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Tuesday 29 October 2024

never be late

 I barely made it before the end date. 

This month we have a very special game in our Endrucks FB group. We were supposed to convert Endrucks' pattern #30 into a cross and those who didn't want to tat a cross, could do a bookmark, bracelet, etc. I chose to do a cancer awareness ribbon, but with beads. Beads to signify the happiness/bling of being a survivor and also to be able to wear it as a bracelet if so desired. 

It is for a very special and sweet friend who, though being merely a couple of years younger, insists on being a younger sister and calling me 'badi didi' ;-D Well, she certainly has my blessing and good wishes always 💕
And never be late to detect any lump and get it checked.

This is worked in Anchor Pearl Cotton size 8 with randomly loaded 13/0 (red) and 17/0 (clear) seed beads. They add a nice weight to the piece and it feels good to wear it. I didn't inset any findings, though, and for a 7 inches long bracelet make one repeat less. 

One can play with colours, too! Use any Reposition Method to get the desired thread/colour placement. 

This is one of the patterns I had attempted in 2015-16 and couldn't get the chains to lie nicely. While here, too, I could've done better by adding 1 stitch to each segment of the onion ring, this is merely my own tatting tension issue.
While tatting the edge on the other side, I ended up adding 2ds in each chain segment, which I should've done for the first edge as well.

Ninetta Caruso did an excellent job of reworking the pattern and sharing versions, including a corner and a square motif adaptation! Here's the pdf link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7g8gIB7S3-ggRbdneLYmxfxPcDBoq7u/view . She has also uploaded a diagram-only version in here flickr account which I used - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ninettacaruso/50560777536/ . 

Why'd I use two different coloured beads? The clear ones wouldn't have shown up well in the pics and the clear red ones would dominate the ribbon. And loading them randomly on both shuttles was Dr Downplay's flexible path to quick stringing without any calculation of bead position, LOL.
Also, when I started, I had no clear idea where and how I wanted to place the beads. 
 
Shuttle #1 ran out of thread hence had to rewind and re-string beads. Shuttle #2 ran out of beads and had to add more beads. Yet, it was an enjoyable tat and something that went pretty fast considering the number of beads used. Only wish my tatting was better. Well, there's always a next time!


And I am entering this as a second submission this month to splocik's 'Small Decorations' game! I just think it will resonate with many, hence. Thank you, splocik 💖

Many thanks for all the work that went behind reworking this pattern and also creating adaptations, Ninetta!

12 comments:

  1. You're very right, prevention is important! Wishing your friend and all who's still fighting cancer the love and good support to stay well soon ❤🌹Beautiful ribbon!

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  2. A pretty piece to encourage a friend. Versatile too. It could be a bookmark, without the beads perhaps, I think beads shouldn’t go in books.

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    1. Absolutely no beads on bookmarks for me either, Jane! ❤️ Thank you

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  3. Your bracelet/awareness ribbon looks wonderful. The beads look great. I hope your friend does well with her recovery and gets COMPLETELY well soon! I'm probably the odd one, but sometimes I LIKE to string random beads just for fun. I've even used random sized beads (a mixed container of assorted shades and styles of green beads, if I recall correctly) on a necklace and WORE it for quite some time, just because I thought the whole 'randomness' was fun. The sizes varied from 10/0 to maybe 6/0.... Even though I THOUGHT it would affect the tatting, it did not seem to make a difference. Somewhere, I still have that necklace. Might have to find it and start wearing it again. You've reminded me how much the random beads were to wear. :)
    StephanieW

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    1. Thankfully she has recovered and hope it remains so for the rest of her life. 🧡 It's nice to know we're not the odd ones out at randomizing beads, Steph 😄💖 You really should try to locate that necklace and wear it again!

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  4. The ribbon is very pretty and a really great gesture for your friend. I hope she has made a full recovery. It's a good lesson too: prevention is always important.

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    1. Yes, thankfully she has, Lavi, and I wish her a long and healthy life. 💖 November is also cancer awareness month, hence this ribbon/bracelet ....

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    2. I'm so glad that she has. :)

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  5. Jedno mamy życie, więc musimy dbać o zdrowie, by służyło jak najdłużej.
    Twojej Przyjaciółce życzę dużo zdrowia i pięknych dni.
    Bransoletka jest śliczna i dobrze zrobiłaś stosując losowe ułożenie koralików różnego koloru.
    W moich zakładkach do książek czasami są koraliki, ale są na końcu ogonka wystającego poza książkę.
    Twój link i fotka znajdą się w podsumowaniu października.
    Miło mi, że bawisz się u mnie. :)
    Pozdrawiam ciepło.

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