Friday, June 12, 2015

free tatting pattern--bouncy circles bookmark


1. R 12-12, cl
2. R 12-12, cl, rw
3. Ch 12-12, rw
4. R 12 join to picot from previous ring 12
5. R 12-12
Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 until you have 16 rings. 
6. Ch 15-15, rw
7. R 12 join to picot from previous ring 12, cl
8. R 12 join to next picot (it will already have been joined to existing ring, still, join into that picot) 12, cl, rw
9. Ch 12-12, rw
10. R 12 join to picot space that you joined into for step eight 12, cl
Repeat steps 8, 9, and 10 all the way across. End with step 8 (except the final picot being joined into won't have an existing ring joined to it).
Finish with:
11. Ch 15-15, rw
Tie your final chain to the bottom of your first two rings.

Friday, June 5, 2015

free tatting pattern--ivy ladder bookmark

Here's a cute bookmark pattern to tat. It's simple and mindless and a great way to showcase pretty thread!

13 yards on ring shuttle
6 yards on chain shuttle
1. R 8-8, cl
2. R 10-10, cl
3. R 8-8, cl, rw
4. Ch 10-10, rw
5. R 8 join to picot from previous ring 8, cl
6. R 10-10, cl
7. R 8-8, cl, rw
Repeat steps 4, 5, 6, and 7 until you have ten three-ring clusters and nine chains
8. Ch 18-18, rw
Now you'll be working on the opposite side of the bookmark, joining your large rings to the large rings across from them.
9. R 8-8, cl
10. R 10 join to picot from adjacent large ring 10, cl
11. R 8-8, cl, rw
12. Ch 10-10, rw
13. R 8 join to picot from previous ring 8, cl
Repeat steps ten through thirteen until you're all the way across. End with steps ten and eleven.
14. Ch 18-18
Join final chain to the bottom of your very first ring cluster.

Block and tie ends!

free tatting pattern--little buds doily

Hello! Today I'm going to be sharing my first two full free patterns from my new instagram account themodtatter. There I post daily components of the full free tatting patterns I'll be rounding up here!

Here's the first: Little Buds Doily

Round 1:
1. R 8-5-5-8, cl, rw
2. Ch 6-6, rw
3. R 8 join to last picot from previous ring 5-5-8, cl, rw
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have 14 rings. On that 14th ring, instead of your last picot, join to the first ring. End with step 2 and join that last chain to the bottom of the first ring.

Round 2:
1. R 8-5 join to picot from any chain from round one 5-8, cl, rw
2. Ch 8-8, rw
Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you have 14 rings. Join your final chain to the top of the first ring

Round 3:
10 yards on ring shuttle
4 yards on chain shuttle
1. R 8-8, cl
2. R 10 join to picot from chain from round two 10, cl
3. R 8-8, cl, rw
4. Ch 10-10, rw
Repeat steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 until you have 14 large rings, 28 small rings, and 14 chains. Join last chain to top of first ring cluster.

Round 4:
12 yards on ring shuttle
5 yards on chain shuttle
1. R 10-10, cl
2. R 10-10, cl
3. R 10-10, cl
4. R 10-10, cl, rw
5. Ch 14 join to picot from chain from round three 14, rw
Repeat steps 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively until you have 56 rings and 14 chains. Join final chain to the bottom of the first cluster of rings.

Round 5:
12 yards on ring shuttle
8 yards on chain shuttle
1. R 10-10, cl
2. R 12-12, cl
3. R 10-10, cl, rw
4. Ch 10 join to picot from step three of round four 14-14 join to picot from step two of round four 10, rw
Repeat steps 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively until you've gone all the way around. Join your final chain to the bottom of the first cluster of rings.

Block and tie ends!