{"id":774,"date":"2012-03-11T08:38:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T12:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/?p=774"},"modified":"2016-01-29T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T18:06:02","slug":"ratta-tat-tat-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaliastudios.com\/squirrel\/ratta-tat-tat-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratta Tat Tat (Part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, the passion for this week, (or actually two weeks ago, since I am running a few weeks behind in posting) is tatting.\u00a0 Inspired by the pattern for the paper roses that I posted around Valentine’s Day, I decided to try a tatting a rose.<\/p>\n

Tatting, by the way is a series of very tiny half-hitch knots done in a series of chains and rings.\u00a0 It is related to both netting and macrame.<\/p>\n

Any way, I thought that it could easily be done in a manner similar to the paper rose and I set about looking for a pattern.\u00a0 There are several very nice ones out there, but I was not completely satisfied, so I tried my hand at making my own.\u00a0 But that was fairly complicated and since I hadn’t picked up my tatting shuttle in about 3 years, I decided to start with a simple pattern to get my skills back up to speed.\u00a0 I decided to try making some earrings for my step-mother, who never feels completely dressed without a pair of earrings.\u00a0 Now, to actually get them in the mail…<\/p>\n

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Oh, the pattern for this is<\/p>\n

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  1. R 3p3p3<\/li>\n
  2. Ch 3p2p2p3<\/li>\n
  3. R 3j3p3<\/li>\n
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.\u00a0 Tie off the final chain to the first ring.<\/li>\n
  5. use the starting and ending thread to tie the piece to the earring loop.\u00a0 Secure with a drop of superglue and trim the knot.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Abbreviations R=ring, ch=chain, p=picot (a small gap the the knots that creates a loop), j=join (bringing the thread through a picot on the previous chain)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Well, the passion for this week, (or actually two weeks ago, since I am running a few weeks behind in posting) is tatting.\u00a0 Inspired by the pattern for the paper roses that I posted around Valentine’s Day, I decided to try a tatting a rose. 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