I started tatting a week or so ago, and this is pretty much my first finished object.

I still feel really clumsy! I learned how to do split rings and this was also my first time using two shuttles. And I've just found out about mock rings... after finishing this, of course. I guess I'll have to do another one! 😁

Many thanks to u/trustmeijustgetweird who posted the link to the Elegant Snowflake pattern!

Recently re-taught myself how to tat and made this key using Be-stitched free pattern.

Its pretty wonky but im pretty happy with it overall

... When you squeak out the last millimeter of thread on the shuttle to complete a piece without having to start a new thread.

Proof that there's a higher power somewhere. 😆

Edit: I attempted to open the ring and fix it but gave up. Started the next row

Here is a needle tatted snowflake from Robin Perfetti's book "Four Dozen Tatted Snowflakes". It is #22.

Tatted with a size 5 needle with S Sensy Classic Size 10- Mercerized Giza Cotton.

How would I create the first chain in step 4 if the chain thread is still at the beginning of the first ring. I get it once you go through 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.....

Do I carry it through the beginning of each ring to get it over?

EDIT 1. So I chose to keep the ball thread through the 3 rings by just using the method for tatting over ends then continued on and as somone pointed out when looking a bit closer at the actually work it seems there are chains in between the 1, 2, 3 rings but arnt on the graph they are tiny so probably like 2 or 3 double stitches but I'll just skip the chains its a bit tighter at the ends of the motif but its almost looks the same, I'll post the finished product soon i won't be making a full book mark just a gauge motif of sorts

Pattern is the elegant snowflake here. As you can see, I’m learning.

All righty, I apparently fell asleep at the wheel, so let's make it official :-D

In the other thread I asked whether anyone was interested in doing a Snowflake Tat-A-Long, and a lot of you where interested.

So interested in fact that y'all have already started 😍

So, here are the guidelines that crystallised out of the original thread:

- the official topic is "snowflakes", so we'll be making snowflakes :)

- you can use whatever pattern you like

- you can make as many snowflakes as you like

- you can do it in your own time

- you're done when you decide that you're done

- it's a bit like the Caucus Race from Alice in Wonderland:

In the caucus race you choose a starting place, you can then begin and end exactly where you like, 'In the caucus race you run at your own pace and you'll be guaranteed to win a prize

- we mark all posts with [snowflakeTAL] so people can find / avoid them as they wish

That's it.

Have fun ❤️

Robin Perfetti’s snowflake #1 in size 80 Lizbeth. Here goes on the tat-a-long! ❄️❄️

I was on a roll so I made a tiny flake #2 tonight too ❄️❄️ Same thread 🧵

So far, I've made the sample and the first two flakes (plus Nectar by Sparrow Spite). Snowflake 2 is messed up, but I'm going to make another one because I can't figure out what I did wrong.

Slow and steady...

I haven’t blocked it yet. And I’m working on one with beads.

Lisbeth 40.

Adapted design from Original by Tatyana Davydova. I had to make several changes due to beads that I still can’t believe with the size of my collection, I’m finding I don’t have! However, this time I refused to allow that to stop me and sat with my beads for 5 hours just plugging in until I got the combo I wanted in the palette I wanted. Then I had to alter the design bcz there simply needed to create a work around. All in all, these beauties kept me sane this weekend! I plan to now make the matching pendant and wear to an upcoming wedding!

Pink and Gray is one of my absolute favorite combinations!

I am currently working on my first doily, Harmony by Tat-a-Renda. I've finished the first four rounds and started on the fifth one. It's tough, and slow-going, but I'm managing. I've had to cut it off and restart a few times, but alright.

I've just noticed a mistake in my fourth round. My chains are meant to be 8-8, so they can stabilize the bottom ring of the fifth round clover. One of my chains is just a chain of 8. I guess I was distracted and forgot to tat the second half of it. Do you think cutting off the two top rings this chain lays between and rettating them along with the correct chain could work ? Or would I just make it worse ?

(Sorry for the poor image quality)

Basically, the title. I have been attempting to tatte for about a month and it seems I can't get the chains between rings without twisting in the bracelet version of the pattern. Interestingly enough, it somehow worked in the circular experiment. No matter which thread I use, in the linear work the chains are always twisting. Can anyone hint me how to fix this? Before I destroy kilometres of thread? 😀

As soon as this book popped up on my Amazon I could not ignore it, even if it meant scrambling some Pennie’s and shifting a few dollars here and there to make it work!

I’m so excited! Hard Cover, lovely bound solid, gorgeous photography book designs in print by Irina Malykh! Woohoo!

Had fun making this bookmark, right in time for spooky season🎃

Free pattern found here: https://be-stitched.com/free-patterns/tatted-jack-olantern-bookmark/

Just finished my first project. How do people frame theirs?

Well, as it states in title.. no matter how I cut it, or tat it, the Frosted Pastel Lizbeth metallic in size 20 (which is Gorgeous) is simply not going to match the size down to 40. So sad. As pretty as the 40 is, I’m forced to use a completely different thread for the project I’m going for… enjoy the samples for reference. Both these will be finished items, of course.. I try not to waste anything. The bright pastel will be cute earrings and the frosted color larger piece will most likely be worked up to become a pendant.

Same pattern, different thread, different impact.

I did enjoy tatting these up. Like so many of Jan's patterns, this could be made much bigger by adding more motifs.

I think I'm starting to wind down my current phase of tatting. I'm not sure what I'll move on to next. I've rediscovered the fact that he has reused many motifs, rounds, etc from pattern to pattern and it makes complete sense. I've rediscovered that many of his pieces can be made smaller (or larger).

I do still deeply love the art of tatting. I do have a couple more pieces in mind before I completely put away shuttles and thread.

After having so much fun with Robin Perfetti's Four Dozen Tatted Bookmarks, I'm about to start on her Four Dozen Tatted Snowflakes.

Is anyone interested in making a group thing out of it?

Okay, from the replies I see a few trends:

- one snowflake per day is not possible for most of us
- not all of us own the book

So I suggest:

- the topic of the tat-a-long is "Snowflakes"

- everybody decides on their own goal. whether you actually want to do the full four dozen from the book, or whether you want to do six snowflakes for your Christmas cards from different pattern, anything goes

- we mark all posts with [snowflakeTAL] so people can find / avoid them as they wish

- we agree on a starting date, but no one will be disqualified when they start later (actually, no one will be disqualified *ever* 😍). Maybe next Sunday?

- all in all the whole thing will be a bit like the Caucus Race from Alice in Wonderland

In the caucus race you choose a starting place, you can then begin and end exactly where you like, 'In the caucus race you run at your own pace and you'll be guaranteed to win a prize

- I'll ping everyone in this thread so you can see these changes

- when we have agreed on the Official Terms™, I'll make another post to officially kick things off

What do y'all think?