Another Keeper

Scissors keeper in Lizbeth #142 Turquoise Twist in size 20

I'm rather pleased how these came out.  More pleased with the scissors fob than the badge reel motif, but happy with both on the whole.  

You might remember that last week I was working with purple LBH size 40 thread.  I had the keeper made and was working on a fob for the scissors.  Wellllll, I'm not sure if it was because the thread was old or because I'm so used to working with size 20 thread, but the thread kept breaking.  It was getting so frustrating that I had to move on to a different thread.  Turquoise Twist wasn't it. 

I had chosen Caribbean thread in size 20 and some pretty beads in those shades that would have looked really nice.  I was over at my sister's house and showing her the thread I was going to use - and left it there.  So instead of going back to get it right away I just chose another thread. 

I liked the fob enough that I made one for my crochet hook as well.  I got all the way around to the last chain to finish it off and found that I had made a mistake almost at the beginning.  It looks strange, it can't be fixed. I think I'll finish it and and use it like it is until I make another one.  

This isn't the first fob pattern I tried.  I didn't really like the first try - parts I liked, but I didn't like the end result.  So I tried again. 

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First fob try in FBH size 40 thread. It's almost the same color as Lizbeth #633 Dark Purple.  The motif was the start of the motif I used in the Turquoise Twist, but the purple kept breaking.  I think that might have been a good thing, because I do like my second try better, much better.

The original keeper?  I'm using it for my badge at work. ☺

Today for Tatting Tea Tuesday I had a cup of Vanilla Rooibos with a bit of Wild Berry Zinger added. It was pretty good.  I'll definitely be drinking hot tea tomorrow.  It was 65° F Sunday and tomorrow we are supposed to get several inches of snow and maybe sleet and ice, too.  Oh, joy. 

"A little snowflake falls from the sky

Like a new kid moves to a new junior high

Different and unique like everyone else

Who will notice except for itself?

No one will watch, no one will see

How amazing and unique this thing may be

So next time it snows just look down

And watch to see what can be found"

A. Phinney - 8th Grade

http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cxtdm/met/snow/snow_quotes.html

A Heart, a Goat and a Fob

Happy Valentine's Day!  

I've known it's been coming, I've seen all the hearts that others have been tatting and I only made one.

This is the bottom of the bookmark that eventually evolved into Heart's Honor.  It's not exactly like I'd like it yet, but this is all that I got done before today. It's made with Lizbeth size 20 threads in red and white.  

I haven't done much tatting the last week or so, though I did finish Jane's TIAS.  Isn't it a wonderful goat? This is perfect for tatting for little boys!  I have several ideas on what to do with him.  

Here is some tatting I did before Christmas.  While on our vacation to Colorado this last summer I stopped in a shop called Bev's Stitchery and found this cute scissors.  I saw this and thought of Tabatha and our Christmas exchange.  Once I got it home I thought "what's a girl doing all dressed up without a purse?"   After a couple of tries I got the fob right (I cut a couple of picots and joined in the wrong places...). It holds a year 2000 US dime - a girl has to have her mad money, doesn't she? I think it came out very well. 

I've just heard the sad news that Gina, The Tatting Goddess, has died.  She will be remembered with great fondness by those of us she touched through her blogs even though we never met in person.

"Reach out for the joy and the sorrow.  Put them away in your mind. The memories are times that you borrow, to spend when you get to tomorrow."