Sewicked: 01/01/2024

Monday, January 29, 2024

Quick post

3 rows of square tatted motifs, with partial of 4th row at top. Motifs alternate square set and on-point. They are two colors, inner and outer to show low temperature and high temperature. A stitch marker on the left one shows where next motif should go

Through January 24th

Square tatted motifs, 1st 2 set on square and subsequent rows alternate set square & on-point. Rows are 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, & 5 motifs wide. 1st motif is metallic thread. Other squares are 2 colors, inner & outer.

2024 TTAL through January 24

I almost forgot. Tri-tatters met yesterday. Lovely meeting, not 100% successful for me.

Got 1 day of my shawl done, then realized I had loaded the wrong color for the subsequent day. Worked on it t today. Still had issues, but progress was made.

square tatted motifs set alternating square and on-point. Most have 1 color in center and differnt outer round. Last one is all orange

2024 TTAL progress (Jan 25+)

Portion of temperature shawl, showing Jan 25 joined above Jan 24.

That is the wrong placement for Jan 25

Didn't have the loaded shuttles to work on Richard's helix bracelet.

Didn't have the pins to block the bun cover.

Suddenly realized I had joined in the wrong place of round 9 of the Handsome Hat. Have to retro-tat 9 chains and 9 lock joins.

Tried to make a pair of earrings. Last ring went cattywampus.

Did untangle size 80 thread barf.

13 balls of size 80 thread in various colors, each with a strand going to a mess of tangled thread in the center.

That center mess is thread barf (size 80)

13 incomplete balls of size 80 tatting thread, plus 1 sample, grouped

All untangled

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Special Project

I was asked to help with a special project at work, so less time for blog posts, etc.

I managed to catch up on the 2024 Temperature Tat Along but I have 1 project in progress and 3 more that I want to start. I am working on a bun cover like my 'oops, that's not a doily' in darker colors. I need to get a styrofoam ball to use to block it though.

18 square tatted motifs, after 1st metallic silver blue one, are set alternating square & on-point. Motifs have 2 colors, inner is low temp & outer is high temp.

up to January 17th temperature shawl

I need to decide what threads I want to use for the marker motifs; January, February, etc. I did find some black filament to add if we get hit by a hurricane or similar horrible weather.

I also want to try the helix tatting bracelet (pattern by Richard Embrey). I need to load beads for it, though.

The online tatting class is working on an early 20th century hat pattern; translating the pattern and then tatting it. I have the 1st 11 or 12 rounds translated to modern but I haven't started it yet.

Plus there, a chrysanthemum brooch pattern from the 1940s I want to do. I have the beads loaded for it but I haven't started it yet.

It's been so cold. I've been wearing layers every day, plus wearing my warm boots most days.

Yesterday, I took a class on sashiko. We did a small piece in the shippo pattern. I finally understand how to do it. I have tried kits but I just couldn't comprehend them. The fault lies with me, not the kits I believe.

I'm thinking of joining A Twisted Picot's Sashiko-a-long in February.

square of blue fabric with white overlapping circles embroidered on it

My first sashiko

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Guess who got sick?

You've got 3 guesses & 1st 2 don't count.

It wasn't Covid (I tested) but it might have been RSVP. It definitely involved mucus and fever. For about 2 days I lived on water and intermittent peanut butter crackers (I couldn't manage more than 1 at a time).

I did get some tatting done, before & after. I made snowflakes for several friends (from A Veritable Tatted Blizzard). I gave this year's State Fair Ornament entry to a pair of friends who will appreciate it.

I'm glad I went to see my family before Christmas, so getting sick didn't ruin that at least. But my other plans, Christmas dinner with my partner's family, sewing, tatting, etc all got kiboshed.

I was already scheduled to be off work so no need to notify anyone there.

At least I recovered enough that I was both feeling better and not contagious so I could maintain the Christmas/New Year tradition of the party with my friends from high school, plus additions.

I don't think I got many pictures of the snowflakes I made. I'll need to check. I have 3 at least. The picture with 2 flakes are the same pattern that I made a slight error on. But once is a mistake, repeat and it's a design element.

Tatted snowflake in 2 rounds. Central round is spoked with rings on the end. 2nd round has a 5 petal flower above the rings of the 1st round. 2 small rings joined to the flowers keep the 2nd round stable

Frosted Flower Snowflake

2 tatted snowflakes, identical except for length of chains in 2nd (outer) round.

1st flake in the book, done twice

We had a springlike thunderstorm on the 9th. Luckily, we didn't get hit by a tornado but some neighboring communities did.


We got some rain on Jan 9th

Knitted scarf in progress hanging from a knitting loom. Yarn color changes from greys to white as it descends. Bottom is rib knit, then seed stitch, and rest is modified garter stitch (rows are 2 knit 1 purl)

pocket scarf progress

2 dimensional squirrel doll with embroidered features (tail, acorn, face, limbs)

Kiriki Press kit squirrel

small tin of Danish butter cookies with gift tag made of white paper folded and top layer cut like a cut out snowflake

I'm proud of this tag on a coworker's cookies

I also joined a 2024 Temperature Tat A Long (this is as of January 9th)

10 square tatted motifs, alternating square set and on point. 1st motif is metallic silvery blue. Other motifs have 2 colors, inner for low temp of the day and outer for high temp of the day. 2 motifs have beads added.

2024 TTAL January 9th

The metallic is to start the year & remind me where the start is so I don't accidentally join to the wrong end. Beads are for >1/2" of rain. No snow/ice yet.