puffy clouds

So here’s the next pattern in the same Interlacing technique (tutorial links at end of post). It reminds me of floating cumulus clouds, especially if one uses the right colours. The pattern changed and emerged as I tatted, with the familiar ‘what if I do this?’ dictating my hands. Hence again there is a lot of scope to adapt and change.

Interlaced Cumulus

pattern for braid / bracelet / earrings

4 shuttles. In the model, shuttles 1 & 2 have purple thread, ctm ; shuttles 3 & 4 have yellow thread, ctm.

TO START AND FINISH :  (see notated image below)

Sh1: Ring : 3 – 3 -– 6.

Sh3: SCMR: 6 + 3 + 3.

Please Note : In order to maintain colour symmetry, I used the ball thread join (or lock join with 2^nd shuttle - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2016/04/shuttle-2-to-rescue.html). This is also the reason why the 2^nd ring is worked as a mock ring, so that the ‘ball’ shuttle is free to make a lock join.

This is optional, and one can start any way you wish.

PATTERN :

Sh1: Split Ring1: 6 / 6 , Interlace Sh3 through open ring.

Sh3: Split Ring2: 6 / 6. Close both split rings.

Sh1: Split Ring3: 12 / 12 , Interlace Sh3 through open ring.

Sh3: Split Ring4: 12 / 12. Close both split rings.

Sh1: Split Ring5: 6 / 6 , Interlace Sh3 through open ring.

Sh3: Split Ring6: 6 / 6. Close both split rings.

This completes one motif. Leave bare thread for mock picot and repeat for desired length.

For Interlacing, you can choose the movement (back to front or front to back) and corresponding effect (under/over or over/under). In the model, the movement is alternated between motifs.

TIP: In the center, where colours are switched, the mock picots are ‘interwoven’, though not very clear in the image.

A single motif can work great as an earring, with proper embellishment and findings! The braid can be turned into a bracelet, lanyard, choker, etc.

I like this design and hope you enjoy tatting it, too. Create your own versions and please share images!  happy tatting :-))))

Interlaced SR pictorials - 
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/06/interlaced-rings-pictorials-revisited.html - new, clear pictorial

http://www.tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-start-interlaced-rings.html

http://www.tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2014/06/interlaced-split-rings-i.html - front to back

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2014/06/interlaced-split-rings-ii.html - back to front

update - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/06/whimsical-interlacing.html - an experimental application, with pictorial.

Practice Patterns - 
https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/05/not-for-faint-hearted.html

https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/05/intermixing.html

update https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/06/forever-young.html - Peony Doily 

Tutorial Links to other techniques - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/p/tatting-resources.html