I’ve been working on the runner but it is not a take-along type project. I don’t want to get it dirty or make mistakes due to inattention. Instead, when I’m out and about or don’t have much time to tat I’ve been working on the cross pattern I recently made.
I took our truck in for service recently. It was going to take long enough I got a loaner car to drive while it was in the shop. While I had the loaner I also had to do a little waiting in a parking lot. This was an opportunity to work on the cross. This time I was tatting it in a thread of a single shade instead of a variegated one. I like this much better for being able to see the pattern than I did the other thread.
It came out very well. I gave it as a gift to a lady at our church. I was in such a hurry to get it to her that I forgot to take a picture of it on a plain background to use for the pattern. I like this background, but it distracts from the pattern when using it to make the cross. So I get to do another one!
That is actually a good idea. As I’m making the next cross I’m checking the pattern for mistakes. I’m finding I’ve left out quite a lot! I still have a lot of distractions.
I put out hummingbird feeders this spring and didn’t seen any until a week and a half ago. I’ve finally seen several!
They are very fun to watch. And this feeder is right outside the window in front of my computer. When the birds show up it is very distracting! Anything I’m working on ends up taking longer than I thought it would.
I think I will have the pattern for the August Split Ring Cross done by next week. I have to finish tatting the cross again so I have a picture for it and fixing those pesky mistakes I keep finding!
“Art is pattern informed by sensibility.” Herbert Read
Looks wonderful in the single colour!
Thank you!
The cross looks beautiful, yes I like the background, and its a lovely pattern
We dont have humming birds in the UK, so its always nice seeing pictures of them.
Thank you, Margaret. I understand that hummingbirds are only in the Americas. So fun to watch!
I’d love to have this pattern. It’s the most unusual cross I’ve seen. Would you share the pattern?