A Little Ripple Bag

 One of the projects from this April's Camp Wanna Tat was Irene's Ripple Mignonette Bag, taught by Sharon Jolley. I accomplished much on this at camp, and more on the way home. I put the finishing touches on it after we got home, as well as threading the drawstring. This is not the first mignonette bag I've made, but this has adds and subtractions to give it a chevron pattern.

This bag was fun to make once I found the repeating pattern of rings to bring out 

the chevron look. I brought three colors of thread to try on this, starting with the 

dusky rose. I am glad I put it on the Moonlit shuttle with the hook. It eliminated 

the need of a crochet hook while doing the bottom of the bag. This shuttle also carries more thread than the smaller Clover shuttle I used on the other colors. I used size 10 thread so I could see what I was doing. And made the bag bigger. 

I think the bag turned out so cute! Thank you, Sharon, for teaching such an fun project!

One of the other projects is "Wave" earrings, by CM-Handmade. I finished one in class, but have not done the second one. I've had a lot of other things to work on since we returned from our vacation. It shouldn't take long, if I ever start it!

I'm hoping this post works here on blogspot. I was convinced to change hosts several years ago, but it was never a good fit. Wordpress costs way too much for someone not making money on their blog. I guess I'll find out!

"Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable."

                                                              Denis Waitley

Camp Wanna Tat April 2025

Camp Wanna Tat April 2025

I have heard of Camp Wanna Tat for years, but due to working full time, I never had the opportunity to even think about going. It is currently held at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp close to Kalispell, Montana, which is a long way north for me. This year I got to go!

My wonderful husband thought a trip to Montana would be fun. I asked my sister, Elaine, if she would like to go, and she said yes. So we packed the car and took off for a two-week vacation that included Camp Wanna Tat.

We had a marvelous time at Camp! The facility was wonderful, and the company was amazing. It had an easy-going atmosphere where learning and sharing tatting was entertaining and educational.

The dining hall at FLBC

The views from the camp are spectacular!

View of the lake

We had the camp almost all to ourselves for a while. The other camp visitors for the first couple of days were pretty quiet and kept to themselves.

Quiet neighbors

All of the attendees of CWT had the same class at the same time, all in one room. There were four classes, one each morning and one each afternoon. I loved them! The second class was Mad Zar Jwl’s Mini Pine Cone, taught by Deb Johnson, with permission of the author. It is challenging, but fun.

Mini Pine Cone by Mad Zar Jwl

I actually finished my pine cone during the class. On the way back to my cabin I picked up a real pine cone of similar size to compare.

Mini Pine Cone with a real cone

Mini Pine Cone with a Clover shuttle

This is the only project I finished while in class. I’m looking forward to finishing the other three.

We had a fantastic vacation. I’m sure I’ll share a few pictures later on.

I’m in the process of making a few changes to the blog. When I started the Word Press blog I was working, and didn’t have a problem paying for it. Now that I’m retired, I don’t have that disposable income, and the blog does not bring in any money. I have to do something different. Time will tell what that may be. I’ll keep you posted.

“You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.” William Hazlitt

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Posted on May 5, 2025 Author wandasknottythoughts@gmail.com Categories tatting class, travel TagsCamp Wanna Tat, pine cone, travel 

Tat Days Medallion Egg

Easter is less than a week away! Amazing! What is more amazing is me having an Easter pattern ready! LOL!

I made this pattern for Easter in 2022 and posted pictures again in 2023 but never wrote it out. I’ve finally finished writing the pattern. It’s available on the My Patterns page. Tat Days Medallion Egg.

I’ve also made progress on the Iris Cross pattern. Not quite done, but not far off. I thought I was closer, but after testing the pattern, I compared it to the original. Oops! Not quite the same! So I did it again. Correctly, I hope!

I’ve been having trouble with my computer. I’ve had it worked on, and I’ve deleted programs I’m not using. It is somewhat better, but still gives me grief by freezing up, showing white screens, and other issues. It has slowed down my attempts to work on patterns. I wonder if it is time to get another computer?

I’ve also finished another cross bookmark made especially for a young lady’s wedding shower. I wanted to include her wedding colors, which are navy blue, dusky rose, and sage. It came out well! I’ll share later.

The weather here is spring-y, going from cool to hot, and back again. I’m tatting spring-y things, as well as Easter things. Do you have anything for Easter on your shuttles?

"When you procrastinate, you're more likely to let your mind wander. That gives you a better chance of stumbling onto the unusual and spotting unexpected patterns."  Adam Grant

Hippity Hop, It's a Hare

It’s spring, the season of flowers, blooming trees, and Easter. And Easter bunnies?

This time of year, a lot of us are looking for patterns of Easter eggs, bunnies, and crosses. Last year, for Tatting Corner’s Tat Days, I taught patterns for the Hare and Tortoise of race fame. It’s technically not a bunny, but it might work.

This pattern looks simple, but there is a lot of turning and switching shuttles. It doesn’t take long for the pattern to go quick, like a bunny. I enjoy making them enough that I have a whole fluffle!

Fluffle of bunnies – um, husk of hares.

 I’ve been working on crosses and eggs, too. Hopefully, I’ll have something ready on them soon!

If you are interested in the Hare pattern, it is on My Patterns page.

“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” JohnSteinbeck

Happy International Tatting Day 2025

April 1, the day many tatters around the world tat (maybe even in public!), eat chocolate, and enjoy a beverage of choice. Though we may not be close physically, we are close in spirit, sharing our joy in tatting by doing it intentionally today, together, on International Tatting Day.

                                        Tatting at the Y with my sister Elaine

Today, my sister, Elaine, and I tatted in the front area of the local YMCA after finishing our water exercise class. We enjoyed a few M&Ms and a beverage – she had water, and I had coffee – and tatted Muskaan’s E28 Heart, a derivative of Pattern #28 from Eleonore Endrucks’ “Die Schiffen-Spitszen’ (1920). I had seen Muskaan’s suggestion on Facebook that we should all try to tat a pattern from the Endrucks Project, #28. My sister and I had already agreed to tat there but it was to work on our current projects.

                      Checking the pattern

I chose two threads in size 10 and wound them on shuttles before leaving to exercise and surprised her with the idea. I brought the pattern and the shuttles, she brought the chocolate.

                                                 Happy tatting on ITD 2025

I think the spontaneity of working on this quick and fun pattern made the time spent together tatting so enjoyable. She’s only been tatting about a year, but she’s come a long way. Both of us finished our hearts within an hour.

E28 Heart by Muskaan, derived from #28 Eleonore Endrucks’ “Die Schiffen-Spitszen” 1920

I don’t always plan for ITD very far in advance. This year, I made paperclip bookmarks to give away if anyone showed interest. No one stopped by while we were tatting, so none were given away. I only had five left, anyway. I’ve been giving them away when people have talked to me about tatting for the last two weeks. At one point, I had 15. I didn’t even get a picture of all of them!

                                        Decorated paperclips for ITD 2025

Have you tatted today?

Tatting – the art of making knots look pretty.