One Done

 Phew, a lot of hours go into tatting a glove, even a fingerless one. I just hope this is not too small for the order or I will be tatting mignonette stitch for a great many more hours.

Starry Button

 I knew I wanted to make just one starry button and not a whole bracelet, so when my oddly shaped button didn't work, I could change the pattern instead of changing the button. I joined three rings to each hole instead of two, which worked fine. The pattern is Jane Eborall's.

Christmas Tree on button

 I thought it was about time I had a go at combining tatting and buttons. I actually struggled to find buttons with four holes in them. The manager of one shop told me she hates sewing 4-holers onto clothes, so she doesn't order them! After all that effort, I realised that the Christmas tree  doesn't require a four hole button anyway, though one can be used. The  pattern is, of course, Jane Eborall's and can be found here. The weight of the button helps the tree hang straight, but the pattern does have a version without a button. I made a wrong join which I only noticed when I was some way along and decided to ignore. I love the asymmetrical clovers, very clever.

Ecru

I'm working on a pair of fingerless gloves for an order. So many people mention weddings when they see the white ones that I think it's a good idea to do them in another colour. Perhaps I'll do the next pair in purple!

Sewing

I bought this fabric on impulse in August. It's taken me a while to decide what to make with it. Eventually I decided on a blouse and short skirt so that I can mix and match. The blouse is a Butterick pattern. The skirt is a 'cut according to your cloth' A-line, knee length.

You Never Can Tell

 As the song says, 'It goes to show, you never can tell'. There was such enthusiasm over my coathangers on Wednesday that I thought they were bound to sell at the Christmas market on Saturday. Not so; I didn't sell a single one! I did, on the other hand, sell all the Christmas baubles. Overall I was happy with the day, I sold enough to make it worth doing and had several conversations about tatting. This is not a very good photo, I forgot to take one until the day was almost over. It does show that it was a very small fair. The hall normally holds cattle auctions, there was a ring behind me where the animals stand as the auctioneer does his thing. 

Correction

Tammy on In Tatters pointed out that there was a mistake in the first row of the bauble pattern, a couple of missing -2s. I've corrected the pattern, thanks Tammy. If anyone has already downloaded it, the first part of the first  row should read
 1^st round: R 2-2-2-2 Cl, RW;* Ch 2-2, R 2+(previous R)2-2-2, Cl,RW