One of the Pleasures (HMK 6)

This one was fun to tat. 

First HMK pattern, I did not have trouble with.

Found on page 57 of the book 

(ISBN 978-89-98432-45-4-13590).

It is also featured on the front cover of the book

There is a second variation to this pattern. 

I might try that later.

This is tatted in Lizbeth Size 40 in 

River Blue Medium Col. 708.

It measures about 2.75 inches across.

Sakura in Singapore

The cherry trees have bloomed at the Flower Dome.

I hope you enjoy the photos.

Happy 55th AAA

A mango cake for AAA which was eaten a week earlier.

Who can resist cake?

What happens when you turn 55?

In Singapore it means you can withdraw your CPF savings after you leave a designated amount for retirement.

It also means you need to get a new identity card made with a recent photo. How different we must look when the ID card was issued.

To some organizations, you are a senior citizen but to some others, not until you turn 60.

With some employers, you have to retire.

With others, you can work till you are 67.

What is in a number? 

Isn't it just how old you feel?

On some days you feel 20, on other days 120.

Yet on many occasions, you wish you were 35 again.

 Whatever the age, as long as you are healthy and happy.

Rozallin (HMK 5)

This one looks different from the book because of how I used the two colours. I think the one in the book looks much prettier. 

This is tatted in Lizbeth Size 20 Harvest Orange Medium Col. 694 and Lizbeth Twirlz Midnight Mist Col. 407. Another pattern with Josephine knots.

Love This Chair

Saw this in a store last weekend.

It was not for sale, but

where do I get one?

Spring Tree (HMK 4)

I used the new Victor threads. Although it is listed as Size 40, it felt more like a Size 20 to me. It is not as smooth as other threads I have used but it was a nice alternative.

This pattern is lovely but I am biased towards Josephine knots. Tatted in two rounds using two shuttles. It would look even more delicate in a smaller thread.

Note the Josephine knot in between two rings in the outermost round. Also the mirror image of the 3 rings. I thought those were nice design elements.

Garden Keepers

My garden keeper has new companions. 

The little panda dances and the black cat waves.

Shiny Black Coat

Look at those green eyes. This cat has a shiny coat of fur and looks so handsome. You may have noticed its clipped right ear. Yes, it is a stray cat but it has been fed well. While we were there, we saw how annoyed it looked when a toddler was trying to play with it. Then a kind lady fed it with a whole can of cat food. It ate it up in a flash. That can would have lasted Tsuru 4 meals. It has a healthy appetite and I wondered if the kind lady fed it every day? 

Victor Threads

I found these threads in a local craft shop. They only offered these two colours so I bought one ball each to try. I will use it in the next tatting motif. Yes, it will be from the new tatting pattern book. Sometimes you need something new to inspire new tatting projects.

Hanging Garden (HMK 3)

Thank you for your comments in the previous post on the use of the Kelly Green. This is how it turned out. I had the same exact thoughts. It is amazing that we predicted this.

I was not too happy with the blocking. This is a pattern from my newest tatting book by Ha Mi-Kyoung.