very fishy business

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 Oh yes, a special treat for Pisceans and the rest of us as well, here's a fishy fishy pattern to enjoy! 

E43 FISH by MANJU TALEKAR

pattern PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JsRV0DYDD7-coE7QAvZl7LORk1V5Oaiy/view

It started with a game we played in July 2024 - Pattern of the Month where we chose Frau Endrucks' pattern #43 to tat. The pattern had been reworked by Maria Grazia and Ninetta Caruso ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRu7OggaSna0eXDRA2P18dRu6uE4-1J7/view ; https://ninettacaruso.blogspot.com/2021/01/testing-with-grace.html ). Several new derivatives and applications emerged from that game which will be shared eventually. 

Manju first derived this Granny Square from the same pattern and then she saw a fish and went ahead with the adaptation!

Her prototype. She used some clever little tweaks to get the shape and direction she visualised!

And once she tweaked it to perfection, she quickly belted out several more and made this lovely mobile!

All details are in the PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JsRV0DYDD7-coE7QAvZl7LORk1V5Oaiy/view

This is my test tatting and as you can see the fish faces the other way! 

TIP: Happens in frontside/backside tatting depending on how you start the first element. This is a great a simple way to make a mirror-image model as in earrings.

Worked in Anchor size 40 thread. Wish I had a better bead for the eye - they were either too large or too small. I had tremendous fun tatting it, but getting the pattern presentation and diagram easy to follow/read took a toll. Fortunately, Manju had hand-drawn the entire fish and I could trace over it while diagramming.

And this is Ninetta's version. She was so eager to tat it herself and it really helped coz she noticed one mistake in the presentation which was rectified.

Wouldn't this motif make a great gift for fish lovers and fishing hobbyists, too? Tatters often ask for designs for men and here's a nice one! And the mobile arrangement is ideal for infant's crib or kid's room. And this fish would look good in solids as well as variegates!

Check out our Directories for lots of derivative patterns and ideas from Frau Endrucks' 1920 book - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1TZBg-HIzseGEUoJ-rko7tNbtSgZY5A18Oy2Y9Hh0Yiew

Manju has been a prolific and talented tatter in the Endrucks 1920 Project and has derived several patterns sharing them graciously. She enthusiastically draws and sends us the count. It is my  fault for not being able to keep up. Which is one of the reasons we decided to take a break from our games in the Endrucks FB group for this year.

Many many thanks to Manju for this lovely pattern and all the energy she brings!

And thanks to Maria and Ninetta for reworking and presenting the main pattern!

January in July

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 Yes, it's July, but the delay in blogging is from my end. It completely slipped my mind to share this lovely January Snowflake creation by Sally Biggers with you here. Never too late ... or should I say a bit early, LOL.

We've had a few tatters who have combined or rearranged parts from two of Endrucks' patterns to create a hybrid design. This model is one such - a combo of E34 and E43. Sally set out with the specific dual aims of  combining two motifs/patterns and creating a six-sided snowflake. 

E34, from which the center is adapted, is actually an 8-repeat pattern. It was reworked and shared by Marina Mad Jar tatting - https://drive.google.com/file/d/11iVy2KdXkEJKW_4Hc_E4G4P29RuD1b9O/view

For the radiating arms, she chose E43 which was reworked and shared by Maria Grazia and Ninetta Caruso - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JRu7OggaSna0eXDRA2P18dRu6uE4-1J7/view

The original patterns are from Eleonore Endrucks' 1920 book, ‘Die Schiffchen-Spitzen’ which has been trsnslated and reworked in the Endrucks 1920 Project.

It was while tatting this E43 (my 3D flower adaptation) for the pattern of the month game, that my memory neurons finally connected and nudged me into blogging.

Sally has clearly succeeded! Her use of different threads, including metallic, gives a beautiful finish. She explains her process in more detail in the pdf and graciously shares her pattern... 

E34+E43 January Snowflake by Sally Biggers - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f4_Yo56bSduuO14473kMhcQ9wE-gVbEz/view

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While this is definitely on my to-tat list, Ninetta beat me to it! Following is her version which she tatted in April.

A vibrant play with two colours! It would serve well as a coaster, too. Or how about joining/tiling them for a larger piece.

Hope you enjoy this pattern and let us know about it. UPDATE: I just found Sally's blog and you can read about this snowflake here - https://myartbarn.blogspot.com/2024/02/havent-created-post-here-in-quite-while.html

For more such patterns and other details - EP Links - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w1TZBg-HIzseGEUoJ-rko7tNbtSgZY5A18Oy2Y9Hh0Y/view

A very special thanks to Sally, and to all who made this journey possible

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