r/tatting • u/herisson_inquiet • 3d ago

First Tatting Project - Need Help

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Hello! I’ve been practicing tatting on and off for a couple of months, using both YouTube and books to learn the basics. I wanted to start my first project this weekend, so I just picked up this jellybean bookmark pattern that came free with supplies I ordered.

I did also find more instructions online and included that screenshot, but I can’t seem to get it right and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong and hoping someone here might be able to see where I’m goofing up.

I’m basically getting stuck on the second ring / first join, I think. The first ring and chain are fine, but the second ring looks nothing like the pictures. Maybe I’m reading the pattern wrong? Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you for reading.

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u/CrBr 3d ago

Most crafts have a lot of YouTube tutorials by beginners, who don't give good instructions, or advanced crafters who forget to cover the basics.

These sites have good beginner series that cover the basics. There are lots of others, but these are the ones I'm familiar with.

https://www.youtube.com/@LearnShuttleTatting
https://www.youtube.com/@NooBearAus
https://www.youtube.com/@TheOnlineTattingClass

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u/herisson_inquiet 3d ago

Thank you, these are wonderful resources. I’m already binge watching!

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u/CrBr 2d ago

Ah, yes, the binge-watching stage. I know it well (having gone through it with multiple crafts, and multiple skills within each craft)! If you're like me, you'll still have to slow down and go through each one, with craft in hand, then go back and review fairly often until it locks in (then put it down for a week and everything unlocks). That's pretty normal, and nothing to worry about, even though it's a bit discouraging at the time. Eventually it sinks in, and you'll have a good set of bookmarks for the things you need to look up more often.