A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 2

 Hello and welcome to day 2!

Today we are completing the start from yesterday!  Don't worry I will not subject you to anymore lock stitches....just lock joins and split rings!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2026 Day 2

Vicki Clarke 2026

Materials

6 yards of thread in red and white  (Wind on 2 shuttles)

clasp and 2 jump rings

Terms

R ring

C chain

ls  lock stitch

P picot

prev- previous

Vsp very small picot

+ join

white shuttle- shuttle with white thread on it

red shuttle- shuttle with red thread on it

Start using the white shuttle 

C    12 lj (1st white ring) 18

SR 3/5

lock join to p on 2nd white ring

SR 3/5

C 18

SR 3/5

lock join to p on 3rd white ring

 C 8 lj (p on 4th white ring) 8 lj (p on 5th white ring)

SR 3/5

C 18

lock join to p on 6th white ring

SR 3/5

C 18 lj (p on 7th white ring) 12 

do an alligator join by bringing one thread in front and one thread behind the at the base of the small rings at the end.  

switch shuttles so now the red shuttle is the working shuttle

C    12 lj (1st red ring) 18

SR 3/5

lock join to p on 2nd red ring

SR 3/5

C 18

SR 3/5

lock join to p on 3rd red ring

 C 8 lj (p on 4th red ring) 8 lj (p on 5th red ring)

SR 3/5

C 18

SR 3/5

lock join to p on 6th red ring

SR 3/5

C 18 lj (p on 7th red ring) 12 join to the beginning and hide ends

Add a jump ring and clasp to one end and a jump ring to the other.  Use multiple jump rings if this is not long enough for you.  Alternatively you can add length by adding a few more middle repeats.

This will also be useful as a bookmark.

Sprout is doing fine and is home sleeping off the surgery.  

See you tomorrow for variations

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2026

 Hello and welcome to a Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2026!  

Every year leading up to Canada Day I publish a pattern.  Usually I do a pattern spread over 3 days and ending on Canada Day.  This year will be slightly different- the first 2 days will be the pattern and the last will be a variation of that pattern.  For any needle tatters who find the lock stitch painful I want to assure that lock stitches are only on day 1. Also, I must warn you that I am likely to be posting later in the day as I am working and one of my dogs is getting a conjunctival graft tomorrow.  So its likely to be a long day.

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2026 Day 1

Vicki Clarke 2026

Materials

6 yards of red thread and and 6 yards of white.  (Wind on 2 shuttles)

clasp and 2 jump rings

Terms

R ring

C chain

ls  lock stitch

P picot

prev- previous

Vsp very small picot

+ join

white shuttle- shuttle with white thread on it

red shuttle- shuttle with red thread on it

Start using the white shuttle 

R 4 P 4

Change to the red shuttle 

R 4 + (1st P) 4

Ls 6 

With the red shuttle

R 7 vsp 7

With the white shuttle

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 12

White shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Red shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 12

Red shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

White shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 4

White shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Red shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 4

Red shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

White shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 12

White shuttle

R 7 vsp 7

Red shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 12

Red shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

White shuttle 

R 7 vsp 7

Ls 6 

White shuttle

R 4 P 4

Red shuttle 

R 4 +(prev P) 4

Do not cut.  This will carry on tomorrow!

See you tomorrow!  

Happy Pride Month

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Happy Pride Month

💙💜Wishing everyone a wonderful Pride Month filled with celebration, connection, friendship, family, love and pride.

To help you celebrate I’m sharing links to some Pride Month related patterns here on my blog.

Progressive Pride Flag

https://victats.blogspot.com/2022/07/progressive-pride-flag.html?m=1

Rainbow Heart For Pride

https://victats.blogspot.com/2021/06/rainbow-heart-for-pride.html?m=1

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