Before Jane left for Palmetto Tat Days I spent a few days with her and one evening we tatted together this clever pattern, it was actually the lilac key in the middle. After returning home I tatted some more, they only take less than an hour. That same evening Jane designed one with a crown on top, but you will have to wait for that beauty. The pattern is actually on the Tat Day's CD but of course being Jane's sister I was fortunate enough to try it before then.
There are four churches in our benefice so you can imagine the amount of keys that some of us have to travel around with. This is the largest of the keys and because of its size there is another system to get into the church and this one is not used that often.
There is always a danger in loosing keys and this frequently happens to the Vicar and myself! The cartoon shows possible places we have left them and I can relate to more than one. The main problem is that there is usually at least two keys that are needed for each church so the bunches of keys we all have are extremely large. Of course you might think too large to loose, but that is not true, especially as they don't fit in a pocket so you usually put them down somewhere!
Sometimes it feels that my life is ruled by keys, now I can tat them it is a little more soothing!
There are four churches in our benefice so you can imagine the amount of keys that some of us have to travel around with. This is the largest of the keys and because of its size there is another system to get into the church and this one is not used that often.
There is always a danger in loosing keys and this frequently happens to the Vicar and myself! The cartoon shows possible places we have left them and I can relate to more than one. The main problem is that there is usually at least two keys that are needed for each church so the bunches of keys we all have are extremely large. Of course you might think too large to loose, but that is not true, especially as they don't fit in a pocket so you usually put them down somewhere!
Sometimes it feels that my life is ruled by keys, now I can tat them it is a little more soothing!
That's one cute pattern!
ReplyDeleteIt is Diane and so easy although it does have split rings in it!
DeletePretty! I love old keys, but they never look to me as if they belong to a lock that will really ensure the safety of the place that is to be secured! They don't have that electronic edge!
ReplyDeleteThis church key belongs to a really heavy huge wooden door and certainly does make it secure, but know what you mean about others.
DeleteMake a great 21st present. Pity you can't use them to open the church door!
ReplyDeleteSadly I don't know of anyone that age or even near it! And yes it is a pity they don't open a church door!
DeleteThese are beautiful keys! Both the tatted and the real one!! Funny cartoon, I like the dog's basket best. It looks as if the dog is not going to give it back easily.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tally Tatty. The cartoon is actually based on our Vicar, apart from his keys he also mislays his diary!
DeleteI love your cartoon graphic! Love it!
ReplyDeleteGrace this fellow does amazing church cartoons which are so true to life - especially church life!
DeleteYou need an antique Albert chain like my grandmother's! I used to wear it round my neck as jewellery - it's terribly heavy - until I was told that it was actually a Housekeeper's heavy chain for keeping all the household keys together.And it was attached to a belt around the waist. I suppose it needed to be heavy to support all the many keys needed in those days. Shame the key pattern isn't yet available, I have a young cousin whose 21st birthday we will be celebrating next month!
ReplyDeleteI've heard of such chains Maureen, not sure if I could cope with wearing keys though, but yes would know where they were! The CD should be available soon with all the patterns on.
DeleteVery nice tatted keys!! :) You could probably benefit from one of the beautiful woven bags from Lace Lovin'Librarian(Diane) for those keys. :)
ReplyDeleteNow that is a good idea one of Diane's bags for the keys.
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