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