My projects for the A&S 50 challenge include: making 50 pieces of lace; making 50 scrolls and making 50 pieces of regalia with the members of my barony. Up to this date I have completed 11 of the scrolls. This includes 5 scrolls for our Baronial Challenge to the other Baronies to support the purchase of coursing equipment for the Kingdom. I usually have a color copy made of the scrolls I make, and don't take pictures of them. I happened to take a picture of this set so I can post it.

I am also doing some bobbin lace for the challenge. Only the second pattern down in the picture on the left is actually for the challenge. The other 3 I finished before the challenge began. The 2 on the bottom are now on the blackwork hood .

The picture on the right shows a short stretch of the baby bonnet edging from the pattern in "Elizabethan Lace" by Gillian Dye. The piece on top of that picture is a very short practice piece of a handkerchief edging from "Gekloppelte Reticella" by Brigitte Bellon. I am making a much bigger piece of the edging to go around a handkerchief I made with a small reticella panel.

The reticella is only partly done in this picture. Since then I have finished it, and the handkerchief is just waiting for me to finish the edging to get done. I am really glad to say I am just about 1/2 done with that edging now. It really takes quite a while to do a long piece. This was also my first try at going around a corner.

At this point I have made 4 pieces of lace for the challenge. I have to say so far the lace is my favorite part. I did not expect to enjoy making lace this much. It is after all a bit fussy. However, being able to turn out something which is this delicate and downright pretty really makes me happy. That after all is the real reason to follow the challenge. To do stuff which makes you happy. Well I guess that is enough for today. After I catch up on what I have finished it will not be quite so bad keeping this updated.