The County Fair was different this year -- like it was only half there. Fewer entries, fewer vendors, fewer animals...you get the idea. ...

Here's that double split chain I was going on about in the last post. This round ends with a ring of 2+2+2, then a chain of 6 ds, a bar...

The pattern is written down to this point, but, like always, I changed it a bit while reworking. The four small rings on top of the large ...

For all of you who can't see the error -- yes, you are right: it is small, not very noticeable, and I made an effort to disguise it whe...

"Oops" because I really like this one and there's a join into the wrong picot right in the most open, visible part of the doil...

Here's another doily with no pattern. ( This is just on the scanner -- and it's too big, but you can get the general idea. ) See? ...

The thread Marie sent for the shuttle exchange was completely used up making this swirl square bookmark. The Swirl is a pattern I made...

Okay, it's not magic, but sometimes it's really necessary! Margaret suggested blocking the rumpled mess I posted earlier. I didn...

During the time I completely ignored this blog, I was tatting.  I just wasn't accomplishing much.  To start with, here's a blue d...

Covered Lotion Jar This covered lotion jar is my Creative Arts entry. I got a third place ribbon for it.  Pretty good, since there were ...

The County Fair was held at the end of August.  I didn't have very many things to enter because I was busy with other not so fun stuff...

The State Fair is over and I'm starting on entries for next year.  So far what I have are really ambitious ideas! I demonstrated ...

Certainly not a pair!  I thought to do something asymmetrical with my Doodads from Diane .  My first thought didn't work out so well.  ...

Another bit of a doily from all that split chain practice I've been doing.  As you can see -- I've got a center I really like.  This...

Two colors of purple Lizbeth size 20 thread and Marie Smith's method of doing split chains resulted in this doily: The center is the s...

All these things I entered in the County Fair have been blog-posted during the past year, so I'm sticking them all together here. The U...

Fair season is just plain fun.  I like entering my bits and pieces in the fair -- it's the one bit of exhibitionism I engage in (no need...

You can't imagine the delight I felt in figuring out this split chain thing.  I could do them, but I didn't like it -- and only kn...

Yeah, it really was.   It would be more fun if it was longer and I got to take more classes.  It's great to learn things -- either a new...