaller and the free end larger. Seeing them all together she's wondering if she's just being picky.

Elsa is working on her second pillow ahead slowly and just completed three rows of three patterns from the book of Tina Frauberger Schiffchenspitz (1919) and republished by Mary Konior in the book Tatting Patterns (1989). The only problem is that the 3x3 motifs aren't as large and she'll need to tat 4x4 motifs for the pillow.

Diane has 4 more Ice Drops done and she's still working with her ball of Rainbow Taffy thread. These 4 Ice Drops chains have 1, 3, 5, and 15 picots.

Fox is loving how this size 20 brown thread is looking for the start of Renulek's 2017 doily.

Laurette tatted Overlapping Chains bookmark by Jon Yusoff and she's not sure she likes it with the charcoal in the middle with brown on the outside. The same colours but different placement makes all of the difference. She tatted another one to go with Feast of Crows but forgot to post it earlier.

Margaret tatted an Ice Drop heart, using a pattern called Valentine Heart by Etha Schuette, in white Lizbeth thread no 20.

Marie tatted the coaster pattern by Robin Perfetti.

Muskaan loves the simple lines and the elegant shape of the petals on these Tatting Decorations by Daniela Mendola. She was particularly interested in the bare thread line overlapping the first round petals.

Sue started the first half of the ornament cover using an online pattern a month ago. The she started the second half, joining the top and bottom as she tatted. It's a little awkward, but easier than working with the ornament inside. Since the cover completely encapsulates the ornament, at some point before the opening between the halves gets too small you have to insert the ornament. That's when it gets not just awkward, but downright complicated. Here are all three of her completed ornaments. Remarkably, she not only finished the ornament, she's also gotten more done on her tablecloth. Way to go Sue!

Motifs, TIAS, Coaster, Cross, Ice Drops, Doilies, Butterflies, Paperclip Bookmark, Heart and Necklace

Marthanne selected her next motif for the challenge from A Tatter's Workbook, sample #56, which in the book it is stated that the 1925 price for the lace was $.50 per yard. Since Marthanne didn't time it on the first one, she tatted it again, taking 1 hour and 12 minutes and allowing for 2017 inflation it prices out at $6.90.

Melanie has complete Day 10 of TIAS.

Lelia thinks Jane's Day 6 of TIAS might be an umbrella, or a mushroom top, or a sea shell, or maybe a fan, or a teacup. Day 7 maybe it's a skirt, or a bird. After Day 8 she's not sure, but she's still tatting it in 2 different colours. The puzzle continues with Day 9. Day 10 working in blue Lizbeth Size 20 #403 Winter Ice Twirlz. Day 10 in Lizbeth Size 20 #161 Sea Island Citrus.

Cindy received  a shoebox of thread from her Mom's friend which was mostly white and she added some variegated thread to make this coaster from the 'New Tatting' book by Tomoko Morimoto. She used some of the size 80 thread to make Mary Konior's Large Cross from her Tatting with Visual Patterns book.

Diane finished her Eightsome Reel doily from A Pattern Book of Tatting by Mary Konior, but not without frustration as she miscounted the number of wraps required when she filled her shuttle and had to add thread, but then realized when she ran out again, that she's added enough thread not for one motif, but for one ring. She tatted Day 10 of TIAS but she needs to figure out how to add links when she's posting from her iPad. Another Ice Drop is completed. She's still geared up for tatting green Ice Drops. She tatted the first motif for her sister-in-law's runner in size 20 Lizbeth #693, Linen Med. Another Valentine's Ice Drop joins her collection. She has another St. Patrick's Day Ice Drop done, but she thinks she placed the charm in a funny way, or the ribbon is too stiff, because she doesn't like how it turned out. She also managed another motif on her runner.

Fox doesn't have any more size 40, but she has lots of size 80, and started the same design as she's been using for the boys in size 80 for Maeve, who loves purple. She's almost done with Shrek!

Margaret tatted the butterfly that Muskaan wrote up the pattern for, first in Lizbeth Springtime size 20, then in Green Coral Sea size 20, although the second time she graduated the picots on the top wing.

Muskaan had some thread left over from another project and had to tat Phyllis' Fish paperclip bookmark. Day 10 of TIAS she's thinking it's a lady in a gown. The Block heart made in size 3 or 5 thread is a nice size for a brooch, pendant or lapel pin.

Sue tatted the Celandine Necklace by Kersti in size 40 Lizbeth Lilac Dk. with some random beads she had.