Tat's Heaven

What I so enjoyed doing when we were away on holiday last month was to walk along the beaches and find interesting shells, stones and sea glass.   Although at the time I did not know exactly what I would do with the bits that were collected . The sea glass amounted to a large cup full of various shapes, colours and sizes. This is what I have used the first bits for. I  glued the glass onto the prepared wooden piece in the shape of a Christmas tree, used the  pyrography pen to mark around the edges and then tatted a  string of lights to go around the branches. 

I tatted this robin quite a few years ago, it lingered for another year or two without any legs and then the legs were finally attached to branch and again it never got finished but was put away for another Christmas. Last week I added the beak and finished the last few bits off!  There are a few more robins hanging around somewhere that must get completed! And the pattern is here designed by my sister Jane. 

  Cornelia is the name of this tatted Doily by Iris Niebach, from her book Tatted Doilies.  I took this project on holiday as I thought it would be quick to make, but it wasn’t. Fortunately I had enough patience to finish it on returning home and so pleased I did.  I wound  two threads together, one was sparkly but sadly the photograph hides this fact. But very pleased with the result.

 I tatted these before the pandemic hit the world and then forgot about them until Jane showed them on her blog  a few weeks ago.   I knew as a loyal sister it was not right to post them until they had been properly launched and she had published the pattern, so held back, even though I just loved the design. My intention was to tat a lot more of them but everything changed in my life and for everyone else!  Definitely a snowflake that I can tat for friends as Christmas approaches.  

 So the granny square blanket that I showed you a few posts ago actually turned into a shawl and I am so pleased with the result. It is lovely to have around my shoulders now the evenings are getting chillier.  The photograph was taken in this building, called the Cider House, where we were able to spend five days last month surrounded by amazing countryside.