Saturday 26 January 2019

Off on a tangent

I happily spent time over the holiday period leaving behind the intense concentration of my lace projects and working on an easy pattern I have used before. This time I used a larger scale and thicker thread (yes #20 crochet cotton is "thick" in the lace world.) I used a part ball of multicolour thread from my stash and just kept going until it ran out. Here is where it ended up.


The hat band was planned from the start. The leftover piece was put to good use on a floaty summer top which I really like except that it had a strange piece that looked like a facing put on the outside instead of the inside. It really annoyed me that it was finished with a white overlocked edge. I had just enough lace to cover the white stitching and make it look as though it was meant to be there.

Then, always up for a challenge, I took part in an exchange along with dozens of other tatters around the world. (No, it is not a dying art.) It was a quick and easy one with the topic being a tatted heart prior to Valentine's Day. I don't do many hearts, preferring snowflakes or stars, but there are dozens of patterns available. I was paired with a woman from Minnesota and here is what I will be sending her along with a few bits of kiwiana. It is two heart motifs joined together at the edges to make a little basket.


Now I wait to see what she will send me.