Heather's Free Tatting Patterns

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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

25 Motif Challenge #16, #17, #18


#16 is the top left Butterfly, I just made it with the left over piece from the doily on the right.

R: 6 - -- - -- - -- -4-2 cl

R: 2+3 - -- - 5 cl

R: 5 - -- - 3+2 cl

R: 2+4 - -- - -- - -- - 6 cl

Tie ends together for antennae

#17 in the bottom left butterfly.

R: 7-5-2 cl

R: 2+3 - -- - 5 cl

R: 5 - -- - 3-2 cl

R: 2+5-7 cl

Tie ends together for antennae

The doily is my St Pats Doily made with size 10 thread and the thread I got from Bre-Aly Threads is called Sage Rose...

Pattern is as follows:

Round 1:
R: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
**R: 3 + 3 - 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Rep ** until you have a total of 9 rings
R: 3 + 3 - 3 + 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Cut - tie - hide ends
Round 2:
R: 3 +(2nd p of any ch)3+(next p of same ch)3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Continue around to the end joining last ch to first r
Cut - tie - hide ends
Round 3:
R: 3 - 3 +(2nd p of any ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
R: 3 - 3 +(4th p of same ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
**R: 3 - 3 +(2nd p of next ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
R: 3 - 3 +(4th p of same ch of rnd 2) 3 - 3 cl rw
CH: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 rw
Rep ** to the end and join last ch to f irst r
Cut - tie - hide ends

5 comments:

tattrldy said...

My, that doily is pretty in that color! And the butterflies are cute.

Clyde said...

Your colour choice is wonderful and very pleasing to the eye.

Denise Felton said...

Heather, these are lovely, and it's so generous of you to share the patterns. I just put a link to this post on my blog. I hope it brings you a few extra visitors.

Denise
http://needlework.craftgossip.com

Isdihara said...

Found your pretty patterns on CraftGossip.com

So pretty! Can't wait to try all three.

Thank you for sharing!

Bonnie said...

Pretty doily, thank you for sharing the pattern.