Queen of Hearts

There has been some discussion about this design over at In Tatters since the publication of Jan Stawasz's second book because this heart (only ever so slightly modified) appears in it.  I don't want to start a debate here too but it inspired me to tat it.

I had never tatted it, though it is a well known and loved heart.  So I thought it was time I did.  Here is the original, Mary Konior's Queen of Hearts.

And in a pretty pale pink...

you don't often see pink on my blog, do you!

Tatted in DMC Babylo "Light Dusky Pink" (224)
from Mary Konior's "Tatting with Visual Patterns"

I like it.  Another great design by MK.  It's only the same elements repeated 9 times but all the shaping is done by where the elements are joined...  clever.  But it also means you have to pay attention!  Easy to get one of those joining picots wrong.

Best wishes,

Frivole