There, see? I did do it. It just took me forever and a week to get it scanned. At the beginning, I couldn't imagine what it was going ...

Another one. This is the water-skeeter looking butterfly, and I like it anyway. As before, I'll post a .pdf version of this .jpg at He...

This really is just a diagram for version 1 of Bonnie's Butterfly. It works the way my brain works (so those of you with working brains...

This is what I've been doing lately...knitting. I make do, but am not a pro by any means. My mom gave me 14 ounces of knitting worsted...

The second version requires a knowledge of crochet chains (fortunately, those are not difficult) to make the antennae. The lovely thing abo...

The first version of Allix's Butterfly starts with the antennae and makes a leap of faith across the head to work the second wing. The ...

Because I'm working my fingers to the bone (and only getting bony fingers to show for it), I don't have a lot of new tatting to show...

Margerite is such a delightful pattern, I had to do it twice! The first one is DMC size 80 tatting thread in a purple ombre. I like the wa...

I've been exploring Iris Niebach 's Fantasia -- slowly. That is, I've been working the patterns in the order they appear in th...

"Apatura Iris" from Iris Neibach 's book Iris . This butterfly is made in one pass. If the thread is wound continuous betwe...