Wednesday, 20 May 2015

Tat-Along with Fox and Life's Little Pleasures

When I last visited Fox's blog, she had just received a ball of thread with which to make a Jan Stawasz cap for a baby in her family.  I was inspired.  I've always been curious to see what it would be like and I'd heard others having problems with the cap not curving enough so I thought it would be an interesting challenge to tackle.  I suggested I tat-along with her.

Here is the start of mine.  Tatted in size 10 DMC Babylo, a slightly soft and fuzzy thread but I thought it might be ok for this particular purpose.  Funnily enough, as I stated tatting, I realised that the crown of the cap is nearly the same as the motifs I am currently tatting on my other Jan Stawasz piece (shown in previous post).


The next round is a row of split rings which I have now started.


And life's little pleasures?  Yesterday, I found some fresh apricots at a good price at the greengrocer's.  I decided to make a small batch of apricot jam.  I get such pleasure in seeing the jam jars with their new labels, ready to be put away in a dark cupboard in the garage.  Some of it will be eaten now of course but it's so nice to get a jar out in winter and get a bit of summer sunshine in a jar.  Makes me happy.



Best wishes,
Frivole

Posted by Frivole at 21:43

8 comments:

  1. Madtatter8020 May 2015 at 22:46

    The jam looks good, and will checking the mystery of the none curving hat. I wondered if it was not for an adult and the curve takes place later on in the pattern. Keep us posted.

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    1. Frivole21 May 2015 at 09:56

      Yes, the cap is definitely made for an adult (as per the picture in the book) but I'm sure I read that other tatters still had found that it didn't curve…. but had they made it to the end? I cannot remember. Because you are right, for an adult, it needs to be flat for a fairly large area to cover the back of the head. We shall soon find out!

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  2. God's Kid20 May 2015 at 23:08

    Looks like a great start to that cap!! :)
    What a wonderful picture of the jam with that very beautiful doily!!! :)

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  3. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane20 May 2015 at 23:19

    I'm interested in the thread you're using. I've not tried it before. Apricot jam... yum!

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    1. Frivole21 May 2015 at 09:58

      Hi Diane, I like this thread because it is sold in large balls (50g) and is a lot less expensive for me to buy in the UK than Lizbeth. I also like its softer feel for some things (hankies for example).

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  4. Margarets designer cards21 May 2015 at 15:25

    Looks a good start for the cap, I look forward to seeing your progress,
    What can be nicer fresh homemade jam yummy
    Margaret

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  5. les Frivolités de Pandore23 May 2015 at 20:14

    Ton ouvrage démarre superbement ! J'ai hâte de voir la suite !
    Tu as trouvé de bien jolies étiquettes pour ta confiture. Elle doit être délicieuse...
    (Je me permets de te tutoyer... Dis-moi si j'exagère ^^)

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  6. Frivole24 May 2015 at 22:57

    Bonjour Julie, pour les étiquettes, je les imprime moi-même: ça permet variété et personnalisation. Et pour le tutoiement, ça me fait bien plaisir au contraire! :-)

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