TIAS 2016 - Getting Ready

Couple of things first.  Firstly welcome 2016, I resolve to do even more tatting this year. Secondly, I finished my cap or toque to match my 4 ply legwarmers.

TIAS is an acronym for Tat It And See. The TIAS 2016 run by Jane Eborall will be starting on Wednesday January 6, so join me and many other tatters in the fun.  Be sure to read the introduction here.  Don't forget to share your pictures and progress with Jane and read about other tatters around the world on the TIAS blog.

I have chosen a thread and found two shuttles to begin.   Oh, I need to hunt for just the right beads too.  Let the Fun Begin!

Legwarmers - 4ply

I have finished my legwarmers and have given them a try out.  They are 17 inches or 43 cm long, light and soft. This is a great project for a beginner.  I have now started a hat to match and almost ready to start the decrease rows.  I have made a significant subtraction to the cones of yarn I started with shown in an earlier post.

These two projects are the same color yarn but lighting makes them look different.  I used natural light for the legwarmers and artificial for the hat below.

Both photos taken with my phone and posted with an app.

This is the last post for 2015, wishing you all a very blessed, prosperous and happy new year.

4 ply

So funny how life works don't you think.  These cones of yarn were gifted to my mother and she did knit with them a bit. After she passed I packaged up all her yarns (bags and bags) and gifted them to one of my sisters who knits a lot. I gave away most of her knitting needles (I say most because I have come across additional ones). 

I kept some cottons to crochet with and any tatting threads she had.  Well my sister went through the bags of yarn and found some large cones of very fine wool.  She brought them to me thinking I could use them for tatting but they are unsuitable (too weak for rings and hairy).

Instead I put these four cones together to create a lovely 4 ply lace weight yarn. The colors used are gold, white, tan and brown. 

I needed a new pair of leggings so before I knew it these are now growing in length. I made a K1P1 cuff and chose a simple YO K2tog pattern. These leggings will replace the leggings I have used for the past 30+ winters. 

Below is a close up of the knitting and homemade 4 ply yarn.