My version of the Jan Stawasz Centrepiece

It has taken a long time, and there have been many hiccups along the way. First I made a big mistake in the central hexagon, and had to start from scratch again, then I hit a brick wall mentally, because I had never done so many split rings at one time, but I managed to overcome this. Life then threw in a few curve balls in the shape of my husband's illness and other family matters, but finally...finally, it is finished. It is worked in Coats 20, given to me by a dear friend. It is a little like getting a very difficult crossword out, a sort of triumphant relief. It will probably go to my daughter, as she is the one with a beautiful big dining table.

Three Christmas Angels

These little angels are ready to adorn my tree. The polystyrene blanks were purchased from Spotlight, and it was fun to give them dresses, wings, a halo , hair and a face. There were four in the packet, and one went to our Kris Kringle at Guild.

Tat'n 'Chat Christmas Meeting

Tomorrow is the last Tat'n'Chat meeting for the year, so I made a little surprise for the ladies. They are hand-made gift containers in the shape of a Christmas Bon Bon, and I have filled them with sweets. They will be able to re-cycle them and use them for gifts at Christmas, as the container part is 24 cm long and 9 cm in diameter and slides apart at the middle to enable gifts to be inserted, I hope they like them.

Waiting Room Snowflakes

Over the past month or so, I have had a series of appointments, so I decided to use the time spent in waiting rooms to tat snowflakes. I have done about 2 dozen(not all completed in waiting rooms) and no doubt they will be useful during the coming festive season.

I have been off at a tangent crocheting granny squares for charity projects, inspired a little by the appearance of the actress Cate Blanchett at a recent event in an off-the-shoulder number, made up of granny squares! Of course the fashionistas declared it a big fashion faux pas, and I suppose it was a bit way out, but good on her for daring to wear something different, and for putting the spotlight on granny squares.

Doiley in Dusty Rose Lizbeth

I have to discipline myself and make this the last tryout of my new Lizbeth thread (although I still have four colours as yet unopened). I really must get back to my Stawasz table centre.

This doiley was designed by Anna Maria Hanson of Denmark, and was published in "Orkis", the magazine of the Danish Tatting Guild

Amusement in Turquoise Twist Lizbeth

I have had fun trying out the new Lizbeth I added to my stash, and I also have some glorious HDT from Lady Shuttlemaker. So much pretty thread and so little time! I hear Lizbeth is to be available in 40! Oh, my bulging stash!

Seashells Doiley

I took time off from my current project to try out the new Lizbeth thread I bought recently. The colour is Seashells (shell pink/lt. antique violet).

The pattern is from a site called "Annes Nuperellnett" and the source is quoted as "Home No 21, unknown year". The name of the piece is translated by Google as "Easy as cobweb 2".

I found the Lizbeth very nice to tat with, and the finished article very easy to block out.