for Joanne, round 2

I do love Nancy Tracy's directions! They are so easy to follow. The pattern is Mom's Pink Doily, but mine is obviously green, and since my mom fell in love with the blue doily, this one is for daughter Joanne.

I still like my interpretation for Miranda's "Tat This!" challenge. Looking at my progress so far, I think mine is different enough that I'll just enjoy the fact that I was able to tat something with absolutely no directions... quite an accomplishment for me!

Oh, my!

Lelia just let me know that my version of Nancy Tracy's beautiful doily has been featured on Craft Gossip. I don't know how that happens, but I am flattered!



First of all, thank you to Nancy Tracy for sharing her pattern, Mom's Pink Doily. Second, thank you to Miranda for challenging all of us to tat a pattern based on a piece of fabric.

In case you aren't aware, Miranda found a fabric at JoAnn's called "Flee Market Doily." The challenge was to tat a doily based on a picture of the fabric. One of Miranda's readers, Frances, noticed that the doily on the fabric was actually the first three rounds of Nancy's doily. I applaud Miranda for taking a stand against copyright infringement, and for contacting Nancy regarding her challenge.

Miranda posted on her blog, "I just heard back from Nancy Tracy. She doesn't mind the "Tat This!" challenge, since no one is trying to claim her idea as their own or make money from it, and she says she is interested to see what people come up with."

So, although my pattern is nowhere near being original, I am happy to share my interpretation with everyone.

Starting over...

One of Miranda's readers, Frances, noticed that the doily print on the "Flee Market Doily" fabric from JoAnn's is actually the first three rounds of "Mom's Pink Doily" by Nancy Tracy. I didn't have to do all that thinking after all!

I went to Nancy's site (be-stitched.com) and decided to follow her free pattern. In the first round, my rings were the same stitch count, but I had two extra stitches on each chain. So, I decided to start over. I'm really interested to see how the first three rounds compare to the pattern I tatted!

By the way, since I am obviously not tatting in pink, and this is for my daughter Joanne, my doily will be called Joanne's Green Doily (my interpretation of Mom's Pink Doily by Nancy Tracy). I'll try to come up with a simpler moniker for future posts. ; )

"Tat This!" in Leafy Greens

I am extremely flattered... Mom wants to frame my Blue Ice "Tat This!" doily, and daughter Joanne asked for one in green!

I've decided to play with stitch count and picot size for Joanne's. The Blue Ice version had 10 rings in the center, although the fabric picture seems to show 8 rings. So, for Joanne's I chose to make the picots slightly larger. I did have to apply a shot of steam, but so far, so good!

Note: I just read on Miranda's blog that this doily is actually the first three rounds of Mom's Doily by Nancy Tracy. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your wonderful designs! I hope I've represented your pattern in a way that pleases you.

My "Tat This!" Stitch Count

Pattern writing is not my forte, so please bear with me! This doily is in three rounds. Rounds 1 and 2 are simple ball and shuttle. I used two shuttles wound CTM for the third round. If you find any mistakes, please let me know, and I will correct them. Enjoy!

Round 1: 

Rings: 4-4-4-4 (3 picots) RW

Chains: 4-2-2-2-2-4 (5 picots) RW

Round 2:

Clover ~

Small ring: 8-8

Large ring: 10+10 (join to center picot of any chain on previous round)

Small ring: 8-8 RW

Chains: 4-2-2-2-2-4 (5 picots) RW

Small ring: 4+2-2-2-2-4 (join to picot of previous ring, 4 picots) RW

Round 3 (two shuttles CTM):

Small ring: 4-4+4-4 (join to 2nd picot of any chain on previous round) RW

Chain 5 SS

Large ring: 5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5 (9 picots separated by 2ds) SS

Chain 5 RW

Small ring: 4-4+4-4 (join to 4th picot of same chain on previous round) RW

Chain 5 SS

Small ring: 4+4-4 (join to last picot of previous large ring) SS

Chain 5 RW

Repeat around.

Note: I just read on Miranda's blog that this doily is actually the first three rounds of Mom's Doily by Nancy Tracy. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your wonderful designs! I hope I've represented your pattern in a way that pleases you.

Miranda's "Tat This!" Challenge ~ Complete!

I finished! I'm so excited! I really like the way this doily turned out. I think I may try it again with some different stitch counts. I did make a few mistakes, but they were ones that weren't obvious until I went to tat the next round, and I wasn't about to snip or retro-tat for minor errors in stitch counts.

Here's my finished piece in size 20 Lizbeth, color #163, Blue Ice. It measures 6" across.

This is the picture Miranda posted, the only "pattern" available. I chose to tat 10 rings in the center instead of 8. I think I may try 8 the next time. Now I'm waiting for the fabric to arrive so that I can make a matching Origami pouch!

Thanks for the "Tat This!" Challenge, Miranda! I really enjoyed this project!

Note: I just read on Miranda's blog that this doily is actually the first three rounds of Mom's Doily by Nancy Tracy. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your wonderful designs! I hope I've represented your pattern in a way that pleases you.

Miranda's Challenge, round 2

I just finished round two of Miranda's Challenge, and I am thoroughly enjoying myself! If I tat this doily again, I think I'll play around with the stitch count. I did have to steam this round to get it to lie flat, but it wasn't too bad.

I love this thread! It's size 20 Lizbeth, color #163, Blue Ice. It is so smooth! I really do think the different color dyes make a difference in the feel of the thread.

Dave did take me to JoAnn's to look for the fabric yesterday. Unfortunately, they did not stock it. However, this morning when I checked my email, I had a coupon for $2.95 shipping. You guessed it... I ordered the fabric online, along with a few others that were calling my name! I might have to make some more Origami pouches. ; )

Note: I just read on Miranda's blog that this doily is actually the first three rounds of Mom's Doily by Nancy Tracy. Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your wonderful designs! I hope I've represented your pattern in a way that pleases you.