New snowflakes for begginners

Here's a new snowflake for real beginners or someone who hasn't tatted in awhile.
This mignonette flake I designed for the begginer class which is now full for October. Now I have to find a November project to tat. It's not blocked yet, but here it is.






Mignonette Flake c. 2006 Janet Perkins
R 3-3-3-3 leave a little space.
R 3+ 3-3-3 (Repeat 6 times).
R 3+3-3+3. Tie
Round 2
R 3+3 R 3-3 (repeat all the way around).


Twinkle, twinkle, do you like my star?

Retatting the daisy

Here's the retat. It's closer to what I was trying for... and it only took three times.

Daisy
c. 2006 Janet Perkins
with yellow
vvsp very very short picot almost a little space instead of a picot
vsp very short picot
R 3 vvsp 3 vvsp 3 vvsp 3 RW
Ch 4 + (leave small joining space) Repeat 3 times
Ch 2 vsp 2 vsp 2 + Repeat 3 times.
with white
join to any picot or joining space
6-6-6-6+ (to same picot) 2 + to next picot
6+6-6-6+ (to same picot) 2 + to next picot or space
Continue around until you get to the last petal. Substitute a join for the last picot on the last petal.

Daisy, daisy

Have you ever noticed most tatted daisy patterns have rounded petals... and don't look like daisies? I was looking for a pattern and didn't find one I thought looked like a daisy so I decided to come up with my own. Another bright idea.

This is attempt number 2. My first attempt at a daisy motif didn't turn out so nice... the center was loose and there were too many leaves and I didn't join them far enough down the petal. This one isn't perfect, but it's closer to what i want.

Third time's a charm?

red and white celtic button center

Ok here was my project from yesterday.
I need a new camera I know... My 4 year old one needs to be replaced badly!

I'm into the snowflake mode... as I'm teaching a begginer class and I need presents for christmas. I think this one is easy enough for advanced beginners.

Red and White Celtic-tatted snowflake with button center
c. 2006 Janet Perkins

With white:
R 3-3+ to button 3-3 Ch 3-3-3-3-3-3 Repeat 3 more times. Tie and hide ends (in ring 1).
With red:
R 3+to any white ring p 3+to button 3+3 Ch 3-3-3-3-3-3 Repeat three more times weaving from front to back. Tie and hide ends.
With white:
Join to center p of any chain. Ch 3-3-3-3-3.
Join to center p of the opposite color chain. Chain 3-3-3-3-3. Repeat 6 times.
Tie and use ends as hanger.

Light and dainty

This one took a long while because I used tatting thread and not crochet thread. Haven't blocked or stiffened it yet, but here it is anyways.


Light and Dainty Snowflake
c. 2006 Janet Perkins

Round 1
R 5-5-5-5
R 5+5-5-5 (4 times)
R 5+5-5+5
Round 2
R 5-5+ (to round one)5-5
R 5+(to previous R)10-5
R 5+5+5-5
(continue pattern around)
Round 3
R 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2
Ch 10+(to round 2) ch 10 RW
Repeat 9 more times. Join to base of 1st R.