Tuesday 11 June 2019

crown and sceptre

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I do love meandering designs! It takes some exciting moments trying to figure out the sequence, the best pathway; and then adding an additional level with directional tatting and colours. How could I not be enticed with this square that Natalia Haiduk (Наталия Гайдук) shared ?!


This time, I decided to go with single colour so as not to mess up a 2-colour placement with all that meandering going on! It is a needle-tatted pattern demonstrated in this video, and called Summer motif.
I quickly made a sketch and notated the counts. And then, as I worked, I wrote down more instructions regarding switching shuttles, reversing work, and so on. I haven’t asked for her permission to share the instructions, though. Would you be interested in the shuttle notation?


One has to tread carefully as there are rings that are left dangling for a while before being attached to a later element. I had to keep referring back to my diagram.

Love the mock ring - gives a much better shape to that crown-shaped motif. There is a slight overlapping of those large rings in the crown.

Doesn’t this square have a Victorian feel to it? Like an insignia with crowns and sceptres?! In fact the sceptre motif could so easily be an anchor!


Techniques I used: 2 shuttles - ctm, directional (fs/bs) tatting, thrown/floating ring, mock ring (with lock join to same picot), picot join to the right, lock join, common picot. 
Worked clockwise starting at one of the inner rings. 

Dimensions: In Anchor Pearl Cotton (size 8, 00134), 2½" sides and <3½" diagonally. 

There is only 1 mistake I made – the corner thrown rings are 5-5 instead of 6-6.
I also believe one can reduce a couple of stitches on the long chains leading up, or snug them even tighter. Notice how the first ones tend to curve.
I would Love to tat it again some day, perhaps in 2 colours or may be in single again, but with the little tweaks in my next.

Many many thanks, Natalia, for sharing your lovely patterns

14 comments:

  1. Does look very regal. Sounds tricky. I’m enjoying straight forward, traditional tatting at the moment, so I’m not in the market for the pattern, but I do think it’s impressive.

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    1. Ah yes, there's a time and place and mood for every kind of tatting 😄🌹💗 With a sketch/notation in front, it was thoroughly enjoyable.

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  2. Lovely! I would be interested in trying this one. I also love meandering patterns. They keep me thinking!

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    1. Exactly, Diane! If the pattern doesn't meander, the mind will - better the former than the latter ;-P

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  3. That square is fabulous!!! :)

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    1. Yes, Sue, I wouldn't mind wandering around the pattern again :-)))

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  4. Would love the shuttle instructions

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    1. Sam, I'm waiting for her permission. Meanwhile, you can either email me & I'll share my notes. Or pause her video when she shows her notated diagram in the background. That's how I got the pattern and sketched it out myself, without really going into the needle tatting demo.
      Begin, and I'll answer any queries you have...

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  5. These are very beautiful and I love designs where they connect the chains like that it so elegant to see and nice dark color too, have a great day!

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    1. I agree, Carollyn, and these conjoined chains are not commonly used. Thanks :-)

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    1. Loved it as soon as Natalia showed it, Ninetta!!!

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  7. That is a lovely motif. I will add it to the to-tat pile.....which is threatening to tip over from the height of all that work to come!

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