Flying bird

This is the small project that I referred to in my last post.  It was a quick and fun project to make and I was amazed t how quickly it came off my pillow!  Unlike the last few posts, this is the first time I worked this pattern.

Typically, unless I am making a piece of lace to give away as a gift,I make lace for the sake of making lace.  This was one of the few exceptions in that I actually had a reason to make it.  We have a little hook on the bannister of our stair case that just begs out for an ornament.  The first few years in the house, we usually hung a small glass ball ornament for the winter holidays.  Last fall I remembered the little ghosts that my mom used to make when we were kids.  It's a simple ghost made of a kleenex and a cotton ball.  I hung up the little ghost sometime in October.

Although it took some time to get used to a ghost hanging from the ceiling over the staircase, we got so used to it that we did  not want to take it down.  The Halloween ghost turned to a thanksgiving ghost, then a winter holiday ghost, then a Valentine's day ghost...  After a few months I decided that I don't want to keep a ghost hanging around year round and I was trying to decide what to do about it.  Not too long ago I was looking through my prickings and came across this pattern.  I decided that a bird would be perfect for the rest of the year until I can make another ghost next fall.

Much better!  And slightly more season-appropriate...  I also like the fact that there is still something that moves when I go up the stairs.  This is also one of the very few pieces of lace visible in our house.

The bird measures ~ 15 cm across.