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https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/05/green.html Janemactats: Green Right. The green wool is done. Spun, plied and wound into two skeins. janemactats green https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/05/introducing-molly.html Janemactats: Introducing Molly I thought I'd enter the crochet section of next year's competition. I must crochet a poncho. I thought ponchos were very 1970s and I'd strug... janemactats introducing molly https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2023/10/fixing-link.html Janemactats: Fixing The Link I tried to review my own lavender pattern yesterday and found that the link on the sidebar didn't work! I've now fixed it. I think the prob... janemactats fixing https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/01/place-mat.html Janemactats: Place Mat Well, I finished the Spinning Wheel place mat from Tatting with Visual Patterns by Mary Konior. Of course if I call it a place mat I'll ha... janemactats place mat https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/12/progress-on-miss-molly.html Janemactats: Progress on Miss Molly This is the point at which I think I'm nearly finished. Not so, but far otherwise, as Kipling would say. I still have to sew ends in, croc... janemactats progress miss molly https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2017/10/mission-accomplished.html Janemactats: Mission Accomplished I set out to make a magic square that was bigger than Robin Perfetti's diagram. On my first attempt, I turned right when I should've tur... janemactats mission accomplished https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/01/day-7.html Janemactats: Day 7 I had a moment of panic when I thought my button was too big and the last ring wouldn't join to the first, but no, it fitted, there was no... janemactats day https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/11/stumpy.html Janemactats: Stumpy One thing I learnt as I made bells last week was that repeating a pattern you get to know it well and the tatting goes along quicker. So,... janemactats stumpy https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/08/pushing-past-pink.html Janemactats: Pushing Past Pink Or Finished the Fuschia. With a nod to Fox of course. I have been working on this, even though it wasn't really priority. Now I must ove... janemactats pushing past pink https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2023/02/fingerless-gloves.html Janemactats: Fingerless Gloves I have an order for three pairs of fingerless gloves. Luckily I have suitable handspun wool in stock, so I can just get on with knitting. ... janemactats fingerless gloves https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/01/collaborating.html Janemactats: Collaborating My friend Sarah and I are collaborating to make gifts for Valentine's Day. We are supposed to be attending a Valentine market, but I'm rat... janemactats collaborating https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2026/03/butterflies.html Janemactats: Butterflies I've tatted a few butterflies for my food net. The one on the left is Butterfly with daisy picots by Jennifer Williams. The middle one is ... janemactats butterflies https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/09/getting-even.html Janemactats: Getting Even When I dyed wool before spinning the other day, it was very uneven. So this time I wet the wool thoroughly before dyeing and used a much big... janemactats getting even https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/03/both-sides-of-story.html Janemactats: Both Sides of the Story I've finished tatting Lenore English's Celtic Bookmark in softer colours. It really isn't as difficult to tat as it may appear! I'm... both sides of the janemactats story https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2020/12/refashioning.html Janemactats: Refashioning I think I've made a plan to make the kimono dress wearable, hooray. One thing that gave me the 'courage' I needed to make changes was my re... janemactats refashioning https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2020/04/ Janemactats: April 2020 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats april https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2022/09/bright.html Janemactats: Bright I dyed this wool this morning for an order. It's going to be a very bright pair of socks! I used my microwave to set the dye. I dyed the ... janemactats bright https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/05/dont-cut-ball-thread.html Janemactats: Don't Cut the Ball Thread I should've noticed when I wound the bobbin. I didn't. I tatted several rings before I realised that the new ball of green thread was size 4... don t the ball janemactats cut thread https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2016/06/flowery.html Janemactats: Flowery Motif 33 is done in one colour in the book , but I decided to use colour to emphasise the flowery look. Both threads are Milford size 20. ... janemactats flowery https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2016/01/tat-it-and-see.html Janemactats: Tat It And See Jane Eborall's tat it and see game has begun. It's a wonderful way to start the tatting year. I'm maintaining my tradition of using my si... janemactats see https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/07/ready-to-wear.html Janemactats: Ready To Wear I finished sewing Jack's pullover together yesterday afternoon, so now he's wearing it. That gives me a chance to wash the one he was weari... ready to janemactats wear https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/10/flowers.html Janemactats: Flowers I am in awe of Marie Smith, who made more than a hundred flower dangles to give away at Palmetto Tat Days. I've made ten, to give away on... janemactats flowers https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2025/06/mia.html Janemactats: MIA Sorry to be missing in action. We're in the process of moving house, so crafting is on hold. I did go to the market on Saturday. I finished... janemactats mia https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/07/two-bobbins-full.html Janemactats: Two Bobbins Full Right. Next job is to combine these two threads to make a stronger, smoother yarn. Plying is quicker than spinning, but it always takes m... janemactats two bobbins full https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2024/12/raiding-tatting-tin.html Janemactats: Raiding The Tatting Tin I should use muskaan's term, SOUP, as e xplained here. I really wanted to have two food covers for the market on Saturday, but I'm short ... janemactats raiding tatting https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2025/09/ Janemactats: September 2025 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats september https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-sun-is-shining.html Janemactats: The Sun Is Shining The sun came out last week, so I was able to wash and dye the wool I'd spun. I've knitted one pair of socks in natural. The pink and green... the sun janemactats shining https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2019/12/load-shedding-and-lightning-strikes.html Janemactats: Load Shedding and Lightning Strikes South Africa is experiencing severe problems with power supply at the moment, so we are having power cuts for part of each day. In addition ... load shedding janemactats lightning strikes https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/05/ready-for-monday.html Janemactats: Ready for Monday I didn't make any converts to tatting at the talk I did last May, so I'm going to use a different approach this time. I'm going to go fro... janemactats ready monday https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/06/the-front.html Janemactats: The Front I've almost finished knitting the yarn I unravelled from the failed cardigan. That will be a milestone. janemactats front https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2017/10/crochet-rag-rug.html Janemactats: Crochet Rag Rug I have Pinterest on my phone and peruse it in odd moments - while the kettle comes to the boil or waiting outside the co-op for Jack to f... janemactats crochet rag rug https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-answer.html Janemactats: The Answer We're still having long power outages, but our son has made a cunning plan and installed solar power for us. It's absolutely wonderful. I ... janemactats answer https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2020/02/key-rings.html Janemactats: Key Rings A friend of mine suggested I make key rings. Mmm, good idea. After much thought and a bit of experimentation, ta da, key rings it is. I ... janemactats key rings https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2023/06/four-to-three.html Janemactats: Four To Three I knitted while watching cricket yesterday and made good progress on the socks. It was a little embarrassing to discover afterwards that i... janemactats four three https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/08/processing.html Janemactats: Processing I've been busy processing produce from Jack's garden. Last week I made rhubarb chutney. I needed chutney and there was rhubarb in the gard... janemactats processing https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2020/03/still-crotcheting.html Janemactats: Still Crotcheting Sorry to have been awol again for so long. I had no idea that internet fibre could break and require splicing by a very elusive technician. ... janemactats still https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2019/09/easy.html Janemactats: Easy After working my way through the 10-around necklace, I thought I'd crochet something quick and easy. The threading pattern is on Ms Croche... janemactats easy https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/08/embroidered.html Janemactats: Embroidered The embroidery is done. The bullion stitch gave me the most problems. I had to look up on the internet to remind myself how to do it an... janemactats embroidered https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2024/02/another-pair.html Janemactats: Another Pair I've finished another pair of socks for my sock basket. Oddly, one sock looks slightly paler than the other. I dyed the skeins together, s... janemactats another pair https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/02/another-necklace.html Janemactats: Another Necklace This one is tatted in a more conventional thread, size 20. It's funny that if you've been using size 60 or 80 thread, size 20 feels like ... janemactats another necklace https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/05/evolution.html Janemactats: Evolution I love the way a pattern can evolve. In May 1984, the Anna Burda magazine had a tatting article with a series of braids that they made... janemactats evolution https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2019/07/alice-in-wonderland.html Janemactats: Alice in Wonderland Carollyn said this reminded her of Alice in Wonderland. I rather like that, so here it is at last, my Alice-in-wonderland-cardigan. Fi... janemactats alice wonderland https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/09/ Janemactats: September 2015 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats september https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2016/01/day-9.html Janemactats: Day 9 Oh yay, it's looking less froggy! The beads look the same in this photo, but actually they're the same colour and different sizes. My daug... janemactats day https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/04/ Janemactats: April 2012 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats april https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/12/colour.html Janemactats: Colour I just love turning a pile of neutral/natural wool skeins into an array of pretty colours. janemactats colour https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2024/02/back-to-sewing-machine.html Janemactats: Back To The Sewing Machine Jack tore a shirt last week. I'm quite pleased with my mending: But it's nevertheless a sign that it's time to make more shirts! The origi... back to janemactats sewing machine https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2016/12/square-dance.html Janemactats: Square Dance I originally worked out that I would need 140 crochet squares for a small blanket, 10 by 14. But I'm going to use a 2 cm wide joining r... janemactats square dance https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-curve.html Janemactats: The Curve I've been wanting to tat something from 'Tatting with Visual Patterns' by Mary Konior. I thought I'd start with the Spinning Wheel place mat... janemactats curve https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/08/spring-colours.html Janemactats: Spring Colours I've finished spinning the wool I dyed last week. Spring colours. Winter is trying to hang on, we've had frost every morning since Friday... janemactats spring colours https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/09/second-sleeve.html Janemactats: Second Sleeve I've finished knitting the second sleeve. There's still a lot to do - sew in ends, block pieces, sew parts together. Normally I'd have the... janemactats second sleeve https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2016/06/better.html Janemactats: Better Thanks very much to everyone who gave me advice yesterday on motif 28. I had another go. The first step was to make sure that the first ro... janemactats better https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/06/no-time-to-tat.html Janemactats: No Time to Tat I've been busy preparing for visitors, cleaning and baking and carrying on. My bread dough is rising, which gives me 15 minutes to go on ... no time janemactats https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2022/02/day-10.html Janemactats: Day 10 I had hoped to have the dress finished and delivered by now, but after a lightning strike, our power has been off for two days; sewing is ... janemactats day https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/02/pay-attention.html Janemactats: Pay Attention! I was so excited about getting day 8 of the TIAS done that I twisted a picot and joined the last split ring in entirely the wrong place! ... janemactats pay attention https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/10/work-shirts.html Janemactats: Work Shirts Jack needs a new batch of work shirts for Summer. When I made the last lot , three years ago, I had the brilliant idea of making the pocke... janemactats work shirts https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/05/talking-tatting.html Janemactats: Talking Tatting I wrote here about the tatting section of a craft competition of a South African women's organisation. Yesterday an information day was ... janemactats talking tatting https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/10/uneven-twist.html Janemactats: Uneven Twist I read an article from Interweave Press the other day about cables. One of the possibilities suggested was twisting cables at uneven inter... janemactats uneven twist https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/05/sleeve-blunder.html Janemactats: Sleeve Blunder I counted the stitches on my needle and was puzzled to find I had far fewer stitches than I should have done. I was sure I had increased ... janemactats sleeve blunder https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/08/who-designed-this-bookmark.html Janemactats: Who Designed This Bookmark? Does anyone know whose design this is? I downloaded it several years ago, before I had a blog, when I was less scrupulous about noting so... janemactats designed bookmark https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2024/12/finishes.html Janemactats: Finishes I finished tatting butterflies and some dragonflies and then made a concerted effort to finish the cardigan I was asked to knit. It's very ... janemactats finishes https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2023/08/better.html Janemactats: Better The market on Saturday went much better for me than last month's market, so that's good. I took along my spinning wheel and some of the mul... janemactats better https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/07/ladybird.html Janemactats: Ladybird Or ladybug as it is, more sensibly, called in some parts of the world. I used fabric for the hood as I don't have any black toweling. I've... janemactats ladybird https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/10/all-in-red.html Janemactats: All in Red I've been wanting to put these two roses together for a while. The smaller one with leaves was designed by Usha on In Tatters, while t... all in janemactats red https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/08/were-back.html Janemactats: We're Back The computer is back with a new keyboard, Jack is back with new arteries around his heart - well, not really new because they were taken fro... janemactats back https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/10/mrs-odums-daisy.html Janemactats: Mrs. Odum's Daisy Mrs. Odum's daisy has been on my to-do list for a long time. I don't remember where I first saw the motif, but I have to say I really li... janemactats mrs odum daisy https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/12/happy-new-year.html Janemactats: Happy New Year Thanks very much to all the people who read my blog in 2014, followed it, commented on it, gave me encouragement and support! happy new janemactats year https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2019/06/in-green.html Janemactats: In Green I'm working round 15 all in green. I like the 'silhouette' of the round, the way the chains all have the same stitch count, but the ones ... janemactats green https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/06/choker.html Janemactats: Choker I've finished the choker and made a pair of twirly earrings to go with it. It was a pleasure this morning not to have an inbox full of s... janemactats choker https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/07/designing-yarn.html Janemactats: Designing a Yarn I like to spin for a specific project so I can choose the characteristics of the yarn I want. Here I'm spinning wool for socks, so I'm sp... janemactats designing yarn https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/08/ Janemactats: August 2018 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats august https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/10/springbok-socks.html Janemactats: Springbok Socks A Springbok is a small South African antelope. Here's a picture in Farmers' Weekly magazine of 2nd October 2015 that I used to help me wit... janemactats springbok socks https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/06/ Janemactats: June 2018 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats june https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/02/day-12.html Janemactats: Day 12 I really must get on with sewing the lining for my shopping bag today, but I was happy to take some time off to tat an embellishment for ... janemactats day https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/12/inching-along.html Janemactats: Inching Along You couldn't say centimetreing along, could you? Things are quiet here at the moment - no puppet orders, no preparation for craft in the r... janemactats along https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/12/merry-christmas.html Janemactats: Merry Christmas Merry Christmas to all those you observe Christmas, around the world. I didn't make any new decorations this year, tatted or beaded, but t... janemactats merry christmas https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2022/12/ Janemactats: December 2022 An account of the craftwork I get up to, tatting, spinning, knitting, sewing, whatever janemactats december https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/10/renuleks-doily.html Janemactats: Renulek's Doily I've finished Renulek's doily. For those fond of statistics, the diameter is 64 cm or 25 inches. That's rather larger than the 45 cm the p... janemactats renulek doily https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/05/circle.html Janemactats: Circle Well, my demonstration of beaded crochet yesterday was not really a success. The lady who had asked me to do it wasn't there and I lost the ... janemactats circle https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2020/07/muskaan-bookmark.html Janemactats: Muskaan Bookmark Muskaan's 'side-by-side' interlaced rings have been on my to-do list for some time. Muskaan has made a number of tutorials to show how ... janemactats muskaan bookmark https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/03/round-6.html Janemactats: Round 6 The end of the week, time for another round of the Spring doily. This is round 6. So far, so good! janemactats round https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2016/07/experimenting.html Janemactats: Experimenting Having finished the socks for next year's competition, I took a look at the crochet section. The brief is to make a 'Mandala cushion'. The... janemactats experimenting https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2022/04/longer-isnt-better.html Janemactats: Longer Isn't Better When it comes to patterns that is. This pattern is Cloudburst by Arienne Grey. It's six pages long and very garbled. There's no way I was ... janemactats longer better https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/03/duckling-update.html Janemactats: Duckling Update The wild ducklings are looking a lot more like ducks now. The one with a sore leg succumbed a couple of nights ago, so now there are fi... janemactats duckling update https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2020/07/masks-again.html Janemactats: Masks Again I've undertaken to make 50 masks. It seemed a rational undertaking at the time; in the cold light of day, not so much! I made ten yesterday,... janemactats masks https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-new-puppet.html Janemactats: A New Puppet I've been thinking for a while that it's time I created some new bath puppets. So let me introduce Fido. My daughter says he looks friendl... a new janemactats puppet https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/11/piccadilly-steams-off.html Janemactats: Piccadilly Steams Off The Piccadilly Express is off to Perth to take Annika to the zoo. janemactats piccadilly steams https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/05/leaf-braid.html Janemactats: Leaf Braid The pattern for this little braid appeared in the Anna Burda magazine in May 1984. The original method was to use one shuttle and leave a... janemactats leaf braid https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-pattern.html Janemactats: The Pattern The other day I was watching 'Call the Midwife', a TV series set in the late 1950s, and thought, I want a cardigan like that, but lacy. S... janemactats pattern https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/05/another-start.html Janemactats: Another Start I've made a start on the crochet top, using size 1 mm hook. I found the pattern on Pinterest here . The instructions are a little skimp... janemactats another start https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2018/03/ready-to-assemble.html Janemactats: Ready to Assemble Well, the front took me longer to complete than the back, but it's now done. I'm happy with the neckline and my decision to 'straighten ou... ready to janemactats assemble https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2013/06/socked.html Janemactats: Socked I've finished knitting a pair of socks for myself. They're a copy of a pair I made about 10 years ago from an Interweave Knits pattern. I... janemactats https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-pop-of-colour.html Janemactats: A Pop Of Colour Work on my blanket has been intermittent lately as I've been busy, but it is progressing slowly. A friend suggested that I put round of co... janemactats pop colour https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-best-laid-plans.html Janemactats: The Best Laid Plans..... I took Annika's cardigan to town yesterday and bought some things to put with it - a Dr Seuss book called Mr Brown can Moo, some flower s... the best janemactats laid plans https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/06/for-evening.html Janemactats: For Evenings I've been very busy for the last couple of days, with things unrelated to craft, and haven't had a chance to start my embroidery project. ... janemactats evenings https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2012/05/another-rainbow.html Janemactats: Another Rainbow At the meeting where I gave Ans her hat , one of the other ladies asked if I'd do her some rainbow wool to make a tea cosy. My husbands ... janemactats another rainbow https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2015/01/day-1.html Janemactats: Day 1 Jane Eborall has started her Tat It and See for 2015. It's an excellent way to start off the year. Jane gives the pattern in small bits ov... janemactats day https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2019/10/simpler-is-better.html Janemactats: Simpler is Better I tried out a beaded crochet pattern that looked good on paper, but was too complicated, so the piece I worked looked muddled. I didn't thin... janemactats simpler better https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2019/10/stole.html Janemactats: Stole We had a few very hot days and then Summer retreated again. I thought I had better finish my stole while the weather was suitable for k... janemactats stole https://janemactats.blogspot.com/2017/03/round-7.html Janemactats: Round 7 I've done Round 7 of the Renulek doily. I'm sure it would be easy enough to climb from one round to the next, but I'm working traditional... janemactats round