The Accidental Crystal

Snow Crystal, that is. I was tatting and chatting on the phone with Denise... a recipe for tatting mistakes... we have too much fun talking about what is going on in our lives and laughing at some of the things that happen to us. But I digress...

I was tatting my Doodad Snowflake #3 while we were talking, and I realized that I had reversed my work and tatted a ring to the doodad instead of switching shuttles and tatting an outer ring. It's kind of difficult to untat a ring while holding a phone between ear and shoulder, so I decided that my mistake was really a new design element, and I tatted on!

Not too bad for a mistake... or should I say new design?

Thread ~ size 20 HDT, Country Christmas by LadyShuttleMaker
Doodad ~ stock #H20 9117FY from Fire Mountain Gems
S hook ~ www.wirestormcreations.com

Doodad Snowflake #5 in Country Christmas

Love the thread, love the color, love the pattern... what more can I say? It even looks good on my tree, but I've given up on taking pictures of the tree because I just can't get a good one. Maybe I'll experiment with my camera after Christmas!

I participated in a button swap with Bri, and this is what I received today! The deal was to send two buttons and receive one back all decorated. I think it was a great deal! Thank you Bri!

As soon as Dave finishes his work in the sun room, we'll get the big tree up, and I will be decorating with loads of tatting!

Doodad Snowflake #3 ~ Country Christmas

Have I ever mentioned how much I love hand-dyed threads? They are smooth, luscious, and just plain beautiful! At one time, Sherry Pence aka LadyShuttleMaker offered to dye color combinations on request. I don't know if she still offers that service, but I do know that I fell in love with this color that I requested. You can still find some in her shop, so I guess others must have liked the color combo as well!

Triangular Doodad Snow Crystal with pattern

Allison said it counted for the snowflake challenge. 

Denise reminded me that I had hand-dyed thread from Sherry Pence called Country Christmas.

Jane requested the pattern.

Now, if I could only figure out how to take a picture that shows the beauty of the ornament on the tree!

Here's the pattern for Jane, and anyone else who might be interested...


Supplies needed: 
2 shuttles
size 20 or 40 thread
doodad center with 6 holes (technically called finding, component, or link)

Wind thread CTM on two shuttles.

*Ring 1: 4 - 4 + 4 - 4 (join to hole on doodad), reverse work.

Chain 1: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3, switch shuttles.

Ring 2: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 (5 picots), switch shuttles.

Chain 2: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3, reverse work.

Ring 3: 4 + 4 + 4 - 4 (join to last picot of 1st ring and to next hole in doodad), reverse work.

Chain 3: 6 ds, switch shuttles.

Ring 4: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3, switch shuttles.

Chain : 6 ds, reverse work.

Repeat from * three times. Remember to join last ring on doodad to first picot on first ring on doodad.