Maple and Tulips continued…

Hello and happy long weekend!

For this part of the Tulips and maple doily you will need 6 tulips and green thread.l

Materials 

6 tatted tulips (3 for each side)

Green thread size 20 (the same size you have been using)

Terms 

c- chain

Lj- lock join

R ring

+ join

rw Reverse work

slt- shoe lace trick

You need 3 tulips for each side. 

Please look at the picture to see where to startthe lock joins.

Start by joining to a tulip at the base (where you started and stopped the tulip)

C 10  + (p on doily)  rw slt

C 6 p 6 p 6 lj (3rd p from previous)

C 6 p 6 lj (2nd p from previous) 

C 6 p 6 lj (next p) rw slt 

C 12 lj (base of 2nd tulip) 12 lj (3rd p from previous on doily) rw slt

C 6 p 6 lj (next p)

C 6 p 6 lj  (2nd p from previous) 

C 6 p 6 p 6 lj (3rd p from previous) rw slt

C 10 end by joining to the base of the 3rd tulip 

Hide ends

Do the same on the opposite side of the doily.

As you can see, I’ve committed to a larger doily.  I hope you’re not sick of tulips.  I’m definitely not. lol

There will be at least 3 more instalments coming.  Cheers!