A Bit of Color

 I felt like a bit of color after tatting so many snowflakes, so I pulled out my Lizbeth Sky Blue thread and tatted up a shuttle's worth.

The first one is Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts, which I haven't tatted in a long time. I thought I was done tatting hearts but I recently found an old one in my box of tatted bits and pieces and remembered how beautiful it is. Second here is A Star For Marguerite from Jennifer Williams. Just found this pattern and I really like it. Quick and pretty.

BUT I'm definitely addicted to snowflakes and I couldn't resist turning that star into a snowflake. The original is a little cleaner and better but overall I thought it looked pretty good modified. I'd tat either version again. 

Posies of Snow

 

I just discovered Nicola Bowersox's Posy Ice Drop pattern and I love it as a snowflake. Astute minds will notice that this is not an Ice Drop. I wanted a plain snowflake, so I left out the ice drop part and it works well without it. There is also an optional outer round that I opted not to do. The outer round version is quite pretty also and I might tat it in the future. But this look is the one I'm slightly obsessed with at the moment. I tatted two in quick succession and I'm not sure that I'm done tatting this version yet either. It's very quick and satisfying to work up.