I knew I had this tucked away somewhere...
Sometime back, after Grandma passed away in 2000, I was given this by my sister with the thought that this was simple enough that I might be able to tat it...
But, I had a small baby and little time and my single shuttle lay idle for the most part...for a good 10 more years. It is pretty to see...and examine. You can see that Grandma did simply cut and tie. I am still not convinced that this is not quite an adequate way of going about things. I frequently feel that if it was good enough for Grandma...well...
At any rate, this is not a difficult little bookmark to replicate...though I do like this one of her's that I copied and attempted writing out a pattern for (way back in my second month of really tatting) a bit better.
I am afraid that I have been tempted away from the snowflakes for an evening to play with this little pattern...
I think it's wonderful that you have a bookmark tatted by your grandmother. As far as I know, there were no tatters in my family. Hopefully, some of my grandchildren will treasure some of my tatting.
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