<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191</id><updated>2012-02-22T18:32:37.605-08:00</updated><category term='tatting tutorial'/><category term='tatting'/><category term='needlework'/><category term='books'/><category term='Christmas'/><category term='free'/><category term='stars'/><category term='holiday'/><category term='free tatting'/><category term='cats'/><category term='instructions'/><category term='tatting tips'/><category term='thread'/><category term='angels'/><category term='Tattypatty'/><category term='himalayans'/><category term='tatting pattern'/><category term='mediallions'/><category term='tatt'/><category term='rings'/><category term='ta'/><category term='crochet'/><category term='butterflies'/><category term='medallion'/><category term='tatting patterns'/><title type='text'>Tatting With Tattypatty</title><subtitle type='html'>Welcome!  I began tatting over 30 years ago and enjoyed it so much I began collecting patterns.  Some patterns were easy and some too difficult to follow.  So after awhile I began to write my own patterns.  My patterns are easy to follow and good for both the beginner and the veteran tatter.  You will find no fancy stitches here - just the basics.

For information on learning to tat please see the free instructions on my website 
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She's slowed down some but still looks like a much younger cat.  I love her to bits :-)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-2711619165838344027?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/2711619165838344027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/02/angels-17th-birthday.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2711619165838344027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2711619165838344027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/02/angels-17th-birthday.html' title='Angel&apos;s 17th Birthday'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mCvvWFTA4Mc/T0PYgOmrifI/AAAAAAAAAYo/HrxGXfVJ6Qk/s72-c/Angel.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-2665152850653568492</id><published>2012-02-21T09:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-21T09:45:23.087-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tree of Life</title><content type='html'>&lt;h4&gt;For a change, this is not one of my original patterns.  I love it and have tatted it many times to be used for gifts to my friends or to hang on my Christmas Tree.  I've been calling it Tree of Life...don't know where I got that title since I went to tat it again I noticed there was no title on this pattern.  It comes from a 1980 publication called "Tatting for Today" by DMC.  This book is full of snowflakes, collars, cuffs, necklaces and gorgeous pin cushions.  If that interests you, keep a check of Amazon and Ebay and grab it when you see it.  If you're curious about the "trunk" of the tree - it is 60 stitches done with only the first half of the doublestich.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofk1sTBUNqo/T0PXavTZ-GI/AAAAAAAAAYc/fwNz3TBeZkk/s1600/img034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofk1sTBUNqo/T0PXavTZ-GI/AAAAAAAAAYc/fwNz3TBeZkk/s400/img034.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;I&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/I&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-2665152850653568492?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/2665152850653568492/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/02/tree-of-life.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2665152850653568492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2665152850653568492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/02/tree-of-life.html' title='Tree of Life'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ofk1sTBUNqo/T0PXavTZ-GI/AAAAAAAAAYc/fwNz3TBeZkk/s72-c/img034.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-4566443190195862160</id><published>2012-02-09T10:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-13T11:07:19.431-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Josephine's Heart</title><content type='html'>&lt;h4&gt;I call this Josephine's Heart because it uses Josephine knots on the outside border.&amp;nbsp; The outside border is also done with double shuttle.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tatty Patty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pr53Qcs25MM/TzQQCx6NTzI/AAAAAAAAAYE/PzWnHdtD6D8/s1600/josephinesheart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pr53Qcs25MM/TzQQCx6NTzI/AAAAAAAAAYE/PzWnHdtD6D8/s320/josephinesheart.jpg" width="315" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_naNKGadUiw/TzlZpckUV0I/AAAAAAAAAYM/QOKKXpVtcDY/s1600/img021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="314" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_naNKGadUiw/TzlZpckUV0I/AAAAAAAAAYM/QOKKXpVtcDY/s320/img021.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;This is a close up of the Josephine Knot.&amp;nbsp; This one consists of 9 first halfs of the double stitch.&amp;nbsp; Simply form a ring of ALL first halfs of the double stitch.&amp;nbsp; You need to hold the stitches tightly between thumb and index finger so that they will not twist.&amp;nbsp; Practice the Josephine's Knot if you're not familiar with it before you go on to the pattern.&amp;nbsp; In the pattern, I will say JK and you will know to tat a ring of 9 first half stitches of the double stitch.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Pattern:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Center medallion:&lt;br /&gt;Shuttle only:&amp;nbsp; The center medallion consists of 6 rings of 3ds, p, 6 ds, p, 6 ds, p, 3 ds CLR.&amp;nbsp; Join each to the last.&amp;nbsp; You will make three of these and join them as you see in the photo above.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outside Border:&amp;nbsp; (this is done with two shuttles...designate them #1 and #2)&amp;nbsp; I find two different colored shuttles work best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Double Shuttle: You will use Shuttle 1 to make chains then drop that shuttle and pick up Shuttle 2 to make the Josephine Knot, drop that shuttle and pick up Shuttle 1 to finish the chain..... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Two shuttles:&amp;nbsp; Join them at the top between the two center medallions.&amp;nbsp; Shuttle #1: *Ch 3 ds, p 2 ds,&amp;nbsp; Shuttle #2: JK,&amp;nbsp; Shuttle #1&amp;nbsp; 2 ds, p, 3 ds, join to top of next ring on medallion*&amp;nbsp; Repeat * to * twice.&amp;nbsp; Ch 3 ds, p, 2 ds, JK, 2 ds, p, 3ds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TURN, R 9ds, j between the two medallions as pictured, 9 ds, CLR TURN.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Ch 3 ds, p, 2 ds, JK, 2 ds, p 3 ds,* j to next p of medallion&amp;nbsp; repeat * to *again and Join to bottom ring of medallion.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bottom large loop:&amp;nbsp; Ch 2 ds, 7 p sep by 2 ds, j in a ring into the same spot on the heart.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Continue the other side of the heart by reversing the instruction above ending in the center at the top of the heart where you started this row.&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Tatting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tatty Patty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-4566443190195862160?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/4566443190195862160/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/02/josephines-heart.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/4566443190195862160'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/4566443190195862160'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/02/josephines-heart.html' title='Josephine&apos;s Heart'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pr53Qcs25MM/TzQQCx6NTzI/AAAAAAAAAYE/PzWnHdtD6D8/s72-c/josephinesheart.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-3181634230440676772</id><published>2012-01-09T18:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T18:19:35.236-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;h4&gt;A fresh new medallion for a brand new year.  I just felt like using my David Reed wooden shuttle so sat down and tatted up this medallion in size 10 thread.  The shuttle is a larger one that I ordered specifically for larger size threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the medallion - or small doily.  It measures approximately 5 inches across and is, of course, super easy - so you new tatters get your shuttle.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4W5LNp_QM0o/TwudBDKYdXI/AAAAAAAAAX0/uzqNnD9w2KQ/s1600/img002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4W5LNp_QM0o/TwudBDKYdXI/AAAAAAAAAX0/uzqNnD9w2KQ/s400/img002.jpg" width="398" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;b&gt;The instructions:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Center Ring.  8 large rings as follows:  R 3 ds, p, 7 ds, p, 7 ds, p, 3 ds CLR.  *Turn Ch 3 ds, Turn.  R. 3 ds, j to last p of last R, 7 ds, p, 7 ds, p, 3 ds, CLR.*  Repeat * to * for 8 rings.  Join the last Ch 3 to the base of the first ring.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Next row:  Join shuttle and ball between any two rings in the center.  Ch 8 ds, p, 8 ds, join between next two rings.  Repeat around.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Last Row:  Join shuttle and ball to any p from the last row.  Ch 2 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 2 ds.  R. 2 ds, 5 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds. CLR.  Ch 2 ds, p,  ds, p 2 ds, join to next p of last row.  Repeat around.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Happy Tatting&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-3181634230440676772?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/3181634230440676772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/01/fresh-new-medallion-for-brand-new-year.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3181634230440676772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3181634230440676772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2012/01/fresh-new-medallion-for-brand-new-year.html' title=''/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4W5LNp_QM0o/TwudBDKYdXI/AAAAAAAAAX0/uzqNnD9w2KQ/s72-c/img002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-3125615732767775656</id><published>2011-12-10T12:10:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T12:13:36.816-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>This is the very best time of the year....Christmas decorations, carols, good friends, dinners out and lots of merriment.  You can tell just how "taken" I am with this holiday by my artwork.  May I share my Ebay page with you folks....please take a look and I hope you enjoy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/ms*patricia/m.html?_nkw=&amp;amp;_armrs=1&amp;amp;_from=&amp;amp;_ipg=&amp;amp;_trksid=p4340"&gt;ms*patricia's Ebay page&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-3125615732767775656?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/3125615732767775656/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-very-best-time-of-year.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3125615732767775656'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3125615732767775656'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-is-very-best-time-of-year.html' title=''/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-2606346345266822199</id><published>2011-12-04T09:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T10:21:57.562-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tat Up a Christmas Angel</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUtdhuyxmo4/TtuqUFKPLnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/H8Zl1f9-USM/s1600/garland.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="40" width="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUtdhuyxmo4/TtuqUFKPLnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/H8Zl1f9-USM/s400/garland.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;&lt;H2&gt;A Tatted Christmas Angel&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H2&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bu1UQ51xv94/Ttuqt20wq4I/AAAAAAAAAXY/8Dt_Y_jMZxQ/s1600/img367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" width="319" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bu1UQ51xv94/Ttuqt20wq4I/AAAAAAAAAXY/8Dt_Y_jMZxQ/s400/img367.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This happens when I sit and watch TV at night and my hands are idle....so, here's another holiday piece.  This one was done in size 30 thread and is approximately 2 1/4" tall and wide.  Great for the narrow top of the Christmas tree or to decorate packages.  I love to put them in with my christmas cards to friends.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here we go:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Head:  Shuttle only:  R 8 ds, 5 p sep by 1 ds (make the center p large) 8 ds, CLR.  Turn (for beginners this means turn completely upside down so the head is now completely in your hand.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;  Body:  R 3ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds 5 p sep by 2 ds, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds CLR.  Tie and cut threads.  At this point I wind the threads into the head and into the body over and over again and tie them securely - this will make the head and body rigid so the head doesn't flop around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wing:  Tie shuttle and ball to the first p on the body ring.  Ch 3 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 3 ds, R 6 ds, p, 6 ds, CLR.  Ch 3 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 3 ds, j to next p on body ring.  Ch 3 ds, j to next p on body ring.  ch 2 ds, p, 2 ds, join to next p for a total of 4 times.  Ch 3 ds, j to next p, wing:  same as the first wing j to last p on body ring.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tie shuttle and ball between ch 3 and ch 2, p, ch 2. on body ring.  Ch 6 ds, p 6 ds, j between next two chains.  Continue for total of 4 chains.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;*LR 3 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 3 ds j to center p of first chain 6 of last row  3 ds, 3 p sep by 2 ds, 3 ds, CLR.  Turn.  Chain 8 ds, p, 8 ds,  Turn,*  continue on for the 4 large rings and chains on the skirt.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note, you can make a hanger for it by crocheting a chain about 60 stitches will do and thread it through the long picot on the angel's head.  You can use a thin ribbon too.  Also a nice little bow made with thin ribbon and glued under the head really makes these angels so pretty.  I've also, at times, glued a jewel on the head for a face.  Enjoy!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;Merry Christmas!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;FONT color=red&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;Tattypatty!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-2606346345266822199?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/2606346345266822199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/12/tat-up-christmas-angel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2606346345266822199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2606346345266822199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/12/tat-up-christmas-angel.html' title='Tat Up a Christmas Angel'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AUtdhuyxmo4/TtuqUFKPLnI/AAAAAAAAAXM/H8Zl1f9-USM/s72-c/garland.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-5653623024608900911</id><published>2011-11-29T10:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-29T10:24:08.125-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A New Snowflake to Add to Your Holiday Decor</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.watercolorsbypatricia.com/images/wreathanim2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="100" width="300" src="http://www.watercolorsbypatricia.com/images/wreathanim2.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TPgulMfVkPc/TtUgrPZ10NI/AAAAAAAAAW0/llPM8kJWfRI/s1600/img363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="313" width="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TPgulMfVkPc/TtUgrPZ10NI/AAAAAAAAAW0/llPM8kJWfRI/s320/img363.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a quick new pattern - my holiday gift to you.  Mine is not blocked, please forgive but I simply did not have the time.  I would expect you to starch and block yours either using regular starch or if you want it really stiff use Elmer's glue and water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I used size 10 thread and my snowflake is approximately 5 inches across.  You can use smaller size thread for a smaller, more delicate looking snowflake.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Center with shuttle only:&lt;br /&gt;R 3 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 3 ds CLR.  Leave 1/16" thread *R 3 ds, j to last p of last R, 10 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 3 ds CLR*  Repeat * to * joining the last R to the first R.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Join shuttle and ball between any two of the center rings.  Ch 3 ds, 9 p sep by 1 ds, 3 ds, j between next two ring.  Continue all around....DO NOT CUT THREADS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Snowflake arms:  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Ch 15 ds, R 5 ds, 5 p sep by 1 ds, 5 ds, CLR, ch 15 ds, j between next two chains* - continue for all six arms.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Happy Holidays! from&lt;br /&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-5653623024608900911?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/5653623024608900911/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-snowflake-to-add-to-your-holiday.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/5653623024608900911'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/5653623024608900911'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-snowflake-to-add-to-your-holiday.html' title='A New Snowflake to Add to Your Holiday Decor'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TPgulMfVkPc/TtUgrPZ10NI/AAAAAAAAAW0/llPM8kJWfRI/s72-c/img363.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-2862949465402531499</id><published>2011-10-12T15:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-12T15:25:51.336-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='medallion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free tatting'/><title type='text'>Small Tatted Doily Or Large Medallion</title><content type='html'>I used the 6 point "snowflake" medallion from below and expanded it into a small doily.  Using size 30 thread my doily measures about 5 inches across but would be much larger if size 20 or size 10 thread were used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are only two extra rows on this piece.  After you finish tatting the 6 point snowflake proceed as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Row 1&lt;br /&gt;*R 8 ds, j to any outside pico of rings on snowflake 8 ds, CLR.  Turn ch 8 ds, p, 8 ds, turn.  R 8 ds, j to 3rd p on R of snowflake, 8 ds CLR.  Turn ch 8 ds, 3 p sep by 1 ds, 8 ds Turn.* repeat from * to * all around.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Row 2&lt;br /&gt;*R 10 ds j to first p of 3 p chain in last row, 10 ds CLR.  Turn 2 ds p, 2 ds Turn, R 10 ds, j to next p 10 ds, CLR.  Turn 2 ds p, 2 ds, Turn R. 10 ds, j to next p, 10 ds. CLR. Turn ch 8 ds, 3 p sep by 1 ds, 8 ds, Turn.  LR 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p 3 ds j to single p in next chain of last row, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p 3, ds p 3 ds CLR turn.*  Repeat * to * all around.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Easy as pie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tattypatty&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EkTZlPV3C2c/TpYTv4mr8KI/AAAAAAAAAWU/GcjAVbqE1nU/s1600/img357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" width="310" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EkTZlPV3C2c/TpYTv4mr8KI/AAAAAAAAAWU/GcjAVbqE1nU/s320/img357.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-2862949465402531499?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/2862949465402531499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/10/small-tatted-doily-or-large-medallion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2862949465402531499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2862949465402531499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/10/small-tatted-doily-or-large-medallion.html' title='Small Tatted Doily Or Large Medallion'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EkTZlPV3C2c/TpYTv4mr8KI/AAAAAAAAAWU/GcjAVbqE1nU/s72-c/img357.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-839800968926317320</id><published>2011-08-03T10:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-08-03T10:33:36.403-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ta'/><title type='text'>VARIATIONS IN TATTING With Tattypatty</title><content type='html'>VARIATIONS:  taking one pattern and expanding it or changing it into another. (sorry if my patterns look kind of sloppy - none of them are starched or blocked because I'm always always in a hurray) ;-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5C3hX6pOUeE/TjmBrxiCqMI/AAAAAAAAAU4/TtKoqBbaTUs/s1600/img324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" width="264" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5C3hX6pOUeE/TjmBrxiCqMI/AAAAAAAAAU4/TtKoqBbaTUs/s320/img324.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Example:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ONE:  Just a small four cornered motiff.  The center is as the center in my last small motiff and is a variation of that motiff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Center 4 Large rings of 3 ds, p, 10 ds, p 10 ds, p 3 ds CLR.  Join the rings together as shown.  &lt;br /&gt;Second Row:  Join to any p on center ring *Ch 5 ds, 3 p sep by 1 ds (make center p large) 5 ds, j to same p on center ring.  ch 8 ds - j between two rings. ch 8 ds j to next p on next ring*&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's all there is too it.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Variation TWO:  Same as above only make 5 large center rings.  Now you have a star!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Variation THREE: Same as above only make 6 large center rings.  this can go on and on.  (tip for the 6 large rings leave just a bit of thread between rings (about 1/16")&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Happy Tatting&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-839800968926317320?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/839800968926317320/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/08/variations-in-tatting-with-tattypatty.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/839800968926317320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/839800968926317320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/08/variations-in-tatting-with-tattypatty.html' title='VARIATIONS IN TATTING With Tattypatty'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5C3hX6pOUeE/TjmBrxiCqMI/AAAAAAAAAU4/TtKoqBbaTUs/s72-c/img324.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-1480987185122091094</id><published>2011-07-29T11:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-29T13:38:49.010-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting'/><title type='text'>A Simple Tatted Motiff</title><content type='html'>Just a simple little motiff but you can build it into edgings or doilies - whatever:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw5wbAEjpiw/TjL82DjCvuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/PeTIxXruxXM/s1600/simplemotiff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="285" width="265" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw5wbAEjpiw/TjL82DjCvuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/PeTIxXruxXM/s320/simplemotiff.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The pattern is super simple.  4 center rings of 3 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 10 ds, p 3 ds CLR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outside row:  *chain 5 ds, p, 5 ds, j to same p.  Ch 10 ds p 10 ds j to next p*  repeat * to *.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So that's the motiff - plain and simple.  Here's a photoshopped image of how an edging might look - you can join as I did or join the other picots on each side as well....your choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ufN3TT26SFI/TjL9wFNbkEI/AAAAAAAAAUg/G_-d3yzMrfo/s1600/simpleborder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="119" width="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ufN3TT26SFI/TjL9wFNbkEI/AAAAAAAAAUg/G_-d3yzMrfo/s320/simpleborder.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;VARIATION:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hWmA3MRpxH0/TjMZ5Om2TcI/AAAAAAAAAUo/fIvFK5BQ6uQ/s1600/simplemotiff2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="206" width="203" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hWmA3MRpxH0/TjMZ5Om2TcI/AAAAAAAAAUo/fIvFK5BQ6uQ/s320/simplemotiff2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and in an edging:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jA866DUwEig/TjMaCLypYbI/AAAAAAAAAUw/qou5N0asdhk/s1600/simpleborder2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="113" width="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jA866DUwEig/TjMaCLypYbI/AAAAAAAAAUw/qou5N0asdhk/s320/simpleborder2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Center is the same as the first motiff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Outside row:  Join to any picot *ch 10 ds, p, 10 j in same picot.  Ch 5 ds, 3 p sep by 1 ds, 5 ds j to next picot*  repeat * to * all around. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Happy Tatting!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-1480987185122091094?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/1480987185122091094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/07/just-simple-little-motiff-but-you-can.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/1480987185122091094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/1480987185122091094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/07/just-simple-little-motiff-but-you-can.html' title='A Simple Tatted Motiff'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uw5wbAEjpiw/TjL82DjCvuI/AAAAAAAAAUY/PeTIxXruxXM/s72-c/simplemotiff.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-9026514846910813038</id><published>2011-07-24T12:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-07-24T12:19:31.113-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thread'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='instructions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='himalayans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='needlework'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting tutorial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mediallions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting pattern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stars'/><title type='text'>I've Been Busy - Tatting Up a New Pattern Book!</title><content type='html'>&lt;center&gt;&lt;B&gt;My 11th tatting pattern book!&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;36 EASY ORIGINAL PATTERNS!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;Angels, Stars, Snowflakes, Edgings (with corner instructions)&lt;br /&gt;bookmarks, Medallions and more!!&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ck-Ttyj8gOY/TixvF5FGQiI/AAAAAAAAAUI/cEM_bz-vH-0/s1600/New36patscover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; 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No matter, people aren't exactly flocking to this spot :-)&amp;nbsp; I've been working on opening a new Zazzle store.&amp;nbsp; Anyone needing personalized gifts please peek in at http://www.zazzle.com/mspatricia&amp;nbsp; (see the scrolling thingy at the bottom of the page)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay, was watching TV last night and worked up this very simple edging that I thought I might pass on to you.&amp;nbsp; Great for beginners and needle tatters too:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TVAfsuiJ9hI/AAAAAAAAAUA/c-0w4GjRWqc/s1600/img195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="148" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TVAfsuiJ9hI/AAAAAAAAAUA/c-0w4GjRWqc/s320/img195.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is in size 30 thread as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clover:&amp;nbsp; R 4 ds, 3 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; R 4 ds, j to last p of last R, 4 ds 2 p sep by 4 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; R 4 ds, j to last p of last R, 4 ds, 2 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; Turn Ch 12, p, Ch 12, Turn - repeat over and over until the edging is the length you need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Happy Tatting&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-3534533181017889284?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/3534533181017889284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/02/simple-tatted-edging-from-tattypatty.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3534533181017889284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3534533181017889284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/02/simple-tatted-edging-from-tattypatty.html' title='A Simple Tatted Edging from Tattypatty'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TVAfsuiJ9hI/AAAAAAAAAUA/c-0w4GjRWqc/s72-c/img195.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-4435375295696659843</id><published>2011-01-16T19:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T19:19:12.545-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting tutorial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting tips'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatt'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='needlework'/><title type='text'>Easy as Pie Medallion by Tattypatty</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TTOzeIzE9SI/AAAAAAAAAT4/slw7_CcFexE/s1600/img192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TTOzeIzE9SI/AAAAAAAAAT4/slw7_CcFexE/s400/img192.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A simple little pattern.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;Size 20 Thread&lt;br /&gt;approximately 3 1/2 inches&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Center square - shuttle only.&amp;nbsp; *R. 5 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 5 ds CLR.&amp;nbsp; Leave about 1/4 " of thread.&amp;nbsp; R. 5 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 5 ds CLR.*&amp;nbsp; Repeat * to * for 4 large and 4 small rings.&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With shuttle and ball:&amp;nbsp; *R 10 ds, j to p of any large R of center square.&amp;nbsp; 10 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; Turn&lt;br /&gt;Ch 2 ds, 7 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, Turn.&lt;br /&gt;R 1 ds, 5 p sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, j to center p of next small R of center square. 1 ds, 5 p sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; Turn Ch 2 ds, 7 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, Turn.&amp;nbsp; *&amp;nbsp; Repeat * to * all around.&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Simple as pie.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PS:&amp;nbsp; That center square is useful on its own.&amp;nbsp; Connect them together and make doilies, runners, whatever.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-4435375295696659843?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/4435375295696659843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/easy-as-pie-medallion-by-tattypatty.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/4435375295696659843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/4435375295696659843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/easy-as-pie-medallion-by-tattypatty.html' title='Easy as Pie Medallion by Tattypatty'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TTOzeIzE9SI/AAAAAAAAAT4/slw7_CcFexE/s72-c/img192.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-5723661118666066094</id><published>2011-01-16T08:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-16T11:23:38.011-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='himalayans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting patterns'/><title type='text'>A Big Hello From Angel</title><content type='html'>Hi everyone.&amp;nbsp; I'm working on a nice medallion pattern that I will put on here tonight or tomorrow.&amp;nbsp; In the meantime, I want to introduce my dearest friend.&amp;nbsp; This is Angel, my 16 year old blue point himalayan.&amp;nbsp; She's been a bit under the weather lately with a bladder infection and a small cyst in her tail.&amp;nbsp; Please send her good thoughts.&amp;nbsp; I know all you animal lovers will surely do that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Took this picture just this morning:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TTNFpcDeyYI/AAAAAAAAAT0/fwllC4s6FRc/s1600/angel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TTNFpcDeyYI/AAAAAAAAAT0/fwllC4s6FRc/s320/angel1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I just use Elmer's glue and warm water.&amp;nbsp; Most of my pieces are small - for large doilies try to find Argo powdered starch - its still the best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Okay - since my countertops are tile and not real flat I keep foam core board that is about 12&amp;nbsp; X 14 inches and cover it in wax paper.&amp;nbsp; Then I use a small cup (those little cups jello comes in are great for this.&amp;nbsp; A couple of squirts of Elmer's glue, fill the cup with warm water, mix well.&amp;nbsp; Then I use a cottonball (but sometime just use my fingers) and first wet the wax paper where I'm going to put the tatted piece.&amp;nbsp; Lay the piece down nice and flat and start dabbing it with the glue and water mixture on the cottonball.&amp;nbsp; When you get it wet enough so that it lies flat, pull it into shape and open the picoes with a toothpick.&amp;nbsp; Then put it someplace (I use the top of the fridge) so that it can dry overnight.&amp;nbsp; No need to press or (ugh) iron the piece.&amp;nbsp; When you wash the piece, the glue washes right out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just thought I'd add a picture of the foam core board wrapped in wax paper.&amp;nbsp; Black or a dark color is best so you can see the tatting better.&amp;nbsp; This keeps the tatting out of the way while it dries and there is no need to iron.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BTW these are some of the new patterns I'm compiling in a new book.&amp;nbsp; Don't know when it will be finished but its in the works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSyLQoHhsFI/AAAAAAAAATo/f8tjmgbTP9I/s1600/Mvc-020s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="250" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSyLQoHhsFI/AAAAAAAAATo/f8tjmgbTP9I/s320/Mvc-020s.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-4401444594010257680?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/4401444594010257680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/tatting-and-crochet-tips-for-heavy.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/4401444594010257680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/4401444594010257680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/tatting-and-crochet-tips-for-heavy.html' title='Tatting and Crochet Tips for Heavy Starching'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSyLQoHhsFI/AAAAAAAAATo/f8tjmgbTP9I/s72-c/Mvc-020s.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-3213521712826023006</id><published>2011-01-09T15:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-09T15:15:57.083-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Word from Tattypatty</title><content type='html'>Please spread the word about this blog.&amp;nbsp; Also I am looking for other blogs and tatting sites to exchange links.&amp;nbsp; So far, my endeavors here have not been much of a success - it kind of makes one want to wander off and do something else.&amp;nbsp; So, if you have any interest in this blog, please take a moment to add a comment, spread the word, so I know you are all out there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-3213521712826023006?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/3213521712826023006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/word-from-tattypatty.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3213521712826023006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/3213521712826023006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/word-from-tattypatty.html' title='A Word from Tattypatty'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-2566192786529458567</id><published>2011-01-06T18:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-07T14:53:30.025-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='instructions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting patterns'/><title type='text'>Tattypatty's Simple Tatted Bookmark</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSZ75i7RRjI/AAAAAAAAATY/qSGnPvPlo4o/s1600/bookmarkforblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="165" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSZ75i7RRjI/AAAAAAAAATY/qSGnPvPlo4o/s320/bookmarkforblog.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For my bookmark I used size 20 cotton thread but use whatever you wish to make it more delicate or heavier.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I put this up to show you what it looks like.&amp;nbsp; Its a variation on an old pattern.&amp;nbsp; I'm rushed tonight but will try to put up the instructions as soon as possible so please check back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, if you have friends who tat please tell them about Tattypatty and if you have a needlework blog please give me a link and I'll return that favor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Okay, let's see if you can follow thru the diagrams I made.&amp;nbsp; This is how I work on new patterns and then translate into instructions.&amp;nbsp; This pattern is so simple I believe you can follow along just using the diagrams.&amp;nbsp; Every ring is 8 ds, p, 8 ds or 8 ds, j, 8 ds.&amp;nbsp; Every chain is 5 ds, p, 5 ds.&amp;nbsp; Keeping that in mind, start with the first ring in diagram 1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Remember to hold your work upright for the rings and turn it completely upside down for the chains.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;If you get stuck, comment and I'll answer.&amp;nbsp; Try this, I think you will find it easier then wading thru the step by step instructions.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSeY7uQd6CI/AAAAAAAAATk/xXl7QtCChvQ/s1600/blogbookmark1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSeY7uQd6CI/AAAAAAAAATk/xXl7QtCChvQ/s1600/blogbookmark1.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSeW6RE4fwI/AAAAAAAAATc/8NB2EX5DMVY/s1600/blogbookmark1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;The 5 on the chain means 5 ds and the 8 on the ring means 8 ds.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;When you've tatted the required number of chains and rings (see the whole bookmark above) you turn the corner using the 4 rings joined together and then simply duplicate the rings and chains:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSeXc49T5mI/AAAAAAAAATg/CAr7eQePdyc/s1600/blogbookmark2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSeXc49T5mI/AAAAAAAAATg/CAr7eQePdyc/s1600/blogbookmark2.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;For the medallions I simply tatted the 4 rings as in the ends of the bookmark and finished it with that 4th chain.&amp;nbsp; Then connected them with a crocheted chain stitch "cord" consisting of 60 stitches.&amp;nbsp; That's all there is to it.&amp;nbsp; Of course you can use thin ribbon instead of the crocheted cord or you can get really fancy and use a piece of old thin metal chain.&amp;nbsp; Add colors, beads and you can probably tat many different looking bookmarks from this one pattern.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-2566192786529458567?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/2566192786529458567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/tattypattys-simple-tatted-bookmark.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2566192786529458567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/2566192786529458567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/tattypattys-simple-tatted-bookmark.html' title='Tattypatty&apos;s Simple Tatted Bookmark'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TSZ75i7RRjI/AAAAAAAAATY/qSGnPvPlo4o/s72-c/bookmarkforblog.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-8690753038298248463</id><published>2011-01-01T13:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-01T13:05:12.151-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting tutorial'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mediallions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rings'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting pattern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='books'/><title type='text'>Tattypatty's Just Rings Tatted Star pattern</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TR-Vnzhy2dI/AAAAAAAAATE/yhVV2T3xzAg/s1600/star1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TR-Vnzhy2dI/AAAAAAAAATE/yhVV2T3xzAg/s640/star1.jpg" width="467" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="background-color: #cc0000; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!&lt;/span&gt;!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope you enjoy this little pattern.&amp;nbsp; Its one I've been giving out free to people who purchase my tatting pattern books.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a simple pattern.&amp;nbsp; It is a series of 5 ring medallions done only with the shuttle.&amp;nbsp; Good practice for beginners:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TR-U0qQPYFI/AAAAAAAAATA/ZRPd_Vsr9lY/s1600/star2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TR-U0qQPYFI/AAAAAAAAATA/ZRPd_Vsr9lY/s640/star2.jpg" width="427" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-8690753038298248463?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/8690753038298248463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/tattypattys-just-rings-tatted-star.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/8690753038298248463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/8690753038298248463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2011/01/tattypattys-just-rings-tatted-star.html' title='Tattypatty&apos;s Just Rings Tatted Star pattern'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TR-Vnzhy2dI/AAAAAAAAATE/yhVV2T3xzAg/s72-c/star1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-7385338031794612886</id><published>2010-12-24T15:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T15:42:28.971-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thread'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stars'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='needlework'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holiday'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas'/><title type='text'>Let's Tat Up Some Wishing Stars</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TRUsehuAgqI/AAAAAAAAASg/btaVX1Qql0M/s1600/Image1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="295" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TRUsehuAgqI/AAAAAAAAASg/btaVX1Qql0M/s320/Image1.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wishing stars easy to tat and make great Christmas tree ornaments or slip into cards as little gifts any time of the year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The both are very plain and a good place for novices to start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Center ring (shuttle only) 5 ds, 4 p sep by 5 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;Shuttle and ball.&amp;nbsp; J to any p on center ring.&amp;nbsp; *Ch&amp;nbsp; 10 ds, (make sure this chain is taunt because the next step will lock it in place).&amp;nbsp; R 12 ds CLR.&amp;nbsp; Ch 10 ds, j to next p on center ring.*&amp;nbsp; Repeat * to * for the 5 points.&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; * &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second star&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shuttle Only - Center ring.&amp;nbsp; 3 ds, 4 p sep by 3 ds, CLR&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Shuttle and ball - j to any p on center ring.&amp;nbsp; *Ch 8 ds, large p, ch 2 ds, R 12 ds, CLR.&amp;nbsp; Ch 2 ds, large p, ch 8 ds, j to next p on center ring.*&amp;nbsp; Repeat * to * for the 5 points.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;WHAT COULD BE EASIER???&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;ENJOY!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Merry Christmas from&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-7385338031794612886?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/7385338031794612886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2010/12/lets-tat-up-some-wishing-stars.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/7385338031794612886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/7385338031794612886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2010/12/lets-tat-up-some-wishing-stars.html' title='Let&apos;s Tat Up Some Wishing Stars'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TRUsehuAgqI/AAAAAAAAASg/btaVX1Qql0M/s72-c/Image1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-22282015884363031</id><published>2010-12-16T09:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-24T15:49:27.001-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tattypatty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='instructions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting patterns'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='butterflies'/><title type='text'>Tiny Tatted Butterflies by Tattypatty</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQpMcrtaBRI/AAAAAAAAASY/uP7-61QcQJ0/s1600/img178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQpMcrtaBRI/AAAAAAAAASY/uP7-61QcQJ0/s400/img178.jpg" width="352" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Great little patterns for beginners of both&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;shuttle tatting and needletatting&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;Abbreviations used in these patterns:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;ds = doublestitch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;p = picoe&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;R = ring &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;sep = separated&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;CLR = close ring&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;j = join&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;If I omitted any please check abbreviations for the angel pattern.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;Okay...here we go:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Butterfly #1&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shuttle only:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R. 5 ds, 7 p sep by 2 ds, 3 ds, small p, 2 ds, CLR&lt;br /&gt;R.2 ds, j to last p of last R, 3 ds, 7 p sep by 2 ds, 5 ds, CLR.&lt;br /&gt;R 10 ds, large p, 8 ds, small p, 2 ds CLR.&lt;br /&gt;R. 2 ds, j to last p of last R, 8 ds, large p, 10 ds, CLR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take both threads and bring them up between the to large rings, tie them to the small joining between the two large rings.&amp;nbsp; Cut them to make the antenna.&amp;nbsp; I like to put a drop of tacky glue under that know to keep the antenna upright.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tip:  When making these butterflies keep your rings tightly against each other.&amp;nbsp; Do not leave any space in between. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Butterfly #2&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shuttle only:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;R 15 ds, 5 p, sep by 1 ds, (1 small p, 1 medium p, 1 large p, 1 medium p, 1 small p) 13 ds, small p, 2 ds CLR.&lt;br /&gt;R 2 ds, j to last p of last R, 13 ds, 5 p same as last ring, 15 ds CLR.&lt;br /&gt;R 10 ds, large p, 8 ds, small p, 2 ds CLR&lt;br /&gt;R 2 ds, j to last p of last R, 8 ds, large p, 10 ds, CLR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Take both threads and bring them up between the to large rings, tie them to the small joining between the two large rings.&amp;nbsp; Cut them to make the antenna.&amp;nbsp; I like to put a drop of tacky glue under that know to keep the antenna upright.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tip: When making these butterflies keep your rings tightly against each other.&amp;nbsp; Do not leave any space in between.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Butterfly #3&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shuttle only:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Small R, 1 ds, 4 small p sep by 1 ds, CLR &lt;br /&gt;Slip stitch to first p, R 10 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 10 ds CLR&lt;br /&gt;Slip stitch to next p, R 10 ds, p, 10 ds, CLR&lt;br /&gt;Slip stitch to next p, R 10 ds, p, 10 ds, CLR&lt;br /&gt;Slip stitch to next p, R 10 ds, p, 10 ds, p, 10 ds CLR&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attach ball.&amp;nbsp; (ball and shuttle should be in the center of the two large rings.&amp;nbsp; Ch 10 ds, j to first p on large R, 5 ds, p 5 ds, j to next p, 10 ds j between two rings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ch 10 ds, j to p on next R, 10 ds, j between two rings.&lt;br /&gt;Ch 10 ds, j to p on next R, 10 ds, j between two rings.&lt;br /&gt;Ch 10 ds, j to p on large R, 5 ds, large p, 5 ds, j to next p, 10 ds, j to base between two rings.&amp;nbsp; Tie and cut threads to make the antenna.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Keep your chains uniform and slightly tight and your butterfly will look great.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Happy Tatting&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tattypatty&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5632043067536046191-22282015884363031?l=tattypatty.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/feeds/22282015884363031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2010/12/tiny-tatted-butterflies-by-tattypatty.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/22282015884363031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5632043067536046191/posts/default/22282015884363031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tattypatty.blogspot.com/2010/12/tiny-tatted-butterflies-by-tattypatty.html' title='Tiny Tatted Butterflies by Tattypatty'/><author><name>ms.pat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/SK3FXLwTXTI/AAAAAAAAAC4/3Ed7hpeJE0s/S220/Animation12.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQpMcrtaBRI/AAAAAAAAASY/uP7-61QcQJ0/s72-c/img178.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632043067536046191.post-3040989675067885569</id><published>2010-12-11T09:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-16T07:59:02.524-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='angels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tatting pattern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas'/><title type='text'>Free Christmas Angel Pattern from Tattypatty</title><content type='html'>Abbreviations used on this pattern:&lt;br /&gt;ds = doublestitch&lt;br /&gt;ch = chain&lt;br /&gt;p  = picoe&lt;br /&gt;j  = join&lt;br /&gt;sep= separated&lt;br /&gt;R  = ring&lt;br /&gt;CLR= close ring&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;b&gt;Christmas Angel Pattern&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;for shuttle tatters AND needletatters&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQQ5b_6D_QI/AAAAAAAAASU/IZ9E4nxvBWM/s1600/tatpattern4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO58mD1sJI/AAAAAAAAASM/oa_hKVOJ2g4/s1600/tatpattern6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549483616510521490" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO58mD1sJI/AAAAAAAAASM/oa_hKVOJ2g4/s320/tatpattern6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 318px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finished Angel&lt;br /&gt;(I've glued a small bow under the angel's chin)&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h4&gt;Size 20 thread - but use whatever size you wish.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Head:&lt;/b&gt;  Shuttle only - R 10 ds, 5 p sep by 3 ds, 10 ds, CLR. Turn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Body:&lt;/b&gt; R, 3 ds, 10 small p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, CLR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO4sPVxDCI/AAAAAAAAARs/GQxAl94IR3w/s1600/tatpattern2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549482236022164514" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO4sPVxDCI/AAAAAAAAARs/GQxAl94IR3w/s320/tatpattern2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 306px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Figure 2&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;At this point I wind the tail of my thread in and out the body and the head a couple of times and tie them securely - this helps the head stay upright.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tie shuttle and ball together.  Join to the first p on the body.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wing:&lt;/b&gt;  Ch 12 ds, R, 6 ds, 1 small p, 1 ds, 1 large p, 1 ds, 1 small p, Ch 12 ds join to next p on the body.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO4_c4kcUI/AAAAAAAAAR0/subiFEdZHD4/s1600/tatpattern3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549482566075314498" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO4_c4kcUI/AAAAAAAAAR0/subiFEdZHD4/s320/tatpattern3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 241px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Figure 3&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ch 3 ds, j to next p on the body.&lt;br /&gt;Ch 2, p, ch 2, j to next p on body. (make 4 chains)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ch 3 ds, j to next p on th body.&lt;br /&gt;Make wing same as the first wing.  Tie and cut threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQQ5b_6D_QI/AAAAAAAAASU/IZ9E4nxvBWM/s1600/tatpattern4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="232" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQQ5b_6D_QI/AAAAAAAAASU/IZ9E4nxvBWM/s320/tatpattern4.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO5Ty2qemI/AAAAAAAAAR8/9-vpInwvhbU/s1600/tatpattern4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Figure 4&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Skirt:&lt;/b&gt;  With shuttle and ball - R, 10 ds, j to first p of first chain in last row, 10 ds, CLR. Turn&lt;br /&gt;*Ch 2 ds, 5 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, Turn.  R, 10 ds, j to next p, on next chain in last row, 10 ds, CLR. &lt;br /&gt;*  Repeat * to * for a total of 4 Rings and three chains.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO5vhBvx2I/AAAAAAAAASE/MLzAlvXiom0/s1600/tatpattern5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549483391821268834" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-9LomoMPuxw/TQO5vhBvx2I/AAAAAAAAASE/MLzAlvXiom0/s320/tatpattern5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 286px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Figure 5&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Next Row on Skirt:&lt;/b&gt; -  Ch 2 ds, 5 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, Turn, R 8 ds j to center p of last chain on last row, 8 ds CLR.  *Turn Ch 2 ds, 5 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, Turn, R 8 ds j to center of next chain on last row, 8 ds, CLR.*&lt;br /&gt;Repeat * to * for a total of 3 chains and 3 rings.  End with Ch 2 ds, 5 p sep by 2 ds, j to base of last R on last row.  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