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!!!!

 

 

4th of July tat-a-long Day 2

Hello and Welcome to day 2 of the 4th of July Tat-a-long.

Today we are working with white thread and you will NOT be using Day 1 today.

 

4th of July Tat-a-long Day 2

Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

mp- mock picot

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

SLT- shoe lace trick

lbp- long beaded picot.  Add number of beads indicated in brackets to picot and hold using a paperclip

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

Wind 1 yard of white thread on shuttle CTM, needle tatters normal tail

This part does not join to yesterday’s motif

R             4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 vsp 4 mp

Round 1

C             4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (1^st vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 lj (next vsp on R) 4

SCMR    4 p 4

C             4 join to beginning.  Cut and hide ends

See you tomorrow for the exciting conclusion to the 4th of July Tat-a-long!

4th of July Tat-a-long 2023

 Welcome to the 2023 4th of July tat-a-long!  This year you will need size 20 thread in red, white and blue (if you are going with the theme) and size 10 seed beads (I used red).  If you don't have beads then just do a 1/2 inch of long picot where it says lbp.

  4^th of July Stitch-a-long 2023

Vicki Clarke victats@gmail.com

 DAY 1

Terms

R- ring

C- chain

SCMR- self closing mock ring

lj- lock join

mp- mock picot

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

SLT- shoe lace trick

lbp- long beaded picot.  Add number of beads indicated in brackets to picot and hold using a paperclip

 

Materials

size 20 thread in white, red and blue

10 size 10 beads (if you don’t have beads just leave a long picot)

 

Wind 1.5 yards of thread on shuttle, normal tail for needle tatters

R1          4 vsp 4 lbp (5) 4 vsp 4

R 2         4 +(last vsp on R1) 4 lbp (5) 4 vsp 4

R 3         4 +(last vsp on R2) 4 vsp 4 vsp 4

R 4         4 +(last vsp on R3) 4 vsp 4 +(1st vsp on R1) 4

Hide ends.

See you tomorrow!

Day 1 4th of July Tat-a-long 2023
Vicki Clarke