Yes, I am back from a month in South America, and there are so many things I want to blog about! I may not ever do justice to all of them, so here are a few glimpses:
1.
White doily I made for my friend's mother:
This is item 11 in
Tatting Lace by Sumi Fujishige. I call it the "Japanese Twisted Clover Doily" because the twisted clover stems in Rounds 2, 4 and 6 are a major feature. I didn't want to show everyone until I had given it to my friend's mother. She has now received it! :-) We stayed with her while we were in Buenos Aires, 21 October–1 November.
2.
Celtic shuttles I invented from a laundry detergent jug:
Necessity is the mother of invention — I found I couldn't do the twisted clovers unless I had celtic shuttles that wouldn't unwind every time I dropped them. Yes, yes — I do want to do a blog post showing you how I made them…
3.
SOUTH AMERICA TRIP.
Actually, there should be several blog posts on each of the following.
A.
Ecuador - Galapagos Islands:
Actually, I lost my photos because I lost my camera at the next stage of our trip. But I'll show a few pictures from my friend's camera:
Yes, giant tortoises. Definitely a highlight. More on them later…
Sierra Negra volcano crater. More on this later…
B.
Peru - Cusco, Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu:
Yes, Machu Picchu. We were there! We made it there and back! :-)
C.
Argentina & Brazil - Iguazu Falls:
Many majestic waters. Yes…
D.
Argentina - Buenos Aires. Much yummy barbecued meat. A day at a ranch. Evita's tomb. Lovely times with friends…
4. Also, now that I've finally resumed work on the Jan Stawasz Big Doily, I will probably at some point be doing a post about hiding ends — not exactly with joy, but with equanimity…
Okay, that's all for now…
