3 little bears but where is Goldilocks

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It all started because I really wanted to tat Ninetta’s latest heart earrings. But I started out with her 3 little treble stitch motifs, the first of which I had done in July 2018. That's Mama Bear!

Papa Bear looked like a dahlia (yes, you can laugh at the incongruity!) and I worked it accordingly – flower surrounded by a bit of foliage. My intention was to tat only 3 rings in the green part to resemble leaves. While tatting, I kept admiring how well Nin had tatted those tiny rings. Little did I realize they were 12ds each and I made them only 6ds! But it worked out fine and I really like the overall effect!!!

The flower part ruffled a bit but flattened after a rolling pin block.

In Anchor size 40 (yellow 00302 & green 00269) it works out to just under 6cms.

Baby Bear was surprisingly quick to work. This has SCMRs with tds segments and thrown rings. As usual, I made an unflipped half stitch after closing the mock ring. She shared some process pics here.

In Anchor perle size 8 (01215), it measures around 3cmsx3¼cms.

Have you noticed the missing J & K in Ninetta’s diagram? She tells me that standard Italian alphabet does not have j, k, w, & y J

When it came time to measure and select beads for the earrings, I found Goldilocks had already gone to bed! Before she woke up, Sharon shared a challenging heart pattern, which I started instead - always sleepy when it comes to beads ;-P No problems, Goldilocks will soon have her earrings!

waffling

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‘waffling’ [North American]  : fail to make up one’s mind.

Apt! 

I first saw Diane’s admirable waffle stitch afghan(s) and immediately liked the texture! Several months later, Denise’s enthusiasm proved too contagious to resist. And the timing was right as I was convalescing in Dec.

 

After these learning trials, I set about crocheting a cushion cover for hubby’s chair. Which is why I started out with a 15” length. But started to get bored with the single colour (wish I'd factored in some white!) and tied off, changing my plan to an afghan. This first strip is worked along the length, but rest were worked up from the shorter side.

8 strips worked so far in 4 different colours. Each measures around 15”x3½” and weighs about 20gms. Jaypee knitting yarn/wool and 2.25mm/size13 hook.

Multiples of 3 and 2 extra chain stitches to start off, so that I get the same effect on either side.

I used only 2ch to turn.

Wanted to lay them flat before posting, but …

I need plenty more, but don’t know how to arrange them yet. Lots of arrangement ideas jotted in my grid pages, however my current waffling hampers progress!

Meanwhile I had other deadlines to meet, stuff to finish.

One thing is for certain; the entire afghan won't be waffle stitch. I intend to knit a few panels/blocks using different stitches – perhaps in batches of 8.

I kind of got into a rhythm with the stitch and it went fairly quickly; it consume a lot of yarn.

‘waffling’ [British] : speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Yelp! I’m leaving I’m leaving ;-P

a winter rose

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Huh, paper roses are so easy to make?!

The net is teeming with DIY paper flowers and I love browsing through the eye candy (pics, videos and my saved pins). After salivating for so long, I Had to try one.

Got the hubster to go buy me some double-sided coloured squares (grumble, grumble,...;-D) since the origami ones I had are coloured only on one side.

And last night, after tatting lights were switched off, while watching a show, in the soft light of my bedside lamp, I decided to give it a go.

Not yet confident, I picked up a regular A4 sheet, cut 4 squares (I needed only 3) of 10cmsx10cms and went to work. Folding, cutting, gluing the edges, curling, and gluing in layers. Perfect for a first !!!

No more grumbles – he LOVES it and I’m back to full marks on ‘talent’ ;-P

There was a rectangular strip left from the A4 sheet which I folded and cut into leaves. Then folded to mark veins and curled.

I can't find the exact video from which I made this rose, but you can get a idea here and here. It's that simple, really!

I'm glad for the trial, so I know how large a 10x10 rose is.

The white itself looks so lovely, that I wonder if I really need colours now ;-P

And if you are wondering what I’m going to do with the flowers I make – they are to embellish the gift wrap for MIL’s saree.