Snowflake

First test of the 2012 model. The second run-through took precisely one hour. I tweaked the pattern a bit but won't know whether I like the tweak until I've blocked it. I have a second tweak planned if the first one isn't quite right, and a third right behind that.

Snowflake, the sequel

Second test snowflake worked very well, except that I forgot that each point of the star gets a triple picot, not a single picot. Still, I think I've got it nailed. I'll make another one this afternoon, or maybe this evening.

Speaking of nails, or pins -- I was surprised and delighted to discover that Amazon will ship me hundreds of leetle round-headed pins AND a pincushion with attached emery board for free. I loves me some Amazon PRIME...

Since none of my clients appear to be working, I don't think I'll do so either. Instead, I'm prepared to do a slideshow of my flower show pictures while listening to Christmas carols while shredding stuffing bread. Alex and the Niblings plus Roy Jr and his wife come tomorrow, as I've mentioned a couple dozen times while fretting over the weight of Christmas cookies...