A Very Canadian Tat-a-Long Day 3

Happy Canada Day

I was tempted this morning to do the whole post in red. I stiffled the urge since I didn't think you would be able to read the pattern.  We are so used to black.

Don't forget that tomorrow the 4th of July Tat-a-long will start.  I will likely be posting later in the day since I'm back to work tomorrow.  You will need red, white and blue thread. 

Cheers

Materials

white thread

2 shuttles or one needle

crochet hook

Terms

C- chain

R- ring

SR- split 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

LSC- lock stitch chain,

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

slt- shoe lace trick

Day 3

Wind 2 shuttles CTM with white thread 

*R       5 +(7^th picot on maple leaf) 5

R         5 +(1^st picot on next maple leaf) 5

C         10

SR       5/6

SR       5/6

SR       5/6

C         4

R         10+(2^nd picot on Maple leaf) 10

C         10

SCMR                        3 p 3

C         10

R         10+(2^nd picot on Maple leaf) 10

C         14

R         10+(3^rd picot on Maple leaf) 10

C         10

SCMR                        5 p 5

C         10

R         10+(5^th picot on Maple leaf) 10

C         14

R         10+(6^th  picot on Maple leaf) 10

C         10

SCMR                        3 p 3

C         10

R         10+(6^th  picot on Maple leaf) 10

C         4

SR       5/6

SR       5/6

SR       5/6

C         10*

Repeat from * to * around maple leaves.