TIAS Day 1

So, I saw this post about a Tat It And See. I decided to sign up for it, thinking the challenge would be fun. As the first day drew near, I began to wonder. Would I be able to do it? Would I have the requisite skills? Would my tatting be up to par? Would I have the courage to put it out there for all to see?

After looking at the first bit of the pattern, I had new questions. How the heck do you make a split ring? What is a mock picot? Do I really have the time and brainpower necessary to do this? Will all the big kids laugh at me? Do I have enough chocolate?

So, off I went to Janette Baker and her Learn To Tat book. I did a few split rings:

And then it was off to google climbing out with a mock picot.

Armed with a little bit of knowledge and relatively no experience, feeling very confident and having a few pieces of chocolate, I wound my shuttles with DMC Cebelia size 20 white and dove on in.

Here is the result:

 

I do not know when the next piece of the pattern will come to us, but I will update my blog and the TIAS site as often as I can.

 

For those of you interested in joining, here is the link for the pattern.

 

Stay tuned!