Hols are fun!

So. Long time no post.

I'm on holiday! :)  It's funny, because a huge cold front is about to hit us that'll lower the temperature with 10-15 degrees (°C).

But hey, we have shops, there is actually a yarn shop I wanna check out, however small and understated it might be, because sometimes the smallest, most desolate shops can offer the rarest finds of yarn.

I kid you not, last time we went on a roadtrip we ended up in a little town where the yarn shop had that exquisite linen yarn I've been jonesing over for aaages. I'm actually tatting an anklet out of it today... and tomorrow. Speaking of, cold weather is better for tatting as I won't sweat over the yarn. (30-40°C is not fun to tat in, sadly.)

Also, cold weather means trips to the local castle and wine cellars. Not that I' supposed to drink, but a sip or two won't mess with my medication. And  really, castle visits are fun. There is also a park I want to visit and maybe we could even pick some fruits at the local orchards for some jam. Jam is good.

Speaking of, I'm still cancer free. Tumour markers are fine, thanks. Yaaay! :)

Tatted Mushroom Lace

On another note, I came up with a pattern. I blame the Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. It's an adorable little game where you are a little UFO trying to fight off tentacles, wines and whatnot.

There are lots of pulsing sea urchins and weird plants with bright dots.

Here, this is my pattern in progress. I give you... mushrooms:

 As for my inspiration....

It's still a pattern in progress.

Names... oh, names

Ok, I really need to figure out a cool tatting nickname. I mean I'm pretty jealous (in a good-natured way, of course) of Yarnplayer and Lace Lovin Librarian of their cool names, though the list of brilliant tatting-related names goes on.

I really need to figure out a good name for myself, only I suck at giving names and titles. Some might know. I mean I agonize over the name of every toon I ever played in any MMO, sometimes for weeks! (yeah, it's that serious ^^ )

So the problem is as usual: coming up with a catchy, cool and tatting-related name. Something that describes me, hopefully, broadcasting not just my passion for tatting but maybe for computers.

And no. Lovelace is a bit... presumptuous. I'm not a programmer. I play around with html coding a bit but seriously, I'm nowhere near close to her brilliance. Also, it's an already lived-in name. I'd prefer something brand new that's just my own.

Habitual Check-In

Sooo. Still thinking positive.

Caught the cold that went around in the house. I suspect our bar mixer guy brought it in, though shit happens, so it's fine.

Thing is, I stayed positive, I cooked, shopped, packed stuff away, cut hair and made lace. I got some inspiration from seeing Yarnplayer's earlier bracelets, actually!

The spiral was actually fun. I love spirals. Catherine wheel joins are really rather entertaining, though my flatmates think I'm bonkers. :D

Still, I prefer the repetitions more, and the metallic bronze beads fit quite nicely at the joins... but not at the joins really. Not sure about the little flower-like rings at the top. They are pretty, but they will be the first to be pushed out of shape the soonest.

I wish I had some sort of magical substance I could dip my work in to stiffen it up without it rubbing off onto my skin and clothes...

My plan is to reopen my blog. There have been so many changes in my life (like moving to another country) and I need, hell, have to have a positive outlook, or I'll loose too much.

So here is to a positive outlook on things: I made my blog greener, ready for spring!
I also figured out how to share my Evernote shopping list with my roommate, so he can add stuff to it and check it before shopping.

Brilliant! :)