Friday, October 26, 2012

I am on a dyeing roll!

Recently, I was challenged/ inspired/ "demanded" (whichever has the best, most light heart-ed meaning in your eyes... apply here lol) by my friend, Frivole to "mess up" my "Chilled" colorway. 
So, here it is.  
It looks great, I must add!  

I was also inspired by her most recent post to tat Birgit Phelp's SweetHeart, and even took her suggestion to leave off the topmost rings.
I used this "Chilled Mess" (a Messy Jess!-y) in size 40 with Lizbeth's new solid "Periwinkle"
I did do something a bit different though. Only one of these rings is an actual ring.  All the others are SCMRs.  I did it this way because I could only find one shuttle and had previously decided that I would do the rings in Periwinkle and the chains the "Chilled Mess".  But, I changed my mind at the last minute.
So, I used unflipped stitches on all the chains, and SCMRs for the center rings. 
The only actual ring is thrown ring on the bottom.

:o)


Here is the "Chilled Mess" around the Periwinkle ball.  This is one way I decide if a colorway will look good with a solid. :o)


OH!! If you think this would look nice as a hankie edging (or for any larger project I suppose), and need more thread than usual.  I have exactly 2 skeins of size 60 that are  150 yards each.
I did not however do any size 80 this go round.   

6 comments:

  1. Love the colourway! The Sweetheart is one of my favourite patterns. I've never tatted it in such a tricky fashion as you did, but I have done the rings at the top that you left out so that the threads come from the middle top of the heart for a dangle.

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  2. I think that it looks lovely! Such an excellent mess! ;)

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  3. Lovely colour way and putting the two together, makes a really nice colours
    Margaret

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  4. This colourway is cool! Looks fantastic for any motif I think, or even an edging!

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  5. very pretty colors, and that is an interesting way to do the pattern.
    Cute!

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