Here's the other pair I made Sunday evening. In our Tatting group, we like to use up bits and pieces of thread on the shuttle. I made a little tabletopper out of left over threads. Nancy is currently working on a piece that this little pattern came from. She is also making a tabletopper but hers is made using this pattern. I've been kidding her about this one. It's easy to remember this little pattern. I have teased her about it and called it Damien because it uses a 666 pattern....For those of you that are old enough, you might remember back in the late '70's, the movie, the Omen. The little boy in it was named Damien. Anyway, it's kind of a standing joke with us and it made it easy for me to remember the pattern...
I'm calling this pair: Dear Damien
Here's the pattern if you want it...
It takes 30" of thread wound on the bobbin, don't cut your thread from the ball. I put 5 beads on the ball thread before I wound my shuttle and placed them where they were called for in the pattern from the ball thread. You can put them on the shuttle if you want to but since the bead is on the chain, the bead shows up better if used from the ball thread. I tried it from the shuttle and didn't like it as well. Just so you know....
Put 5 seed beads onto your ball thread. Push them down and pull out approximately 30" of thread and wind your shuttle.
R6-6 cl,RW (this first picot needs to be a good size because all of the rings will be joined into this...)
Chain 6 B 6 RW (B means bead. After bead is in place, work 2nd stitch (to lock it in place), then do your 6 stitches as normal. I like to lock the bead like this as I think it looks better. If you want to leave this step out, it's ok too....
R6+6
Continue in this pattern until you have 6 rings. The last chain, is ch6 - 6. Join in base of first ring and cut and tie. I do not put a bead in this picot space but you can if you want to. Add the earring finding that you prefer and you have a cute earring to keep or give to someone. These are quick and easy.
3 comments:
Your tatted earings are so pretty. You do them very nicely.
I love all the tatted earrings I've been seeing lately, and the colors you've used are wonderful!
Wow...I love your tatting..
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