This post is a response to a request by Tatting with Sherri who wanted a visual comparison of treble tatting with crocheted treble, etc. It started when a confused tatter posted a pic in a group asking whether the arched chains between rings were made of tatting (treble stitch) or crochet, especially since the image was a bit blurred. Unfortunately I cannot share that pic here. Verdict was divided between crochet and treble tatting, with most tilting towards crochet.
The picots on the left chain should've been longer for the effect to be seen clearly. You might remember
Wally Sosa's Maga Hibiscus https://www.needles-n-shuttles.com/free-patterns where the long picots were anchored with a round of crochet. Crochet and Tatting have been used together occasionally. Wally also has a Heart pattern with a crocheted heart in the center, surrounded by tatting.
This is pure crochet where a chain was worked first and then part of the 2nd round is made with trebles (double crochet) and partly with half trebles (half double crochet).
On the right side are close-ups of each option.
In the image that started the discussion, the 'chains' were arched. Above is one example of how arched treble tatting looks like. Pattern - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/05/double-trouble-motif.html
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This is another pattern with graduated treble tatting, but a more gradual arc compared to the pointedness of the previous motif. https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/05/peacock-in-snow.html
A close-up.
NOTE: This crochet can be done over a tatted chain (eg. the blue chain on the right in the next pic) instead of a crochet chain
As pointed out above, #3 can be worked over a tatted chain.
Cro-tatting is another option. eg. in the above sampler rings are tatted over the cro-tat hook (needle-tatting fashion) and the chains would be crocheted using the same tool. Then one has an option to cover those chains either with treble tatting or treble crocheting.
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Pattern pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rcOCAAP8u-LQxPwJazzevTxQ9oCvKws_/view
You will find links to Cro-tatting and Treble Tatting here - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/p/tatting-resources.html
Also check out Hybrid Tatting - https://tipsaroundthehome.blogspot.com/2020/08/hybrid-tatting.html
Anna Burda magazine also had several patterns that combined tatting and crochet.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, Jane 🧡 Tatters continue to mix and combine.
DeleteThank you. Clear pictures and great comparison ❤🌹
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nin 🧡
DeleteA great post that puts information out there for us to use! Thank you!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd someday I'll really work at all these great techniques. I promise!
Ah yes, Mel, I can understand the huge pile-up of 'somedays....' 🧡 My list runs into the next 2 lifetimes - I intend to return as a tatter ;-P
DeleteReally good discussion and comparison, thank you. The more we learn, the more we discover there is still 'out there' that we still need to learn. :) Keeps us young, learning new things. :)
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So true, Steph 🧡 This was an opportunity for me to try the tatting-crochet combo for real, too. I had made the Maga Hibiscus in tatting only.
DeleteInteresting post, something I have not tried, its on my to try list, but theres always something else to try.
ReplyDeleteI totally understand, Margaret 🧡 There's so much I'd like to learn and do, too.
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