Acorn Motif Pattern

 Happy Fall Everyone!   The mighty Acorn is a traditional fall motif that we all need to have in our pattern library.  This pattern is a simple interpretation of the acorn.

Keep this pattern in mind, we may be using this in a future pattern.  Of course this all depends on how much share time I have this month lol.

Acorn Motif 

Vicki Clarke 2023 victats@gmail.com

Material

Size 20 thread in green and brown (or brown and brown)

Shuttle or tatting needles

 

Acorn Motif Vicki Clarke 2023

Terms

R ring

C chain

SCMR  self closing mock ring

P picot

+ join

CTM continuous thread method

 

Acorn Base

 

Shuttle tatters wind 2 yards of base color on shuttle CTM

Needle tatters normal tail

R1          6 p 6

R2          6 p 6

C1          6 p 6

R3          4 + (p on R2) 4

C 2         6 p 6

R4          4 + (same as previous) 3 p 3

C3          4 p 4

R5          4 + (last p on R4) 4

C 4         7 p 7

R6          4 p 4

C5          4 p 4

R7          3 +(p on R6) 3 +(p on R1) 4

C6          6 p 6

R8          4 +(p on R1) 4

C7          6 p 6, join to beginning and hide ends

 

Acorn Cap

 

Wind  1.5 yards of cap color on tatting shuttle.  Needle tatting normal tail

R             3 +(p on C2) 3

C             14

R             6 +(join to space above R3) 6

C             12

R             3 +(p on C1) 3

C             5

SCMR    5 p 5

C             5

R             3 +(p on C7) 3

C             12

R             6 +(join to space above R8) 6

C             14

R             3 +(p on C6) 3 cut and hide ends

4th of July Tat-a-long day 3

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!

Day 3

Materials

Size 20 thread in blue

Shuttle tatters wind 2 yards of blue thread on shuttle CTM

Needle tatters normal tail. 

Start by joining to one of the points on the star motif from yesterday. 

C             12

R             3 + (next point on star)  3

C             8

R             3 + (same point on star) 3

C             16

R             4 p 4 + (next point on star) 4 p 4

C             12

R             4 + (last p on previous R) 4

C             12

R             4 p 4

C             12

R             4 +(p on previous R) 4 + (same point on star) 4 p 4

C             16

R             4 + (next point on star) 4

C             8

R             4 + (same point on star) 4

C             12 lj (next point on star) slt rw 6

R             3 + (lbp on motif from Day 1) 3

C             6

R             3 + (lbp on motif from Day 1) 3

C             6 join to beginning, hide ends.

Thank you for joining me in the Very Canadian Tat-a-long and the 4^th of July Tat-a-long 2023!!!!

 

 

4th of July tat-a-long Day 2

Hello and Welcome to day 2 of the 4th of July Tat-a-long.

Today we are working with white thread and you will NOT be using Day 1 today.

 

4th of July Tat-a-long Day 2

Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

mp- mock picot

rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work

SLT- shoe lace trick

lbp- long beaded picot.  Add number of beads indicated in brackets to picot and hold using a paperclip

CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle 

Wind 1 yard of white thread on shuttle CTM, needle tatters normal tail

This part does not join to yesterday’s motif

R             4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 mp

Round 1

C             4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (1^st vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 join to beginning.  Cut and hide ends

See you tomorrow for the exciting conclusion to the 4th of July Tat-a-long!

4th of July Tat-a-long 2023

 Welcome to the 2023 4th of July tat-a-long!  This year you will need size 20 thread in red, white and blue (if you are going with the theme) and size 10 seed beads (I used red).  If you don't have beads then just do a 1/2 inch of long picot where it says lbp.

  4^th of July Stitch-a-long 2023

Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com

 DAY 1

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

mp- mock picot

rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work

SLT- shoe lace trick

lbp- long beaded picot.  Add number of beads indicated in brackets to picot and hold using a paperclip

 

Materials

size 20 thread in white, red and blue

10 size 10 beads (if you don’t have beads just leave a long picot)

 

Wind 1.5 yards of thread on shuttle, normal tail for needle tatters

R1          4 vsp 4 lbp (5) 4 vsp 4

R 2         4 +(last vsp on R1) 4 lbp (5) 4 vsp 4

R 3         4 +(last vsp on R2) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4

R 4         4 +(last vsp on R3) 4 vsp 4 +(1st vsp on R1) 4

Hide ends.

See you tomorrow!

Day 1 4th of July Tat-a-long 2023
Vicki Clarke

Happy Canada Day!

 Happy Canada Day!  

Happy Canada Day!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2023

Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com

Terms

Rlj- reverse lock join.  Switch the threads while making a lock join by passing the ball thread through the lock join before taking up  the slack on the join

C chain

R ring

vsp  very small picot

lj lock join.  Remember that above every lock join a very small picot is made and this is a place that we will use to join to later.

SCMR    self closing mock ring

ss switch shuttles

Materials

2 shuttles or 1 needle

Red and white thread

Watch out for the color changes!

Day 2

Round 3

Chain color is white

C             4 lj (vsp) 4 lj (next vsp) 4  rlj (next vsp)  ss

Chain color is now red

C             4 lj (next vsp) 4 lj (next vsp) 4  rlj (lj)  ss

Chain color is now white

C             4 lj (next vsp) 4 lj (next vsp) 4  rlj (next vsp)  ss

Chain colo r is now red

C             4 lj (next vsp) 4 lj (next vsp) 4  rlj (lj) ss  

Round 4

Chain color is white

*C          8

SCMR    3 p 3

C             8 lj (lj) *                                             

Tat from * to * 3 times but on the last lock join make it a reverse lock join to switch to red thread ss

Tat from * to * 3 more times but on the last lock join make it a reverse lock join to switch to white thread ss

Tat from * to * 3 times but on the last lock join make it a reverse lock join to switch to red thread ss 

Tat from * to * 3 times but on the last lock join attach to the beginning of the round instead.  Cut and hide ends.

For those Canadians who are reflecting on Canada’s history today I invite them to look at this pattern from a few years ago https://victats.blogspot.com/2021/06/every-child-matters-day-1.html?m=1.  Tatting and reflection go together very well.

Have a Great Day!

See you tomorrow for Day 1 of the 4th of July Tat-a-long!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2023 Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of the Very Canadian Tat-a-long! I hope you enjoy this few minutes of tatting.

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2023

Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com

Terms

Rlj- reverse lock join.  Switch the threads while making a lock join by passing the ball thread through the lock join before taking up  the slack on the join.  You will need this on Day 2

C chain

R ring

Vsp  very small picot

Lj lock join.  Remember that above every lock join a very small picot is made and this is a place that we will use to join to later.

SCMR    self closing mock ring

Ss switch shuttles

Materials

2 shuttles or 1 needle

Red and white thread (about 4 yards of each if using size 20 thread)

Day 1

2 shuttles, 1 with red thread, 1 with white thread

Start with red thread

R             10 vsp 10

Add white thread for a white chain

Round 1

C             14 lj (vsp on R) 14 lj (to beginning of round)

Round 2

C             3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 lj (vsp of last round) 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3 lj (beginning of round)

DO NOT CUT ENDS!!!

See you tomorrow

Coming Soon- A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2023

For the last few years I've shared a mini tat-a-long leading up to Canada Day and the 4th of July. This year the Very Canadian Tat-a-long will only be 2 days, starting on Friday and ending on Saturday. You will need red and white thread and 2 shuttles if you are a shuttle tatter. Needle tatters only need one needle. For this year you will use something called a reverse lock join. Fortunately the amazing Jane Eborall has instructions for this join here The 4th of July tat-a-ling will start in July 2nd and will last 3 days. You will need thread on red, white and blue.