Following up

 So I have to confess that this year the Very Canadian tat-a-long spiraled out of control.  I blame it on the fact that I had strep throat and I decided my original idea was too simple.  So that’s why I ended up asking you for 2 tulips and maple leaves instead of 1 of each.  I thought that the bookmark was too simple and boring.  My judgement was kinda off.  Either way I have 2 more projects based on the tulip and maple leaf combo that I’m sharing here.

Tulips and Maple leaf-  Need a Ride?

Vicki Clarke 2025

You will need one tulip and one maple leaf.  The patterns can be found here:

https://victats.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-very-canadian-tat-long-day-1.html?m=0

https://victats.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-very-canadian-tat-long-day-2.html?m=0

https://victats.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-very-canadian-tat-long-day-2.html?m=1

Terms

R ring 

C chain

P picot

lj lock join

+ join

Wind 2 yards of thread on a shuttle CTM.  I used white size twenty

First we will start by tatting around the maple leaf.

Start by making a lock join to the top of the maple leaf.

C 5 p 5 

R 4 + (next p) 4 

C 5 p 5 p 5

R 4 + (same p) 4 

C 5 p 5

R 4 + (next p) 4 

C 5 p 5 p 5

R 4 + (above next lock join between chains) 4

C 5 p 5 lj (next p) 5 p 5 p 5 p 5 lj (p on stem)

C 5 p 5 p 5 p 5 lj (next p) 5 p 5

R 4 + ( above next lock join between chains)

C 5 p 5 p 5

R 4 +(next picot) 4

C 5 p 5

R 4 +(next p) 4

C 5 p 5 p 5

R 4 +(same p) 4

C 5 p 5 join to beginning and hide ends

I’ll post the next part of the pattern in a few days 

Cheers!