More arrivals overnight

More Day 1 arrivals have come in so here they are!!

First is from Julie who says

"Perhaps a snake as the thread wiggled into place. Julie"

Nancy is next with her day 1 and she has this to say

"Hi Jane

Here's my day 1. Since mine's red I am guessing a tomato or a heart.

Although right now it looks more like a caterpillar!

Nancy"

Next I have a picture from Brookie. Here it is.

Next to arrive in my inbox is from Bev who says

"Greetings everyone! It’s so great to start another TIAS. Thank you Jane!

No idea what it is yet, but I am hoping for a dinosaur. My little grandson would be very pleased.

Bev "

Before I leave to go out shopping I'm uploading Jane's TIAS day 1. She says

"Hi Jane,

I'm a bit slow off the starting blocks this year, but I get there eventually! I'm using my silver shuttle, my own TIAS tradition! Too early for guesses."

Marie-Claude is next to arrive and she has this to say. I LOVE the way she’s turned hers into a heart!

“Dear Jane,

Thank yo for this new TIAS (I participated last year). 

Here's my Day 1. No guess yet, but I thought a heart would be a great way to start the year.

See you soon for Day 2

Marie-Claude from France”

I’m very happy you’ve come back again this year, Marie-Claude.

Day 1 has been sent in by Wanda now and she has this to say

“ Good morning, Jane. Here's my day 1. No guesses, just waiting to see what comes next.

Happy tatting, Wanda”

Good to see Marco back again this year too. She says

“Hello Jane,

Here is nu first part . No ideas yet.

Greetings Marco”

Now the next in the inbox is the finished TIAS. NO, not this year’s but - well I’ll leave it to Joanie to tell you all about it!

“ Dear Jane,

Is there a statute of limitations on a TIAS??? When is it too late to send in a picture of your (my) TIAS??? I started the 2018 TIAS when you put the pattern out and followed you for 4 days. Then my Dad died and I lost interest in working the TIAS. Periodically, I did look at the pictures and comments you posted on your blog! So I knew what I was tatting, when I picked it up again a few days ago! But I did want to let you know that I eventually finished her!!! There is a picture below as proof!!! : ) 

I know that you design and write the most amazing patterns!!! But I wanted to tell you some specifics!!! As I turned her body, working the chain around the split rings in the middle, I was amazed at how having a greater number of stitches and joining them would give a slight curve to her tail! Interesting how you worked her neck!!! With the curves, it looks like a real neck! She also had a dislocated left shoulder awhile back, but it is all healed!!! I do wish I had used a little bit larger seed bead for her eyes! (So will the bead for this TIAS, need to be more on the larger side or smaller side? I have never heard of a size 9 bead and just want to have a “proper” size bead for this years TIAS!)

Now for the real reason that I finished the mermaid...I want to participate in this years TIAS!!! I figured if I finished the mermaid, I could use (find!!!) the two shuttles that were still attached to her!!! Seems I can’t find my tatting implements, but I KNOW that they are here!!! : ) Here also, is day 1 of the 2022 TIAS!!! I sure hope to keep up with you on this one!!! AND complete it!!! : )

For the mermaid, I used Tropical Fruit Lizbeth, #20 thread.”

To answer your question about the bead, Joanie, it does need to be a little bigger for this TIAS. Also there’s no time limit in sending in finished TIAS’s either!! I did chuckle that you sent her in, though. 

Liliana is next to drop in and she says

“ Ciao”

Welcome, Liliana. 

Stephanie is next to pop into my inbox and she’s been deliberating on which threads to use!! Here’s what she has to say

“ So here’s my first whatsis. He’s kind of shy, so all you can see is this little bit so far. When he becomes more comfortable with his environment- which will probably happen every few days - you’ll be able to see a little more of him each time.

Thanks for doing another TIAS. I’m not alone when I say I love it. I think a large part of the online tatting community loves it. Just what we all need to get through the darkest days of winter and keep us happy and guessing until spring is near.

Have a terrific week!

Big hug!

Stephanie”

Pamela has just sent in her Day 1 and is itching to get onto Day 2 as well. She says

“Hi Jane

Here is Day 1

Waiting not so patiently for Day 2

Pamela”

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It’s great to see friends from previous TIAS’s arrive in my inbox and this time I have two in one with Kay Lynn and Aonghas. Here’s what was said by Kay.

“Dear Jane,

Well, it's Aonghas here (on the job!). I'm 20 months old now, so I'm a bit smarter now and maybe my guesses will reflect this. My momma had trouble getting started this year. First of all, she's operating a new System 11 computer and it doesn't seem to want to talk to her scanner. She fiddled and fiddled, but no success yet..... She'll work on it later. Since she had scanner trouble, she just used her iPhone camera to take a photo of her tatting. She and I both KNOW how tricky you can be, so we guess today that it's not a worm or critter that has segments even though it looks like that now. We'll have to study the changes as we go along. We're looking forward to the fun.

Inspector Aonghas wishes you a Happy 2022 TIAS!

Aonghas & momma, Kay Lynn”

Love your pictures Kay Lynn and I look forward to the next one too!

Next to arrive is Martha. Here’s what she says

“ Dear Jane:

Here we go again with the TIAS! When choosing a color, I thought you can't ever go wrong with white or ecru, but that's too boring. I picked up this almost used up ball of bright blue and I'll take my chances. Oops, just realized I did the last split ring wrong, darn.“

Margaret has arrived now with her Day 1. She says

“Thanks for another year of tatting fun and puzzlement! Will it turn out to be a bird, or a 'plane, a worm or a rocking horse (my guess for day 1 - but who knows after day 2)! 

Margaret”

Off we go

 Here's the link for Day 1.  

All comments, pictures and anything to do with fun are very welcome.  Please send to lovetotat@gmail.com.

First in on the 2022 TIAS is from Jenni in Australia.  This is what she says

“ Hi Jane.

At work  ..being cheeky.

No ideas what it could be!

Luv,

Jenni”

Next in on this grey, foggy, damp morning here in England is Denyse who says

"Day 1 done.
Thank you for the lovely project.
Denyse"

LOVE the thread you're using Denyse.  Subtle changes of colour in it.

Anita has just popped into my inbox and she says

"Hi Jane,

This is my Day 1 and I don’t know why I bother winding the shuttles CTM.

I started by making mistakes and had to cut the thread and start over! But it is fun! 

Warm greetings from a white, snowy and cold Stockholm.

/Anita"

I'd rather have white and snowy than fog and grey, Anita.  LOVE your shuttle.

Next to arrive is Valerie and she says
‘Bonjour Jane,

Je vous souhaites une bonne année 2022.
J'avais participé l'année dernière c était mon 1er TIAS.
Voici mon 1er jour pour cette nouvelle aventure.
Valerie de France 
A bientôt 

Hello Jane,
I wish you a happy new year 2022.
I had participated last year it was my 1st TIAS.
Here is my 1st day for this new adventure.
Valerie from France
See you soon

Next is Kathryn who says

“Dear Jane,

Here is my day 1 I am using Anchor thread. Thank you for starting a new tat it and see.

Kathryn”

Celine is the next person in my inbox and this is what she says

“ Hi Jane, 

Very happy to join tat it and see again!!

Enclosed my day 1

Greetings for Normandy 

Céline”

Barbara is next and she’s dropped in from Poland. She says

“ Witaj Jane!

Bardzo dziękuję za przygotowanie tegorocznej zabawy TIAS.

Dzień 1 ukończony, wybrałam nitkę w kolorach niebieskich. Ciepłe pozdrowienia z szarego, chmurnego i mroźnego Bielska-Białej z Polski.

Barbara.

Hello Jane!

Thank you very much for preparing this year's TIAS event.

Day 1 finished, I chose a thread in blue colors. Warm greetings from gray, cloudy and frosty Bielsko-Biała from Poland.Barbara.”

From here in England I have Sue next and she has this to say

“Afternoon Miss. It's winter, it's interesting on your tat it and see blog, it's a wriggly worm so far!!”

It’s always a treat to meet a newcomer to the TIAS and this is what we have next. Welcome to this Italian tatter who also has a very pretty name which is Alicja. 

“ Hello Jane,It is my first time with your TIAS , it is a very nice idea. I’ve chosen a coloured thread… is it ok or not we’ll see . Thank you for your event and greetings from Italy “

My crazy friend Katie V is back again this year. Why do I say ‘crazy’? Well because she always does six of the TIAS all at once AND sends a rhyme with her pictures too!!! I LOVE her and her dedication.  This is what she has to say

“ Thank you, Jane, for this fun game!! You're the best!

Yep, I'm a nut! Going for six unknowns!

Katie V in NC USA

Our Tat It And See’s underway!

And what guesses can we make today?

Antenna of a critter?

Or perhaps a corn fritter?

Her clue our sweet Jane won’t betray!”

Ronel is the next to arrive in my inbox and she says

“ Hi Jane

Regards 

Ronel”

Welcome to TIAS 2022, Ronel.  

It’s always good to see friends return and especially Coretta. She says

“ I’ve been pretty lucky with my thread choices over the years for the TIAS. But I feel like the only hint is the bead this time. And that could be a nose, an eye, a window (airplane of 2011), so human or animal or inanimate object… it’s wide open. So I’m just going with a color I had more of than I realized. Lizbeth Seagreen dark 688

And so today I feel like it is an alligator tail.”

Now I have another new participant who has joined this year’s game. This is Lynn’s day 1.

“Hi Jane,

I’ve seen past years TIAS, but have never participated. Looking forward to the next instruction.

Lynn”

Welcome aboard, Lynn.

Next to arrive in my inbox is Hallie who says

“ Ok, last year was my first TIAS and I maintained it was a planarian worm...but I was wrong. So this year I will not insist this is an earthworm.

By careful analysis of the pattern, I see that the joined picots are not VSPs but larger, and are shown on the diagram not as just joins, but as design elements. This leads me to conclude that...I don't have the slightest idea what it is!

Thanks, Jane!

Best wishes, Hallie in Wisconsin, USA“

Andrea is the next to arrive with THREE TIAS starts and she says the following

“Hi Jane

And the fun begins! Lots of things that these could be. I rather fancy rhinos , but they could be the tail of some other wonderful creature.

Thanks for doing yet another year. Xx 

Andrea”

Maria is next to arrive and she’s going very yellow this year!!! This is what she says

“Hello Jane,

Thank you for doing another Tias!

A bright yellow this year

Love Maria”

Next to arrive is Arlene who has this comment and she might be right with her guess!  Or is she?

“Based on what I see so far, it's obviously a boll weevil. :grin:

Arlene M

North Carolina, US”

I wonder, Arlene.  If you’re right then you’re the first to guess!!!!

Dorota from Poland is the next to arrive and she says

“Witaj Jane miło mi w tym roku dołączyć do zabawy z wami zrobiłam początek nitka kolorowa ! Może to będzie zły dobór koloru ,zobaczę potem gorące pozdrowienia z Polski ! Dorota

Hello Jane, I am pleased to join the fun with you this year I made a beginning of a colorful thread! Maybe it will be a wrong color choice, I will see warm greetings from Poland later! Dorothy“

All the way from Canada is Bernice who says this.

“Hi Jane,

I am using size 20 Lizbeth 130, Island Breeze. Silly me, I had prepared the shuttles beforehand then forgot which one was shuttle one. For the record it is the red Boye. No guesses yet so I will tell you it is a warm above freezing winter day here in Canada.”

Hope your better weather continues, Bernice.

Now we’re off to Italy and Paola who says this

“ Cara Jane, grazie per questa iniziativa, cercherò di portare avanti il lavoro. Questa è la mia prova, ciao, Paola

Dear Jane, thank you for this initiative, I will try to carry on the work. This is my proof, hello, Paola”

Next to arrive this evening is Annamaria who says

“ Thank you for this challenge, pulled me out from a project I'm working on for just a brief break, it's a wedding sampler. I'll show you. But 1st the TIAS 2022 challenge. I think it's going to be a wriggly lil cute worm, or maybe a centrepeed, or a dragonfly or... Or.... Or..... I think I could guess till morning. But you see there is exactly where the fun of such project is buried. Thank you for challenging our grey cells.

Kind regards 

Annamaria ”

Good guesses, Annamaria but I wonder if you’re right!!

Last Friday

Cheryl sent in a whole collection of foxy bookmarks.  Thought you’d like to see them so here they are!!!.

This is what she had to say.

“ I finally got some foxes made. I've learned to use larger beads for eyes and the nose. They give them more life.”

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A fox with a waggly tail!!!

Just HAD to add Yvonne's latest fox to the blog!!! I've never met a fox with a waggly tail before but now I have!!! This is what Yvonne says!

"Hi Jane , here is another foxy bookmark, this one is wagging his tail."

Thanks, Yvonne. I think you may have discovered a 'rare breed'!!!

Another fox has arrived

Well I’m more than delighted to have another new fox drop into my inbox today. This is from Arlene who says

105 ” Hi,

I happily stumbled onto your blog the day you said: I’m 100. I thought : Wow!! This person is 100 and has their own blog. I went onto discover that you had 100 completed fox bookmarks sent to you. Amazing!

I loved your pattern and set to creating my own fox bookmark. I needle tat and had a few problems with the last outline of the head, but had so much tatting my fox.

I used:

a size 5 needle, 

light colored thread: Aunt Lydias Size 10, color copper mist

dark colored thread: DMC Cebelia, unknown color

Arlene Hall

Northern Minnesota

USA”

Ha, ha, Arlene - I do have a slightly wacky sense of humour. Please forgive me. I’m only 77 in real life although some days I feel like 100 like most people!! Thanks for taking part in the TIAS.

Two more foxes

Yvonne sent in two more foxes which you can find below.   Thanks so much for sending them, Yvonne.

March 12th

Yvonne has arrived now with her foxy bookmark. That makes 104 which is truly amazing. She says

104.    "Hi Jane, because we only opened up in February and then we had another lockdown, we are a bit late in completing our bookmarks. But we thoroughly enjoyed it. Some guesses were , an aeroplane, an insect and various other animals. We can’t wait for the next one. Thanks again, Yvonne 

This is the first book mark completed in my class. Thanks for doing it we all enjoy it!

Regards, Yvonne "

Another foxy bookmark!

103.    To get to this number of a hindered and three Elain has sent in her bookmark. This is what she says

“Here is my fox. He is a hot mess but as a beginner I am still proud of him. I really enjoyed this and even though it doesn't look like it I learned a lot. Before this I was intimidated by split ring now I enjoy then. 

I plan to try some of the past Tat and See and continue to improve. Thanks so much for doing these. Elaine”

Well Elaine I must say that as a beginner and not knowing what you were making I think you’ve done a remarkable job on your bookmark. It’s not easy when you know what you’re making and is almost impossible when you don’t!!! Congratulations.

Another fox has arrived

102. Another day and another fox. This time it’s Gail’s fox which has just arrived. She says

“ Hello, Jane, 

Here is my foxy bookmark. It is tatted with size 20 Lizbeth threads, #641 (Lilac Dark) and #642 (Lilac Medium).

This was my first time joining your TIAS project, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Thank you for taking the time to create the pattern and share it in such a fun way with all of us. I look forward to joining you again next year!

Gail

Illinois, USA”

Thanks for joining in, Gail.  I’m so glad you enjoyed the fun. 

I'm 100 today!!!

Well that's not my age but the number of people who have now made foxes and sent them in. I'm VERY happy about that. 

100. This is from Claire who sends in day 15 as well. She says

"Hello Jane, 

I just realized that I didn't send in my penultimate Day 15 and the final one. 

So here are the pictures of my Foxy bookmark. 

I used Lizbeth threads in size 20, in Seagreen Light (#686) and Dark (#688). They are not very 'foxy' colours, but I might do this pattern again later on in more 'appropriate' colours. 

Thank you for the fun guessing game. You really got us nearly to the very end this year. Hope to see another TIAS next year. 

Take care. 

---

Claire (BC, Canada)

oclairedelune.wordpress.com"

101. Next to arrive in the same day is Terry’s with her comment.

“ Hi Jane,Better late than never but here he is...Mr. Fox is done!

Thank you for another great game.

Terry ”