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Monday, 14 December 2015

Flakes n Flowers


Snowflakes - “The Flower Within”

Snowflakes are beautiful. Tatting patterns of snowflakes are beautiful & enticing. Hidden within these cool snowflakes can be a spring flower to warm the heart ! This is my attempt to keep spring alive during the cold winter months.

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(click on asterisk for link to pattern/site)
Maranta’s Star 4*
Anchor #40 . White & Aqua Blue 4054-0185
Rnd 1 :1¼”    ;    Rnd 2 : > 2½”    ;     3½” tip to tip

I try to avoid using SLTs. But that creates a problem if one wants to customize the placement of colours. After 1st round (the picots are not even enough, hence the swirl), I planned on using 3 shuttles with some encapsulation to hide the unwanted colour. Doable. But the mood left me – perhaps another time. I ended up continuing a 2nd round with only the aqua blue chains, adding a tiny picot at tip for joining. T&C.

Then I did the remaining white part as a 3rd round ! Again, instead of Split Chains & Split Rings to climb out/connect, to tat in one pass, I ended up doing it in segments ! Cutting & hiding ends after each segment. This was the phase when I was writing up my pds post here & was tatting only for pleasure – experimentation had to take a backseat..... 
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Robin’s Winter Frost Snowflake*
(Pattern can be bought at her etsy shop)
AMC #50 White & #40 Variegated Maroon (4054-1206)
Rnd 1 : ¼”  ;  Rnd 2 :  1”  ;  With twisted picot : 4”  ;  Without twisted picot : 3¼”

Remember my test tat here, with the twisted picots ? I just Had to make a 2-colour version.

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Nancy Tracy’s Tatted Ice snowflake*
Anchor #40 White & Lavender (4054-098)
Rnd 1 :1”   ;   Rnd 2 : ~2”    ;    ~3½” tip to tip

A breeze to tat up ! And the picots give such a lacy flurry look.
Update : Realised months later that I inadvertently tatted 7 points/sides !!! Yet it all stayed flat & pretty :-)

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Anchor #40 White & Lavender (4054-098)
Rnd 1 : 1¾”  ;   3¼” tip to tip
Tatted & posted last year, here, but have not been happy with the pic. Love the pattern !

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Coats Unknown

Anchor#20 Blue (0131) & White

An old motif. Made quite a few just coz I liked the pattern ages back. Haven’t used them anywhere yet. Want to make another in #40 thread this time. I can see the difference in my tatting of 15 years back & now …Anybody know the source ? Please let me know so that I can give due credit.

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I enjoyed tatting all these snowflakes – relaxing, with a touch of colour for added excitement. I’ve been tatting many more snowflakes – hope I don’t forget to post.

Thanks to All designers for sharing their wonderful creativity 

happy tatting :-)

Motif #14/III  for 25 Motif Challenge

Related Post update : Day 2 Snowflake as part of the flower within series.
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23 comments:

  1. Jane McLellan14 December 2015 at 14:36

    What a great idea, to combine colour and white in the snowflakes, works really well.

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  2. Jenn14 December 2015 at 15:18

    They are gorgeous :). Love the use of coloured thread :). They will look lovely on your tree :).

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  3. Madtatter8014 December 2015 at 16:07

    The are beautiful and gonna give the first one a try, thanks for the pattern!

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  4. muskaan14 December 2015 at 17:15

    Thanks Jane, Jenn, and Carollyn :-)
    Bringing in colour can make the pattern take a different look, highlighting certain elements/motifs & I enjoyed that process .

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  5. Robin Perfetti14 December 2015 at 22:11

    A lovely little collection of flakes. I really like the effect of adding a dash of color to the centers to brighten them up!

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  6. God's Kid14 December 2015 at 23:25

    Fabulous snowflakes!!! :)

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  7. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ Diane15 December 2015 at 06:22

    So pretty! I've tatted white snowflakes and colored snowflakes, but I've never combined the two. Maybe I'll give it a go!

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  8. Michelle15 December 2015 at 09:22

    Gorgeous, gorgeous!

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  9. muskaan15 December 2015 at 11:53

    Thanks Robin, Sue, Diane & Michelle :-)))
    Judicious use & placement of some colour does seem to reduce the monotony of tatting all-white snowflakes. But it increases the time to decide & load colours, etc. ;-)

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  10. Bernice15 December 2015 at 13:13

    What a great idea, these are so colorful now. Smart gal.

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  11. tattrldy16 December 2015 at 03:53

    What a wonderful idea! The color reminds you of spring flowers but, like the button ornaments on my tree, they make me think of colored lights on the tree as well.

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    1. muskaan16 December 2015 at 19:55

      Thanks, Wanda :-)
      I liked your use of colourful buttons, too !
      It's fun to tease out patterns within, isn't it....

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  12. Fox16 December 2015 at 09:37

    Beautiful tatting, as usual!

    Looking at your work makes me think that I might like to return to #40 threads. The picots look so nice and sturdy. : )

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    1. muskaan16 December 2015 at 19:59

      Aww, thanks Fox :-) My default has become size 40 now, even though I see the mistakes only on my 17" desktop screen - much too late for rephotographing !

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  13. Corina16 December 2015 at 12:30

    Beautiful snowflakes, and always wonderful to make

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    1. muskaan16 December 2015 at 20:01

      So true, Corina ... I do enjoy tatting small projects that get finished soon :-) Thanks :-)

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  14. http://essaymojo.com/21 December 2015 at 19:02

    You know, I am crying and smiling like a child looking at these snowflakes! They are fabulous! I love all this Christmas stuff so much! I wish I could creat something beautiful like these snowflakes.

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    1. muskaan2 February 2016 at 06:32

      Thank you so much essaymojo ! I'm sure you are equally creative in your own field :-)
      Hope you are enjoying a great start to the new year

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  15. Carol Ann1 February 2016 at 20:24

    My favorite is the Robin's Winter Frost snowflake. The deep variegated red gives it depth plus the color is close to some poinsettias to make it appear real. Very pretty!

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    1. muskaan2 February 2016 at 06:35

      You make an excellent observation, Carol Ann ! With poinsettia & snow, it really Is Christmas :-)
      Thank you for your lovely comment & wishes for a great 2016

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  16. Beth.Vawter@gmail.com27 August 2017 at 12:25

    Looking for the pattern for "the flower within", but can't find it on Etsy. Does the author have another page?

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    1. muskaan28 August 2017 at 06:57

      Beth, the flower within is simply my title to the fact that I tatted these snowflakes in 2 colours in order to highlight a flower pattern within the larger snowflake pattern. All patterns are FREE and if you click on the titles of each, they will take you directly to each pattern.
      For more ideas, check out my flower within colour versions of Lene Bjorn’s Snowflakes from her book - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.in/2016/09/multiplier-effect-of-mistakes.html & how a poinsettia emerges - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.in/2017/01/the-poinsettia.html
      Enjoy :-)))

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