Turns out this row pretty much beat me up the whole way around. I could not seem to figure out how to do the clovers. With each clover I tried to get it done in a different way hoping I would stumble across a way to make it look ok. With each clover I kept thinking I may just have to cut that row off. At one point I jointed a ring in the wrong spot and ended up breaking a thread trying to loosen it. I have major problems with undoing rings. I almost always break a thread. I am not sure what the problem is and what I am doing wrong but it is super frustrating. This one was doubly frustrating because I was super close to being out of thread on my shuttle and I was within 3 rings of being completely done with the row. Of course the thread that I broke was not the one that was out of thread. At this point I just decided to go ahead and finish off the row because judging from previous experience I know that if you cut motifs off picots the picots are stretched and look a bit funny.
After this row I am not super happy with this doily. I never did find a good way to do the clovers. I have taken a peek at the next row and I am quite concerned that this row is going to be a bit challenging as well. It looks like I am going to have to concentrate on making the right joins and the right chains in the right place. I am just going to have to jump in and try it because this row requires something to attach the clover to to make it lay correctly. Wish me luck!!
That 3-ring element isn't a real clover. The best way to tat this round is with two shuttles rather than ball and shuttle. You make the two inward-facing rings with your main shuttle, then drop that shuttle and form the top ring with the shuttle that is serving as your ball thread. You then go back to your main shuttle to tat the chains and rings until you get to the next three-ring element.
ReplyDeleteThat is actually how I did that little element.Whhoo hoo! The top ring just seemed super floppy. The next row actually attached ok to that ring so it seems ok. Thank you so very much for the help.
DeleteLooks like you did very well for your first try!!! :) I also had trouble when I tatted this doily, but I am sure you will get it too!! :)
ReplyDeleteAwww that is super sweet of you! I believe I am going to have to try this doily again so I can make up for all the silliness of this one! :)
DeleteThis is the doily pattern I'm working on as my WIP (Work-In-Progress) Wednesday. I'm on the final round. I'll try to get a picture of the entire doily into my next Wednesday post. I started it back in November, then set it aside to work on Christmas presents.
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