Spring Garden doily 1

Finished this a couple of days ago but just managed to scan it. It is another Polish doily so not much information I am able to give because I don't read Polish but it is diagrammed.

Variegated colour is Spring Garden in Lizbeth, the green is Flora. Both in size 20.
Diameter is around 14 cm.

Another doily

Right from the shuttle an originally oval doily where I turned one of the ends into a round one and made my own center too. Pattern from a Polish magazine, designer unknown to me.
Diameter 18 cm, a combination of Lizbeth and Aida both in size 20.

Purple tatting

Picture below shows some purple tatting - a doily and a pair of candle holders done in Flora size 20. The doily is designed by Inga Madsen and I think the candle holders are her design too - at least both patterns comes from my Guild magazine.

Sorry it's been a long time since my last posting which have been caused by bad health and too little time - and I have not tatted a lot either.

I don't have anything witty or smart to say either so for the time being this will just turn into some sort of tatting journal. See you next time - whenever that might be.

And sorry for the picture being a bit poorly.

Belated Happy New Year

I am a bit late but still want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. The new year have not started that well in many aspects but let's hope there will be some healthy, happy times with new challenges for all tatters.
For various reasons I myself have not really tatted since I did my Christmas tatting. But in October I posted a picture of a doily that I had been working on. I have a habit lots of time only doing parts of doilies. But this one I liked doing so I decided to do all of it almost right away.
I still have a few ends to hide - there were soooo many, lol - and a few other things but I do not know when I will get that done. So here is the picture of the entire doily, diameter is 30 cm in Lizbeth size 20. And it is my favourite "Springtime" colour. The pattern I have had for years but for some reason did not get it done untill now.

Merry Christmas tatting

It is again time for Christmas tatting for most of us. Luckily I was able to do mine in November so there were 25-30 pieces to give to workmates and friends who "deserved" a little something, ;-)
I tried doing Anne B's heart but it did not work as supposed to so I did a small variation and I think it works just fine. Thank you Anne for the free pattern.

I hope all who follows my blog and writes here will have a Merry Christmas filled with lots of warmth and fullfilled wishes. For the second year in a row - which is a record really - it will be a white Christmas here in my country. It is sooo freezing cold and lots of snow so far and more to come tonight so I am glad I do not have to travel for Christmas. I only have to go to work tomorrow, roflol.
"Glædelig jul" from

Ingas doily

I am still around - at least a little bit - despite the silence for more than a month.
Below is a doily I did some weeks ago. Thread is a combination of Aida and a Lizbeth, both in size 20. Not the best colours I have chosen though, the original was done in a green and a blue and looks better than this. But that can happen when you choose colours, sometimes they work and sometimes they don't but you really don't know till the work is done.


It is designed by Inga Madsen whom I visited for some days in September.
She is such a great designer and a great person too. She shared some other stuff which will appear here as time permits. She even gave me a copy of her book "Fairytales in Tatting".

A search have ended - I think

A very long time ago - at least a year - I stumbled over a picture of a doily on the web and I fell in love with that design. Unfortunately there was no pattern and I myself and others asked around but noone seemed to know where the pattern was from. So I was not able to purchase the pattern but I did have the picture and because the design was a bit familiar to me I have tried to make my own. I think I have managed to make a good doily out of it.
Thread is Lizbeth size 40 and diameter is around 19 cm. Two of the rounds on this reminds me so much of the bookmarks I have done several times - maybe that is why it was not so hard to reconstruct the patern, lol.
If someone knows where the original pattern can be found for this doily I would still love to know so I would also be able to credit the designer. But for now my search have ended - at least for this design ;-D