My latest purchase from Marilee.  Colorway is Peace, in size 20.  Yummy.   Have a friend in mind for this thread.  They are HER colors.  Another doily probably.   (This time I'll make sure I have enough before I start ..read more

Round 9 is history. I should have enough thread to do round 10 but then, nope. I love how the last round of this pattern looks and am bummed I didn't listen to that little voice that said "You know you don't have enough for this project right??".  Stupid voice. I could use a complimentary color for the rest.  Maybe something red/orange.  I guess I could just try that and see, then get out the scissors if I don't like how it looks. Decisions, decisions ..read more

Finished the second round of Renulek's Snow Doily.  Using Yarnplayer's "Stardate" in size 20. The colors...wow!  Looks like neon on the black background ..read more

Finished round 8 of Renulek's Spring 2017 doily.  Yarnplayer's hand dyed thread size 20 in Sugar Maple.  This time gave it a little press with the iron (yes I do own one). This round looked pretty easy but I had a hard time for some odd reason. First time I had to cut out a mistake on this project (and I don't have a lot of thread as it is!).  I had to literally say a little mantra to myself to stop making the same mistake: Chain.  Ring---Ring. Chain.  Ring---Ring. Chain.  Ring---Ring. Finally got it.  Again, why so hard to remember?  Odd. So now I ..read more

Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts from Tatting with Visual Patterns. Made with Lizbeth color 140, County Grape Swirl, size 40.  Right side/wrong side tatting.  ..read more

Round 6 - Done! Some "real life" photos, unblocked but I did tie in the ends at least ..read more

Loving how these colors are working out BUT I probably won't have enough thread to finish this. Anyone have an idea whether 250 yards of size 20 thread with minimal mistakes (I hope!) will get this one finished?  That's around 1 1/4 balls of Lizbeth. If not I may end up using a complimentary color for the last round.  A girl's gotta do, what a girl's gotta do. This photo....oh lord.  Looks better in person! Round 5 ..read more

Working on Renulek's Spring 2017 doily with some of Yarnplayer/Marilee's hand dyed size 20 thread in her Sugar Maple color way.  Gorgeous! Here are some photos of round 4, unblocked (and with a bit of pet hair in there for good measure). Please forgive my not-so-great photography.  Don't have a good set up yet but want to work on that ..read more

  Round 11 I guess I didn't take any photos of round 12. Woops.    Round 13 Round 14 ..read more

Well it hasn't un-curled itself yet but I haven't done any blocking to it at all yet. Anyone else having the same issue?  I still like how it's coming along.      ..read more