"Where is This Year's Angel?!" (Part 2)

Then…I found the angel!

As so often happens (at least to me), I ran across a PDF of the angel pattern while I was looking for something else.  I would have liked to have had the Word document, but, hey, I was grateful for the PDF!  At least I had something to work from!

I tatted one by the pattern I had written sometime last fall, and wrote out corrections on the hard copy as I went.  One thing I did remember to do was to use two different colors of thread in my test tat - a wonderful suggestion made to me by my friend (and yours), Jane Eborall.  By using different colors, you know at a glance which part of the pattern was made with which shuttle; this makes writing the pattern so much easier.

I left it up to the Guild - I can submit this next year or we can substitute it for one of the others.  The decision was made - it is official - the Snow Angel is in this year, and I'l submit the bracelet again next year. 

This year, here is what I'm teaching: the fob (shown here on one of my several pairs of scissors), the beaded star, the angel, and two snowflakes. 

The snowflakes are the same pattern with a difference of four double stitches; their placement, which the tatter decides, determines the finished look. 

The star is ring-and-chain, but tatting a split chain will keep you from having to hide the ends. 

The fob is a fun challenge - it uses the same technique as last year's dragonfly chatelaine pin, but with beads added. 

The angel (trust me, the picture does NOT do her justice) has a regular safety pin encapsulated - or you can leave it out for an ornament or applique.

I can't wait for Tat Days 2011 - Tatting in a Winter Wonderland!!!  Hope to see you there!!!