Recently, I decided to take one of my old patterns and see what else I could do with it. One of the ideas I had resulted in this little doily. I’m often surprised how putting multiple of the same motifs together can create something quite different than the original. I was really pleased with how this idea worked out.
Here’s the original pattern: Clover drop heart
This is a beginner pattern and requires two shuttles. I used Lizbeth size 40 thread, and the doily is about 4-1/4 inches in diameter (11 cm).
Printable pattern (167K. Opens a new window.)
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You will need:
Thread in your choice of color and size.
2 tatting shuttles
| ds | double stitch |
| p | picot |
| j | join |
Instructions:
This doily is made up of four hearts.
Heart
Start at the green ring in the visual pattern.
R: (3ds p) 13 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 5 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to 12th p of previous R, 2ds p 2ds p 2ds, close, do not turn
R: 2ds j to last p of previous R 2ds p 2ds p 3ds p 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to 3rd p of previous R, (3ds p) 5 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to 6th p of previous R, 3ds p 3ds, close, do not turn
R: (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to center p of previous R, 3ds p 3ds p 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 9 times, 2ds, turn
R: (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, do not turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (2ds p) 4 times, 2ds j to 9th p of first R in motif, (2ds p) 5 times, 3ds, close, do not turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, 3ds p 3ds p 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 9 times, 2ds, do not turn
For the following rings, use the shuttle previous used for the chain thread.
R: (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, do not turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (2ds p) 8 times, 3ds, close, do not turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, 3ds p 3ds p 3ds, close, do not turn
Use the thread used to make these last three rings as the chain thread.
Ch: (2ds p) 9 times, 2ds, turn
R: (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, do not turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (2ds p) 4 times, 2ds j to 6th p of first R in motif, (2ds p) 5 times, 3ds, close, do not turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, 3ds p 3ds p 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 9 times, 2ds, turn
R: (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds, j to last p of previous R, 3ds p 3ds, close, do not turn
R: (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to center p of previous R, (3ds p) 5 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to 6th p of previous R, 2ds p 2ds p 2ds, close, do not turn
R: 2ds j to last p of previous R, 2ds p 2ds j to 2nd p of first R in motif, 3ds p 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 5 times, 2ds
Cut and tie.
Make three more hearts, joining at the following picots (see red picots in visual pattern). Be sure to make joins on both sides of the last heart.
Picots 4 and 6 in the large picot at the bottom of the heart.
Picot 5 of the 4th Ch in the motif.
Picot 3 of the 9th Ch in the motif.
Copyright 2012 by Nancy Tracy, All Rights Reserved.
