Yes, I have a project!

I have not given up on my tatting at all.  Just to     keep you up to date, I have decided to join the fun with Jane and her new TIAS.  Here is my first installment.

You can follow along on her Blog Tatting and not a lot else.  It has been a while since I have played one of her games and I am excited to see what she has created for us.  I have no idea what it might bee and may even have my picture upside down.  Only time will tell as we tat this project.

I am still making mittens and have finish four pair for the challenge.  Plus the four pair I made before the end on 2011.  I sent this pair to my sister in Nebraska.  She fell in love with them.

These were fun to make and a welcome change from plain classic mittens.  I have a few in the challenge qqueue that are going to be very challenging this year some are color work and use very small needles.  I am hoping to make a pair of trigger gloves for my son-in-law in Alaska as he is a hunter.  I have never made gloves before so that will be a fun project.  Just hope they are warm enough to wear when hunting in Alaska.

I am currently working on a crochet project, a toy.  It is a bumble bee and I have had the pattern for a while just have not been inclined to crochet.  And oh, yes, I have lots of sewing projects to do.  Always something to work on and no time to be bored!

Christmas Presents

Christmas giving is over for this year, at least in my family that is.  We met at my sister's and I gave out all of my gifts for my family.  sorry to say this year I had no tatting gifts only crocheted Christmas Ball gowns which were a hit.  all of my new snowflakes are still hanging in my window.  I add to them from time to time, especially when I a new one online that I like.  Last year I gave away most of my tatted snowflakes so I will have to work on some new ones.  Plus I would like to do some Ball Gowns that are tatted.  Haven't see any of those online yet, but I am sure a designer will create one sooner or later.

My grandson and his girlfriend are up for a few days.  It has been a long time since I have seen my family for our Christmas party.  So this was especially nice for me.  Generally it is all my nieces and nephews that are with us for Christmas.  I am hoping he can come every year now as I expect he will continue to live in this state.  He will be the only one of my grandchildren in the same state as I am.  So I am glad to have at least one of them close by.  The others are in North Carolina and Alaska.

I have been sewing, knitting and crocheting a lot this fall.  I think I made over a dozen of the Christmas ball Gowns.  I may have one left when all is said and done.  I have maybe four more balls to cover, after Christmas I am going to look for some more balls on sale.  I will need some to cover if I every get some tatted covers made.