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First repeat of Jon Yusof's
Magic Moment Snowflake © 2009

Tatting Tea Tuesday

Since today is Tatting Tea Tuesday, and since my order of size 40 Lizbeth #154 Wildflower Garden arrived yesterday, I poured my sadness into testing out this vintage-inspired colorway.

Tatting is great therapy! But you already knew that. I needed a bit of reminding. Jon Yusof's Magic Moment Snowflake pattern makes for very soul-satisfying tat therapy.

Sorry to have scanned it with the wrong side showing. My next scan will be right-side up.

Can you believe this is the first time I have tatted this pattern? But I knew this snowflake was worth the wait.

Ruth Scharf leaves in a snowflake?

First Try at a Snowflake Design
Some design inspiration flowed from my fingers this past week. While I was perusing one of Ruth Scharf's leaf books I noticed that all of her patterns used those gorgeous leaves inside the motifs. Never around the edge.

Naturally I had to find out if there was a good reason for this or if Mrs. Scharf merely preferred her leaves as a more central element in her designs.

This first try is far from perfect. In fact it has a long way to go. But I like how the leaves look around the edge.

A cluster of Scharf leaves in the center would add drama. See? Mrs. Scarf had the right idea all along!

I was also thinking that something like this might look good on a satin ornament (either a ball or an egg) and I think I will play around with this idea also.

Valiere Square Success

Last but not least is my Valiere Square do-over. I did not abandon the first one, but I had just enough thread left on the shuttles so I said, "Why not?"

Since ice cream cones aren't as popular when the mercury drops below sunbathing range, I am looking for something else to do with this. (Other than a bookmark.) Has anyone ever tried a Valiere Square Snowflake? Hmmm...