A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2022 Day 3

Happy Canada Day!!!!!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 3

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

lj- lock join

+ join

vsp- very small picot

lp- long picot

 

Materials

1 shuttle or needle

Black or dark brown thread

 

Start by joining to the space formed above the lock join to the p on the first ring

C             8

R             2 lp 2

C             10

R             2 +(lp) 2

C             10

R             2 lp 2

C             10

R             2 +(pass the last lp made around the 1^st lp then join to the lp) 2

C             8

End at the same place you started.  Hide ends.

I hope you think its a beaver. 

 

 

  

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 2

 Welcome to Day 2!

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

lj- lock join

+ join

vsp- very small picot

SCMR-self closing mock ring

 

Materials

1 shuttle

Brown thread

Small piece of white thread (this can be sewing thread) or a bead

 

Carrying on from yesterday…

C             26 lj (vsp on 3^rd C) 8 p 6

R             3 vsp 3

C             8 lj (last vsp made) 8 lj (to 2^nd vsp on 3^rd C)   hide ends

Take a small piece of white thread and pull a loop up at the picot formed above the lock join the vsp on the Ring you made today.  Pass the tails of the white thread through the loop then pull up the slack.  Then trim the white thread so there is about 3 mm left.  If you are nervous about it coming undone add a dab of glue.

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2022

It's that time of year again! Today marks the first day of the Very Canadian Tat-a-long. This last for three days and will take around 30 minutes to tat each day. 

 Unfortunately there is no diagram this year, I haven't downloaded a program onto my new computer. I was using an older program which is no longer available. 

 Again this year the AVCT will be followed by a 4th of July Tat-a-long that will start on July 2nd and finishe on July 4th. I hope you will check back afterwards because there are a few more patterns that I'm planning on sharing. 

 A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2022 

Terms 

R- ring 

C- chain 

lj- lock join 

+ join 

vsp- very small picot 

SCMR-self closing mock ring

Materials 

1 shuttle Brown thread 

Small piece of white thread (this can be sewing thread) 

Wind 2 yards of brown thread on shuttle, needle tatters normal tail

R     6 p 6 

C     6 

R     6 p 6 

C     6 

R     6 p 6 

C     6 vsp 6 vsp 6 lj (p on last R made) 2 p 1 p 2 lj (same p) 8 lj (p on 2nd R) 10 p 4 

SCMR     4 +(last p made) 1 p 1 p 4 

C     6 lj (p on 1st R) Do NOT cut or hide ends, this will carry on tomorrow!

Ukraine Sunflower

A pattern in honour Ukrainia.

Fair warning- i haven't tested this pattern.  My hands are too shaky today to tat.   Its been a long day.

Materials

Shuttle or needle

Yellow and blue thread

Terms

R. Ring

C chain

lj. Lock join

+ join

lp large picot

vsp very small picot

MR mock ring

Center

Wind blue thread on shuttle continuous with ball

R 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 

C. 4 lp 4

*R 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 

C. 4 +( lp) 4*

Repeat from * to * until you have 6 rings and 6 chains

Cut and hide ends

Petals

Shuttle and ball, yellow thread

Start by joining to a very small picot

C. 6

*MR. 3 p 3

C. 6 lj (next vsp) 6*

Repeat from * to * around center

Last chain will only be:

C 6 join to beginning.

Block the pattern to help set in place.

There maybe more to this pattern coming soon.

My Valentine to you 💗

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is one of my favorite holidays.  Full of chocolate and valentines.  I hope you have a great day.

Here is my Valentine to you!

Sunrise Heart by Vicki Clarke 2022

C chain

R ring

MR mock ring

lj lock ring

vsp very small picot

+ join

Slt shoe lace trick

Tw turn work

R. 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4

C. 6 lj (1st vsp) 6

MR. 1 p 1

C. 6 lj (2nd vsp) 6

R. 3 + (3rd vsp) 3

C. 5 p 5 lj (base of ring)

C. 6 lj (4th vsp) 6

MR. 1 p 1

C. 6 lj (5th vsp) 6 + to beginning

Heart top

You will now tat across the top of the heart

*C. 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 vsp 5 lj ( p on MR)  tw slt

C 5

MR. 2 p 2

C. 5 lj (vsp on chain) 5

MR. 2 p 2

C. 5 lj (vsp on chain) 5

MR. 2 p 2

C. 5 lj (vsp on chain) 6*

Repeat from * to * on the opposite side

I hope you enjoy all the fun of the day!

Stumpy Corn Cob

A few years ago I was tatting a lot of the Stumpy bookmark by Kersti Anear. This is a classic pattern and strangely enough it was the first time I tatted it. I used Kerry Solomon's Hand dyed and thread the combo of the thread with pattern reminded me of a corn cob. I started to fiddle around to see if I could add a husk to the pattern to make it look more like a corn cob. I think I was sucessful. It sat for awhile and finally in August I asked Kersti If it was ok to share the addition to the pattern. Kersti immediately said yes. Its taken me a couple of months fiddling around but I finally have a usable pattern. There is no advanced techniques in this project other than a slt and do not reverse work. (other versions were more complicated)

A big Thank You to Kersti Anear for allowing me to share the addition.
 

To make this pattern you need to tat the Stumpy Bookmark by Kersti Anear but change Ring B to : 5 p 7 p 7 p 5 The pattern can be found here: http://www.kersti.com/2021/01/28/stumpy-tatted-bookmark-pattern/ 

 

Terms: R- ring, C- chain, tw-turn work, slt- shoe lace trick, + - join, p- picot, lj- lock join 

Corn Husk Addition 

Shuttle- 2.5 yards on shuttle, needles: normal tail 

R1 1 p 1 

C 14 

R2 4 + (p between rings on middle trefoil) 4 

C 12 

R3 4 + (p between next ring and end trefoil) 4 C 12 

R4 4 + (p between large and small ring on end trefoil) 4 

C 12 

R5 4 + (p on large ring) 4 

C 12 

R6 4 + (p between large and small ring on end trefoil) 4 

C 12

R7 4 + (p between next ring and end trefoil) 4 C 12 

R8 4 + (p between rings on middle trefoil) 4 

C 14 slt tw 

R9 1 p 1 Do not reverse work 

C slt 15 

R10 4 + (above previous ring) 4 

C 10 

R11  4 + (above next ring) 4 

C 12 

R12  4 + (above next ring) 4 

C  16 

R13  4 + (above next ring) 4 

C  12 

R14  4 p 4 

C  6 p 6 lj (p on previous ring) 12 

R15  4 + (same as R13) 4 

C  16 

R16  4 + (above next ring) 4 

C  12 

R17  4 + (above next ring) 4 

C  10 

R18  4 +(above next ring) 4 

C  15 Join to beginning

Orange Shirt Day 2021/ National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Hi everyone, it's Orange Shirt Day in Canada.  I've added a link so you can learn about why Orange shirts, Residential Schools and what they represent.   In the summer I posted a pattern to highlight the Orange Shirt and the living history it represents.  This is the link to the pattern Every Child Matters .  I invite you to spend a few moments educating yourself about the Residential Schools and the consequences for the survivors and descendants.

The recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission are here

A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for residential school survivors and others affected. People can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling the 24-hour national crisis line: 1-866-925-4419.