4th of July tat-a-long!

 Welcome to the 4th of July tat-a-long 2024

For the next few days leading up to and ending on the 4th of July I will post a small section of tatting.  

 A 4^th of July Tat-a-long 2024 Day 1

Vicki Clarke         victats@gmail.com

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

lp- long picot

mp- mock picot

rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work

SLT- shoe lace trick

CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle

+ join (where to join is indicated in brackets)

tw- turn work, to tat back in the direction you just came from you will turn the tatting like a page in a book

 

Materials

Shuttle or needle

White thread needed

 

Shuttle tatters wind 1.5 yards of thread on shuttle.  Needle tatters normal tail

 

R             3 lp 3

C             6

MR         1 p 1

C             6            

*R          3 +(lp) 3

C             6

MR         1 p 1

C             6*          

Repeat from * to * until you have large rings and 5 small rings.  Cut and hide ends. 

Make one motif

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2024 Day 3

 Happy Canada Day!!!!

I just want to let you know that I've been giggling to myself over this pattern.  I can't find a picture but there are often Canada Day Hats where the top is a maple leaf, its kinda felt like and its kinda like the "cat in the hat" hat.  That's kinda what this gnome is wearing.  I couldn't get my hands on a letter C bead this weekend but I'm planning on making a few gnomes with a C going between the 2 large SCMRs in the hat.  In the bottom picture the SCMRs in the beard are 2 p 2 and  I added braids to the picots.   Like I said I am having a lot of fun with this pattern.

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 

Vicki Clarke 2024

victats@gmail.com

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

lp- long picot

mp- mock picot

rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work

SLT- shoe lace trick

CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle

+ join (where to join is indicated in brackets)

tw- turn work, to tat back in the direction you just came from you will turn the tatting like a page in a book

 

Materials

Shuttle or needle

Red, grey and a skin toned thread are needed

 

Wind 1.5 yards of red thread on shuttle CTM.  Needle tatters normal tail

Please note you will be joining to the opposite side of the day 1 motif

R1          2 p 2

C             8

R2          2 +(corner p on Day 1 motif) 2

C             8

R3          2 + (base of next ring on Day 1 motif) 2

C             8

R4          2 +(next p on Day 1 motif) 2       

C             8

R5          2 p 2

C             tw slt 10

R6          2 + (base of R4) 2

C             8

R7          4 +( base of R3) 4

C             8

R8          2 + (base of R2) 2

C             10 join to base of R1.  Cut and hide ends

You are done with the red thread

Wind 1/2 yard of grey thread on a shuttle CTM with ball.  Needle tatters will change thread on their needle

You will also need to have the skin-coloured thread on a shuttle or needle handy

 

Lock Join to the base of R6

C             6 vsp 6

Set down the grey thread and pick up the shuttle with the skin-coloured thread

R            6 +(base of R7) 6 vsp 6  before you close the ring pass the shuttle with grey thread through the ring.  This will join the ring to the chain. 

You are now done with the skin-colored thread.  I hide my ends in the next chain

C             4 vsp 4 vsp 4 lj (p on skin colored ring) 6 vsp 6 lj (to base of R8)

C             tw slt  8 lj (last vsp made) 6

SCMR    4

C             6 lj (next vsp) 8

SCMR    4

C             8 lj (next vsp) 6

SCMR    4

C             6 lj (next vsp) 8 join back to beginning.  Cut and hide ends

Gnome with beard braids.

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 2

Hello and Welcome to Day 2!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 3

          Vicki Clarke 2024                

victats@gmail.com

 Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

lp- long picot

mp- mock picot

rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work

SLT- shoe lace trick

CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle

 

Materials

Shuttle or needle

Red Thread

 

Wind 1.5 yards on shuttle CTM.  Needle tatters normal tail

 

R             2 +(corner p on Day 1 motif) 2

C             8

R             2 +(base of next ring on Day 1 motif) 2

C             8

R             2 +(next p on Day 1 motif) 2

C             6 vsp 8

R             2 vsp 2

C             6   DNRW

SCMR    6 + (vsp on previous chain) 6  DNRW

C             8

R             3 p 3

C             8 DNRW

SCMR    6 vsp 6 DNRW

C             6

R             2 vsp 2

C             8 +(vsp on previous SCMR)  6 

Join to 1^st chain made, hide ends.

I started with the small ring on the bottom left

See you tomorrow!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long 2024

 Hi everyone!

Every year I do a quick tat-a-long for the days leading up to Canada Day.   I have been doing this since 2018 and every year it it seems to work out.  The project is not meant to tat you all day to tat and is just a fun quick project.  There will still be plenty of time to go watch fireworks and parades.  The Canada Day Tat-a-long will be followed by a 4th of July Tat-a-long.  This will occur over the days leading up to the 4th.  I hope you enjoy these projects!

A Very Canadian Tat-a-long Day 1

Vicki Clarke 2024

victats@gmail.com

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join, where to join is indicated in brackets

lp- long picot

mp- mock picot

dnrw- do not reverse work

rw- reverse work.  I will only note this in situations where you don’t normally reverse work

SLT- shoe lace trick

CTM- continuous thread method, do not cut thread between ball and shuttle

+ join, where to join is indicated in brackets

Materials

Shuttle or needle

White thread

Wind 2 yards on shuttle CTM, needle tatters will use a normal tail.

R             6 lp 6

C             10 p 10

*R          6 + (lp) 6

C             10 p 10* 

Repeat from * to * 2 times to make 4 rings and 4 chains.  Join the last chain to the beginning, tie and cut.

Make 1 motif.

For tomorrow you will need red thread.

See you tomorrow!!!

 

Quaker Pumpkin Edging

 Do you remember the Quaker Pumpkin pattern from last year?  I also made an edging for this pattern.  There is a slight change in the pumpkin at the top to make the edging.  I make the pumpkins first and then the vine and stem.

As always we are working together on these free patterns so any mistakes that you find please let me know.  While I have test tatted the pattern it doesn't mean its perfect.  Cheers!

Quaker Pumpkin Edging by Vicki Clarke 2023

Terms

R- Ring

C- Chain

Vsp- very small picot

Lj- lock join

+ join

Prev-previous

p-picot

mp- mock picot

tw- turn work

SCMR- self closing mock ring

Materials

Green thread   

Orange thread   

Shuttle or tatting needle

Crochet hook

Pumpkin

Shuttle tatters: Wind 3 yards on shuttle (I used size 20 thread for sample, if using larger thread add more thread to shuttle)

Needle tatters: normal tail  

Round 1

R             8 vsp 8 vsp 8 vsp 8 m p

C             8 p 8 lj(1^st vsp on R) 8 p 8 lj(   2^nd vsp on R) 8 p 8 lj (3^rd vsp on R) 8 p 8 lj (mp)

Round 2

C             *6 p 6 lj (p on C) 4 p 4 lj (same p on C) 6 p 6 lj (above lj to R)* repeat from * to * around the motif.  Cut and tie at the beginning

****please note that I make a split chain on the last 6 p 6 to get to round 3.  You can decide wh  at you would like to do****

Round 3

C                   4

SCMR    3 vsp 3 vsp 3 vsp 3

C             4 lj (next p ) 12 lj (next p)  12

R             6 + ( next p ) 6   

C             10

R             6 + (next p) 6

C             8

R             3 + (next p) 3

C             8

R             3 + (same p) 3

C             12 lj (next p) 4 lj (next p) 12

R             3 + (next p) 3

C             8

R             3 + (same p) 3

C             8

R             6 + ( next p ) 6

C             10  

R             6 + (next p) 6

C             12 lj (next p) 12    join to beginning

 

 Pumpkin Vine

Change to green thread

Needle tatters- normal tail

Shuttle tatters- wind 5 yards onto shuttle CTM

R             4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4

C             6 lj (vsp on R) 6

SCMR    3 p 3

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 6

SCMR    3 p 3

C             6 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    3 p 3

C             6 lj (next vsp on R) 6 lj (base of R)  6 lj (above lj to MR on pumpkin) 16

R             3 lj (SCMR on top of pumpkin) 3

C             7

SCMR    1 vsp 1 ****if you are making the double edge version you will join to the other side here.

C             6

R             6 +(2^nd p on SCMR on top of same pumpkin) 6

C             6

SCMR    1 vsp 1  ****if you are making the double edge version you will join to the other side here.

C             7

R             3 lj (last p on SCMR on top of same pumpkin) 3

*C          16 lj (above lj to MR on same pumpkin) 16

R            4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 

C             slt tw 6 lj (1^st p on leaf ring) 6

SCMR    3 + (base of Ring on Pumpkin) 3

C             4 lj (next p on leaf ring) 6

SCMR    3 p 3

C             6 lj (p on leaf R) 4

SCMR    3 + (base of Ring on next Pumpkin) 3  (this is now the pumpkin I will refer to as same pumpkin)

C             6 lj (next p on leaf R) 6 lj (base of leaf R) slt TW

C             16 lj (above lj to MR of  same pumpkin ) 16

R             3 + (1^st p SCMR on top of same pumpkin) 3

C             7

SCMR    1 vsp 1 ****if you are making the double edge version you will join to the other side here.

C             6

R             6 +(2^nd p on SCMR on top of same pumpkin) 6

C             6

SCMR    1 vsp 1 ****if you are making the double edge version you will join to the other side here.

C             7

R             3 lj (last p on SCMR on top of same pumpkin) 3*

Repeat from * to * one time then

C             16 lj (above lj to MR on same pumpkin) 6

R            4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4

C             slt tw 6 lj (1^st p on leaf ring) 6

SCMR    3 + (base of Ring on same Pumpkin) 3

C             4 lj (next p) 6

SCMR    3 p 3

C             6 lj (p on R) 4

SCMR    3 p 3

C             6 lj (next p on R) 6 join to base of Ring, cut and tie, hide ends.

Quaker Pumpkin Edging Vicki Clarke 2023

Quaker Pumpkin Edging Vicki Clarke 2023

Acorn Motif Pattern

 Happy Fall Everyone!   The mighty Acorn is a traditional fall motif that we all need to have in our pattern library.  This pattern is a simple interpretation of the acorn.

Keep this pattern in mind, we may be using this in a future pattern.  Of course this all depends on how much share time I have this month lol.

Acorn Motif 

Vicki Clarke 2023 victats@gmail.com

Material

Size 20 thread in green and brown (or brown and brown)

Shuttle or tatting needles

 

Acorn Motif Vicki Clarke 2023

Terms

R ring

C chain

SCMR  self closing mock ring

P picot

+ join

CTM continuous thread method

 

Acorn Base

 

Shuttle tatters wind 2 yards of base color on shuttle CTM

Needle tatters normal tail

R1          6 p 6

R2          6 p 6

C1          6 p 6

R3          4 + (p on R2) 4

C 2         6 p 6

R4          4 + (same as previous) 3 p 3

C3          4 p 4

R5          4 + (last p on R4) 4

C 4         7 p 7

R6          4 p 4

C5          4 p 4

R7          3 +(p on R6) 3 +(p on R1) 4

C6          6 p 6

R8          4 +(p on R1) 4

C7          6 p 6, join to beginning and hide ends

 

Acorn Cap

 

Wind  1.5 yards of cap color on tatting shuttle.  Needle tatting normal tail

R             3 +(p on C2) 3

C             14

R             6 +(join to space above R3) 6

C             12

R             3 +(p on C1) 3

C             5

SCMR    5 p 5

C             5

R             3 +(p on C7) 3

C             12

R             6 +(join to space above R8) 6

C             14

R             3 +(p on C6) 3 cut and hide ends

4th of July Tat-a-long day 3

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!

Day 3

Materials

Size 20 thread in blue

Shuttle tatters wind 2 yards of blue thread on shuttle CTM

Needle tatters normal tail. 

Start by joining to one of the points on the star motif from yesterday. 

C             12

R             3 + (next point on star)  3

C             8

R             3 + (same point on star) 3

C             16

R             4 p 4 + (next point on star) 4 p 4

C             12

R             4 + (last p on previous R) 4

C             12

R             4 p 4

C             12

R             4 +(p on previous R) 4 + (same point on star) 4 p 4

C             16

R             4 + (next point on star) 4

C             8

R             4 + (same point on star) 4

C             12 lj (next point on star) slt rw 6

R             3 + (lbp on motif from Day 1) 3

C             6

R             3 + (lbp on motif from Day 1) 3

C             6 join to beginning, hide ends.

Thank you for joining me in the Very Canadian Tat-a-long and the 4^th of July Tat-a-long 2023!!!!