Podcast coming this week...The prom is over; Knitting and Tatting for Spring

This was the Prom this year a Caribean theme The boat is cardboard but built to spec as a real boat; the scene is to be the backdrop...and was! for the kid's photos! The gals looked beautiful this year with many very floral prints!!

A podcast is almost ready! I am behind because of my worl fatigue and ...lazy!! Will have some tatting pics up soon for the lace I am working on...Hope to be starting a new purse project soon. Won an ebay pattern that is probably in public domain but I could not find it!

More to come tomorrow!

Sunshine Makes me Happy!!

Yeah for the first campfire of the season

I finished Luna Regina after several months...almost a full year of work..primarily because I had a short attention span. The cats helped block it to make sure I did ok; that's Lucky. I bought the blocking wires from KnitPicks http://www.knitpicks.com/Knitting.cfm. They also had a nice tutorial I just checked out to see. Common sense really but a nice resource. They were really fast at sending it out as well!

Tatting: Back burnered the doily "Cornelia" from Iris Niebach but will start it up again with the same thread because you all told me it looked ok in the vari-black! I will obey the "peeps" 'cause you all know best!!

Look at this edging...Isn't it grreat! I love the Coron 120 (Japanese) and this is Fiordaliso http://lacis.com/catalog/graphic/in04.jpg, the book found at Lacis
http://lacis.com/catalog/

Podcast #16 is being loaded. Hope you forgive me rambling on. I was in a really good mood so had to talk about it!! See/hear from you soon!!

Arlene

Ya think it'll float?, AND "cast 15!

Sounds like a David Lettermanhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qfBVw5Ilcc Will it float episode. Bradley is making a boat for the Pirates/Caribean theme for the Prom this year. We have threatened my DD that after it has been used at Prom we are going to take it for a "ride" down the Shenango River to see if it will float. DD gets in first then we see how far she can go. Seriously, I think the darn thing could float!\

He did not use any plans...just made it up in his head...A vVERY scary place, his head!

Episode 15 notes;

Where I talk about how great podcasters are. "cept me! Recorded the episode 3/28th.

Tidying up the basement...what a mess it gets to be! I am such a procrastinator it is revolting! I did find the photo's don't know why but they weren't actually lost I just couldn't find them? I was soooo happy to find DD #1 and her babies!! I had had such a nice pic I was sad to lost it!

The yarns I mentioned:

The blue is much darker in real life Jitterbug 118 and the purple is Socks that Rock Jubilation
The others are the "ones that got away"...Cascade Yarns Pearls in 9843 purple. This is the one DD thought was icky and would net let me send to Darlene. Sorry Darlene!

And the manly colors from Panda wool that DH will never see! Ah well...they will look good on me!

"Where you at?"

Arlene Tats and Knits at the blogspot site that'd be here folks! Ha ha
http://arlenetats.blogspot.com/

At the podbean site: Arlene Tats and Knits
http://ajtats.podbean.com/

Look for new episode later today, weekend. I have to go out then I will upload it...Then will record for next week!

Ok, put that all in the heading...why? Goofy that's why. I have to go take pics of my honey's Prom stuff might upload that to. Be back later!!

Tatting Episodes 14 and 15 in the can!!

I have just posted a podcast..and have another actually recorded and ready for uploading next week ! Can you actually believe it! It is so shocking!! I lost some of my pictures of works in progress and my new grandbaby girl...attack of the DD killed it! I re-took some pics I will put up of what I am up to! I was asked to remember to put in links to mentioned sources so I am trying to update these. The pic to right are the Japanese texts I use most; the pic to left are Iris' books from which the third pic is taken. That was the reference to the doily I am working. What do you think of the thread? I am not likin' it. Maybe just a bit too off the path? Below are the sources I used for the current works in progress.

Thank you again and again to Trayna for the thank you call from Scotland!! I am still using your accent...badly! I so love that sound! A true friend was just found! Darlene almost wrecked her car getting through the tape on her package! Look for a new contest in upcoming months.

Congrats to http://www.tattingchic.blogspot.com/ for her 100th posting crikers gal! When do you find the time!!

References mentioned in 14 and 15th episode

Tatting sources
Lacis http://lacis.com/
Snowgoose http://www.snowgoose.cc/
The lacemaker http://www.lacemakerusa.com/
Handy Hands http://www.handyhandstatting.com/search.cfm \
Fibery Goodness
http://www.conjoinedcreations.com/