More day 1 additions

Day 2 will be out tomorrow. It takes time to establish the start of a TIAS and a few people in India had a problem. When I googled it it appeared that the Freeserver servers weren't working properly. Least that's what it appeared to say.

More day 1's follow with the first one from Irene

"Hi Jane,

Thanks so much for doing this again this year.

Here's my work coming from the west coast of Canada....I have no guesses yet!

Irene Whitham"

What a cheerful picture, Irene.  Brightened up my grey foggy morning over here.

Now I have one of my Polish tatters who has just dropped into my inbox. Thank you and welcome, Elżbieta.

"Po raz pierwszy biorę udział w tej zabawie. Mam nadzieję wytrwać do końca.Tak wygląda moja praca 1. Dnia:

Pozdrawiam z Mazowsza w Polsce

Elżbieta

This is the first time I have taken part in this game. I hope to endure it to the end.

This is my work on Day 1:

Best regards from Mazovia in Poland

Elżbieta"

Pamela has started another TIAS today and has sent in a friend's too. Thanks for your support, Pamela. Here's what she says

"My one again, I’m going to start a second multi colour today as well. The second one is Libby’s, I don’t think the others have started yet, I’ll give them a nudge!"

From Ireland where Pamela lives we hop over to Italy and meet Olimpia who says.

"From Italy, day 1
By Olimpia

Thanks"

Annu has now arrived all the way from India. This is what she says

“ Hi...Annu from India

Where there is a will,

there is a way “

How very true, Annu!!!

Now I have a Day 1 from Aleksandra in Poland who says

“ Witaj ponownie Jane,

Niezmiernie cieszę się na kolejną przygodę z TIAS i związaną z tym sympatyczną korespondencję. Bardzo miło mi się z Tobą wymieniało e-maile podczas TIAS 2018. Nie mogę uwierzyć, że minęły już 4 lata od tego czasu. Przesyłam moją pracę z 1 dnia. Jeszcze nie wiem co to będzie. Tak mały kawałeczek a tak wiele możliwości. Może to będzie ogonek pięknego liścia? A może odwłok jakiegoś sympatycznego owada lub fragment jakiejś postaci? Zobaczymy ...

Aleksandra z Polski

Hello Jane again, I am very much looking forward to another adventure with TIAS and the nice correspondence related to it. I enjoyed exchanging e-mails with you during TIAS 2018. I cannot believe that 4 years have passed since then. I am sending my 1 day work. I don't know what it will be yet. So little piece and so many possibilities. Maybe it will be the petiole of a beautiful leaf? Or maybe the abdomen of some nice insect or a fragment of a character? We'll see ... 

Aleksandra from Poland”

Good to see you in my inbox again, Aleksandra and I love talking to all the tatters from around the world.

Now we have a new TIAS’er from the USA. This is what Kaylyn has to say

“Hello from USA!!!

This is my first TIAS!! I'm really excited to play along! I love all of your patterns.

Kaylyn”

Welcome, Kaylyn.  I hope you enjoy the journey.  

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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