Monday 27 January 2014

Train Tatting

I was travelling on Saturday.  As always, I brought a bit of tatting.  That's one thing I love about tatting, it's so portable!  It takes so little space so that you can always have one or two shuttles and a bit of thread about your person to take out and tat a few stitches at every opportunity.  Especially when travelling.  No journey is too long, it you can spend the time tatting… right?



I think at least one someone will recognise this?


Best wishes,
Frivole

20 comments:

  1. Looks interesting! Lovely colour.

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  2. Ah, I recognise it! It's in the 20th Anniversary edition of the Danish Tatting Association magazine...

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    1. Oooh, is it?? Is that De Frivolité(k)ring? If that's the one, I only have issues 23 and 25 (because they'd ask me for a pattern for it).

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    2. Silly me! The magazine I was thinking about is Dutch, not Danish!

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  3. Lovely pattern could it be one of Iris's patterns, love the colour.
    I agree it's great to take tatting with you where ever, at least we never get bored on journeys only I can't tat in a car, I don't know why, I can knit or sew but I can't tat, frustrating.
    Margaret

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  4. Gorgeous even, beautiful work! I completely agree with you about the portability, I love tatting for that! It' se specially obvious if I've been knitting for a while. 😃

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    1. Are you knitting at the moment Michelle? But you're right. My other project being a crochet blanket at the moment… that's definitely not as portable!! :-)

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  5. I don't know that design, but it sure if beautiful so far!!!! :)

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  6. Dear Frivole, congratulations with this lovely piece of tatting! so even, so pure, so you. I agree about travelling.This is, I believe, why tatting spread so fast in the USA, Canada and Australia. The settlers tatted while they travelled,..and taught each other. Brave women! Please let me re-explain European languages. FrivolitéRing means a tatted ring in Dutch/Flemish, a language spoken in The Netherlands, (Holland), Flanders and Suriname. FrivolitéKring means a gathering of tatters in the same language. Frivolité is a word borrowed from the French. This is why the K is between brackets.C'est un calembourg!
    The Danish tatters association resides in Denmark, a famous archipelago north of the Netherlands, where the Vikings lived and a tiny mermaid guards the harbour. See what I mean?
    Please remember!! And pass the word around! To Fox, for example!

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    1. Yes, of course, I knew that Tally (about the different languages) - I just wasn't paying attention when I wrote my message!

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    2. Eh bien sûr, le mot frivolité! D'où mon pseudonyme! ;-)

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    3. Ah, Ok, So you found it in the Danish magasine. That is good, so I don't have to worry about the Dutch tatters anymore. I am not ususally worried abot the Danes. Except that they may send the Vikings back, but not tatting-wise ,I mean. Thank you,Frivole, you may have solved more worries than you know.

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  7. And the Danish speak Danish, not Dutch, which is Nederlands and not German (which is Deutch).

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  8. Beautiful color, beautiful tatting! I have my shuttles close at hand, but for now I'm knitting. Yarn keeps me warmer than thread. ;-)

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    1. Got to agree with you there! I'm enjoying the crochet too, draped across my legs as I work… nice, warm and cosy!

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  9. I like this color, and pattern looks beautiful too. I will check if I see the grand finale:-) Nice work.

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  10. Pick me!! PIck Me!!! I Know!!! LOL

    Extremely honored that you have chosen to tat it Frivole. I look forward to seeing it finished. Your work always looks so amazing!

    It was strange to see it written up in Danish but still a thrill.

    Jen

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  11. Se ve muy lindo ny hermoso color.Besos.

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  12. My original one was tatted in Venus 40 came in around 18 cm I think

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