Rose - Purple & Gold

This is a pattern by Ginny Weathers from her book '12 Ornaments of Christmas Book 2'. In her book, she used rose-shaped dangle beads, hence the name. I used whatever dangle beads I had. I wanted to reduce my bead stash and try not yo buy more beads. 

I wanted to tat a few in different colours to decorate my glass bottles.

Beautiful Stick Ice Cream

From the tuk tuk, it was ice cream. It was just too beautiful not to try. The one we got was a durian ice cream coated in white chocolate and decorated with a pretty sunflower.

More Coasters

Which one is your favourite? Leave a comment here and I will pick 2 using the random number generator on 1 August 2015 and send you your favourite coaster. 

Food Tuk Tuk

Can you guess what was being served up from this tuk tuk?

TF #40

I had threads left in the shuttle from the last motif. Tried this pattern on page 38 of 'The Tatted Artistry of Teiko Fujito. Tatted in Lizbeth Size 40 in English Rose Medium (Col. 700), Fern Green Medium (Col. 675) and Berry Burst (Col. 137).

TF #47

I left the bare threads too long. It should be a few millimeters shorter. It will be better next time. Done in one round with 3 shuttles, it was easier than anticipated. Used Lizbeth Size 40 in Berry Burst Col. 137, Fern Green Medium Col. 675 and English Rose Medium Col. 700.

Pattern is from 'The Tatted Artistry of Teiko Fujito on page 47.

Layered Yam and Pumpkin

Yam and pumpkin topped with sesame seeds and pan fried. It was one of the many dim sum dishes offered in this Szechuan restaurant. Nice!

TF #34

I must admit this was an unusual tat and colour choice. I was too lazy to rummage through my thread stash and just used what was already out.

Pattern is found in 'The Tatted Artistry of Teiko Fujito' on page 32. Tatted in Lizbeth Size 40 in Sea Island Citrus Col. 161 and Plum Col. 625.

Acrobatic Baby Elephant

This cheeky baby was quite the acrobat. He greeted us every morning at the lift lobby while we holidayed in Bangkok.

TF #18

The chains in this made an interesting design element which reminded me of tulips. I love it although I should have used Size 40 threads instead. I think it would have been better suited. This is a pattern from Teiko Fujito's book Tatted Fashion on page 37. Tatted in Flora Size 20 Col. 234.