two to tango

When Carin Jansen sent me a link to her Endrucks' 1920 Project patterns, I discovered yet another blog, now added to my blog list on right panel! Found out that she had done a tat-along last year in one of the facebook tatting groups, and later shared the entire pattern in her blog. 

Angel Choir doily TAL – Round 1

Designer: Carin Jansen

Pattern : http://handwerk-fee.blogspot.com/2020/11/engelenkoor.html

I had this strong urge to tat with size 80 and her doily had features that interested me. Frankly, we can all do with angels in our lives, right. So my knotty buddy, Anita Barry, and I set out on this TAL journey together, both with size 80 threads. I will probably post each round pics after both of us complete it, along with our combined notes and tips - no she said, I said 😁. 

Techniques : 2 shuttles ctm, thrown rings, picot join to right, very small picot
Optional Techniques : frontside/backside tatting, down join. 

You can find all tutorials here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/p/tatting-resources.html

Made with 2 shuttles, ctm, because there are thrown rings. Moves in clockwise direction.

In Lizbeth size 80. this round measures >3.5cms.

Anita used 2 colours but was distracted while tatting, making a few goofs. 

UPDATE : Tip from Rose Deguara: The last inner thrown ring is joined to the first, requiring a picot join to right. (I have added a list of techniques now). 

TIP : If you wish to make this round with 3 colours, one can split it into 2 rounds. First work inner small rings as a circle or split rings, with tiny picots on outer edge. Then tat the outer round of rings and chains, joining chains to inner rings, in 2 other colours. 

This way the arches will remain neat and unbroken, although the inner rings will change their shape a wee bit.

If you wish to join in, please do! Send me pics here or on facebook (update: post your pics on FB with the hashtag - #AngelChoirTAL)and we'll change the tango to livelier folk dance! Or like angels dancing as in the next round!