Tulips and Maple Small Doily Part 1

 So here we are at the design concept that became too long for a simple tat-a-long.  I would like to let you know that in the process of writing out this pattern I continued my bad behavior.  So there are additional rounds to come.  

The things you need for this part of the pattern includes 2 maple leaves and 2 tulips.  This first bit will be a variation using a portion from the previous design where we tat around the maple leaf found here:

https://victats.blogspot.com/2025/07/following-up.html?m=1

The difference is that you will join to the tulips as you tat around each maple leaf.

Tulips and Maple small doily Part 1

Materials

2 tulips (see link below)

2 maple leaves (see link below)

Desired color of thread.  I used size 20 white

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

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 + (side p on tulip 1) 5 p 5 lj (p on stem)

C 5 p 5 + (side p on tulip 2) 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

Do the same with the other maple leaf, joining in the opposite of the tulip.

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

Links:

Tulips

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

Maple leaves 

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