Floral Bouquet Doily WIP

I started over and Row 7 is complete, but not without mistakes in the earlier rows. I was tempted to start yet again but I may not have enough thread. This will have to do. It looks very delicate and that was why I wanted to tat this. This lovely pattern is by Tomoko Morimoto from her book 'New Tatting'. 

Hairy Crab Season

It's a seasonal delicacy from China. 

This is how its sold in the supermarket.

The best crabs come from Yangcheng Lake near Suzhou.

Steamed and enjoyed in many restaurants
this time of the year.

Coaster #7 Camomile (MK#67)

This edging is Mary Konior's Camomile in her book Tatting Patterns. I have used Lizbeth Size 20 thread in Tropical Punch #132. This second set of four coasters does not seem to be exactly square.

A New Morimoto Doily WIP1

The pattern is called a Floral Bouquet Doily. I dug out my Size 60 (20g ball) thread to tat this beautiful doily by Tomoko Morimoto. I wanted the same lacy effect as in the photo but did not have enough thread in a Size 80 10g ball to do in one colour. The doily in the book is tatted in Size 80 and needed about 300m of thread which resulted in a 14.5 inch doily.

After tatting two rounds, I realised I made a mistake in round 1. Will have to start over again.

Floating Baby

A sculpture at Gardens by the Bay called Planet by artist Marc Quinn. More about it here.

Another sculpture of Marc Quinn's can be spotted in front of Ion Orchard. That one is called Sphinx (Fortuna). 

Under An African Sky Doilies Completed

Doily #1 with 3 different backgrounds

Doily #2 in different backgrounds

I was eager to see the results and now that it is finally done, I am a little sad. Tatted in a mixture of Size 20 threads from Flora and Lizbeth, the original colour scheme which I planned on, changed as I tatted. There was a slight size difference in the Size 20 of the two threads but it isn't too noticeable.

'Under An African Sky' pattern is designed by Jane McLellan. Thank you Jane, for a wonderful pattern. 

Please link to these blogs: Fox;  Denise;  Ninetta;  Kristen;  Pigmini;
to see the progress of other participants in this challenge. There is no deadline and tatters are tatting according to their own schedule. I am eager to see the other doilies in progress as I believe each will turn out slightly different and each will have its own beauty. If you are thinking of tatting this pattern, please do and it will definitely be a very fulfilling experience.

Edging for Coaster #6

Another edged coaster with a pattern from Julia Sander's Tatting Patterns (Fig. 5 on page 4). I winged the corners. I hope it looks ok.

White Phalaenopsis

A wonderful display of white orchids in a stone planter.

Hen and Chick (MK#66)

Above is a pattern by Mary Konior called Hen and Chick from her book 'A Patttern Book of Tatting' on page 28. Tatted in Lizbeth 20 Springtime #115. The coasters comes in a set of 4 and I bought 2 sets. So there are more coasters to embellish.

The second 'botanical coaster' which I showed you in an earlier post is ready to use.

Growing . . .

Remember the bittergourd seedlings? They have grown under the care of a friend and are flowering already. With some luck we will have some fruits soon.