Finished Flamingo and More Spring Doily

I finished and framed the pink flamingo from the last post.

This was an end of school year gift for my son's teacher.  She was thrilled to get a tatted flaming to add to her extensive flamingo collection.

I'm making progress on the Renulek Spring Doily, currently working on round 11.  I noticed as I was finishing round 10 that it was cupping a little, something that hasn't happened in previous rounds.  I thought it was too much tension in my chains. But as I began round 11, I realized that I had made a mistake in the pattern in round 10.

  I should have joined the thrown ring in round 9 to another ring, not a chain as I did.  I marked in this picture where I should have 3 rings stacked up, not just two, hence the cupping as I finished the round.  But I think I can block it into submission when the doily is finished.  On the bright side, it is not an obvious error, and since I made it 25 times, it is consistent all the way around, so only those familiar with the pattern may notice the mistake.  I will henceforth refer to this mistake as (ahem) "artistic licence" or "artist interpretation."