A Very Canadian Tat-a-Long Day 2

Day 2 is a little bit longer with a couple twists and turns.  If you would like to keep things short and simple then when done tatting Day 2 add a tassel to the final ring.  However, if you would like to make something a little bit bigger then make 3.

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Terms

C- chain

R- ring

vsp- very small picot

lj- lock join.  Make a lock join by using a crochet hook to pull shuttle thread through the joining space.  This creates a loop and you pass the shuttle through the loop then tighten to remove excess thread.  In these patterns a lock join is often joined to the space between chains.  Where to do the lj is indicated in brackets.  For example lj (C2 & 3) means a lj in the space between the 2^nd and 3^rd chain.

rw- reverse work; turn the tatting towards you to change the direction the chain is facing

SCMR- self closing mock ring.  See http://www.janeeborall.freeservers.com/SCMR.pdf for instructions.

slt- shoe lace trick

Day 2

R         5 vsp 5 vsp 5

LSC    4

SR       6/6 ***before closing this ring slip the center motif through the ring so the chains are caught in the ring.***

C         vsp 10 lj (closest vsp of motif 1) 3

SCMR                        1 p 1

C         3 lj (next vsp) tw slt 10 +(vsp next ring)  4

R         1 p 1

C         4 +(next vsp same ring)  10 +( vsp top ring) 4

R         1 p 1

C         3

R         3 p 3

C         3

R         1 p 1

C         4 +(next vsp top ring) 10 +(vsp next ring) 4

R         1 p 1

C         4 +(next vsp) 10 +(vsp next ring) tw slt 3

SCMR                        1 p 1

C         3 lj(next vsp)  10 lj(vsp 1^st C)

LSC    10

R         6 p 6  ***I did this as a single shuttle split ring and hid the ends as I made it. ***

***If you are making the larger project then on the 2^nd and 3^rd motif the final ring with be:

R         6 +(1^st motif) 6