Piney Woods Tatting

 

April Pattern

These cute booties were accented with a fantastic new thread!  Finca size 16 perle cotton in the following colors: #1729 (a nice carnation pink), blanco/white, & #4379 (light mint green) I recommend using a small tatting needle with this thread.

Begin by working off the ball of color #4379. R3-6-3 Cl RW  CH3 sm- med- lg- med- sm- 3 Cl RW R3+6-3 Cl RW.  Continue working the R & CH pattern for a total of 22 Rs & 21 CHs.  At last R, tie & cut.  Hide thread ends.  * NOTE * if you have a larger size bootie, simply make more R/CHs.  The bootie I used is a newborn crib bootie.  Using the same Finca 16 color, carefully whip the edging onto the bootie.

Working off the blanco/white Finca 16 ball, R3-4-4-4-4-Cl CH 17 Cl, run needle through top of ds on far side of adjacent -.  Continue around motif.  CH 19 Cl, run needle through top of doublestitch in between previously tatted CHs. Continue around motif.  CH 5 9-s 5 Cl, run needle through previous tatting. Complete motif, tie & cat.

Working off the #1729 Finca 16 ball, run needle through and - of center R.  CH 3 7-s 3 Cl.  Run needle through next - and continue around motif.  Tie & cut. Hide ends.

Now you are ready to secure the floral motif to center toe of bootie.  I removed a bow from these and had two small holes to very secrurely attach the motif.  Please take the utmost care to secure all tatting if booties are to be worn by an infant!

March Pattern

Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock Earrings-  you will need a pair of earwires, green thread, and 2 green Delica seed beads.  The technique used is a dimpled ring.  Refer to the MSN group Needle Tatting Two's advanced technique page if you are not familliar with this method.  These were done for my Mom!

Working off ball, string one bead onto thread.  Make sure the bead is slid onto the needle side thread before beginning ds.  Ch 7 Cl.  Use your fingers to situate the seed bead.  Dimple R 12-5 clip and Cl.  5+ (to the - you previously made) 12 Cl.  Drop clip & run needle through space.  Repeat the dimpled ring 2 more times, or if you want a 4-leaf clover, 3 more times.  When last dimpled ring is formed, pull threads to the back, tie & cut.  I use the picot in the middle dimple ring to run my earwire through.

 

 February Pattern

Celtic Valentine Heart Earrings- you will need a pair of earwires and thread.  Linked chain rings are used.  Please refer to Needle Tatting Two's advanced technique page if you need help with this method.

Working off ball, do 3 linked chain rings of 25 ds each.  After 3rd ring is formed Ch 27 Cl.  Run needle through top of double stitch close to the bottom of closest linked ChR.  Ch 7 Cl.  Run needle through top of middle ChR ds. R7-7Cl.  Ch 7 Cl. Run needle through top of ds near bottom side or 3rd ChR.  Ch 27 Cl. Run needle through top center of ChR group.  Tie & cut.  Run your earwire through the top. 

 

 

 

 

For the January Pattern, please refer to the Misc. Pattern Page.