Tatting

Pam was kind enough to comment on my tatting on Janet's Fan Block. I have to admit I have two basic edgings I do all the time - that is the simple one, and this is the slightly more complicated one:

I also admit that what I do is "re-write" all possible patterns into groups of five stitches. That way I don't have to do complicated counting all the time. So the pattern for the one on Janet's blocks is HERE, this one is a little more complicated - it has some groups of sevens in it, and is in Kacoonda silks - I love working with over-dyeds, and this is about as beautiful as you can get. Some over-dyeds have too contrasty colours to tatt up, for me. Others have too long an interval between colour changes. This particular Kacoonda is just beautiful - sort of mushroom and pink.

This one is one I found in a book and "re-numbered" to suit me. It is:

Ring: 5ds p 5ds p 5ds p 5ds close

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Chain: 7ds p 7ds p 5ds

Ring: 5ds [join to 3rd p of prev. ring] 5ds p 5ds close

Chain: 5ds

Ring: 5ds [join to 2nd p of prev. ring] 5ds p 5ds p 5ds close

Ring: 5ds [join to 2nd p of prev. ring] 5ds p 5ds p 5ds close

Ring: 5ds [join to 2nd p of prev. ring] 5ds p 5ds p 5ds close

Chain: 5ds

Ring: 5ds [join to 2nd p of prev. ring] 5ds p 5ds close

Chain: 5ds [join to 2nd p on the first chain] 7ds p 7ds

Ring: 5ds [join to p on prev. ring] 5ds p 5ds p 5ds close

Repeat from ***

Now, I know that is not the most riveting reading for non-tatters, but just occasionally you need to humour me *grin*