Lollipop, Part Two

The outer round of the Lollipop pendant motif is complete!  I am using Valdani 100% COLORFAST size 12 perle cotton in #M33 "Lollipop".  You will also need 24 turquoise size 10 seed beads. Counts are as follows:

Count two ds before beads on previously made round.  Run needle through top of bar of stitch just prior to these two ds and CH5 followed by 5 graduated -s 5 CL + to corresponding spot on other side of beads.  Ch 5 - with 3 seed beads 5 CL + as you did with the beginning of your work.  Continue around the motif, tie & cut.  The motif should resemble the above image.

Tomorrow the center bead and "over tatting" will be added.

In other news...  we have a WINNER!!!

Needledreams is the winner of the Halloween Give Away!

Congratulations!  You package will be on its way very shortly.

Does anyone have any requests or suggestions for future give aways?  I am busy plotting & planning the next event which will be in October.  As I have just done a Halloween theme, does anyone have another theme idea?  I had thought about tatting a fabulous Autumn pendant, brooch or earrings (one of my couture tatting pieces).  What do you think?

Well, I'm off to play... er, I mean tat.  Until tomorrow~

Happy Tatting!



Thread Give Away Results

We have a winner!  Nancy in Dallas was the lucky recipient of the thread give away!  She was emailed this morning and gave her consent for me to post the other goodies she is receiving.

Nancy's winnings include: a vintage butter pat (not the one pictured as I accidentally broke it while packing her goodies.  I put in another.),  5 antique shell buttons, a small bag of size 15 Miyuki rocailles in "Fancy Lime Green", a small bag of size 10 seed beads in "Rainbow Peach", DMC floss bobbins, a skein of Wildflowers thread in "Celadon", the tatted pendant/scissors fob and the thread & tatting needles featured in the prior blog post.  Thanks for following the blog Nancy!  Enjoy your goodies!

For some reason, I accomplished little tatting today.  I did begin on the 3rd round of the Valdani doily.  Here it is in process along with the counts I'm using:

Join to very small - of previous round & CH2-2 CL + to very small - adjacent, CH5 (9 even picots) 5 CL +  Continue around motif.

I hope to have more to show y'all tomorrow!!!

The thread give away was so much fun, I think I'll do another give away.  What would you like?  More thread and surprise goodies or a tatted piece?  Let me know in the comments and I'll post what the next give away will be tomorrow.

Happy Tatting!