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Needle Tatting A Necklace

by TotusMel on April 8, 2009 Table of Contents Needle Tatting A Necklace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intro: Needle Tatting A Necklace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Josephine Knot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Split Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: The Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 4: The Pendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 5: Clover Motif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 6: Finish pendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 7: Second chain & Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Instructables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 8

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Author:TotusMel

TotusMel Tats I'm a tattooed needle tatter, a stay at home mom and a homeschooler. I sell my work on etsy. I hope to offer a few patterns more here as I get the time. You can also follow me on twitter as TotusMel and read my ramblings at TotusMel.blogspot,com. I also curate a Steampunk finds blog called TotusMel's Wunderkammer

Intro: Needle Tatting A Necklace

If you've mastered the tatted flower instructable, you're ready to learn a few new techniques. This necklace will help you learn split rings, josephine knots and clovers to create a wearable piece of tatted art. This necklace is a modified version of my Fleurette necklace. You will need basic needle tatting experience easily learned in my other instructable including the double stitch(ds), picots(p), rings(r), chains(ch) and joining. This design used size 10 crochet cotton and a size 5 tatting needle. The laws of Copyright Protection permit this tutorial to be used for personal use only. Reselling for profit is prohibited.

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Image Notes 1. Joining picot

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Image Notes 1. clover

Image Notes 1. completed pendant section

Image Notes 1. run needle through several ds to hide threads.

Step 1: Josephine Knot

Start by threading your needle leaving about a six foot tail in the eye of the needle. 1.Make a ring of 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds. Close and reverse work The Josephine knot is simply the first half of the double stitch repeated creating a spiral chain. After every 10th stitch you will want to take the thread up and around the needle to maintain an even spiral. For this design we will be making a Josephine knot chain of 60 stitches. Pull the thread through the needle as you would for a normal chain. Close and reverse work.

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Step 2: Split Ring

Next we're going to do a split ring, these are usually written like this: 4-4/4-4. The slash representing the split. Start the ring by tatting 4ds 1p 4ds. Then un-thread the needle and turn it around. You will now be tatting with the tail thread. Continue with 4ds 1 p 4ds. Re-thread the needle and close the ring like a normal ring and reverse work.

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Step 3: The Chain

Continue working with Josephine Knot chains and split rings until you have a total of 4 chains and 4 rings including the first one you made.

Step 4: The Pendant

Now we're starting the main pendant portion of the necklace. 1. R 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds close rw 2. Ch 5ds 1p 5ds 1p 5ds close rw 3. R 3ds 1p 3ds join to center picot of last ring 3ds 1p 3ds close do not reverse 4. R 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds cl rw 5. Ch 10 cl rw

Image Notes 1. Joining picot

Step 5: Clover Motif

One of the most common elements in tatting is the clover, while they can vary wildly in stitch counts, they are constructed the same way. 1.R 4ds join to center picot of previous ring 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 4ds, close DO NOT reverse work 2. R 4ds join to last picot of previous ring 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 4ds close DO NOT reverse work 3. R 4ds join to last picot of previous ring 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 2ds 1p 4ds close rw Clover done

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Image Notes 1. clover

Step 6: Finish pendant

Work up the second side as a mirror to the first half. 1. Ch 10 cl rw 2. R 3ds 1p 3ds join to last picot of previous ring 3ds 1p 3ds close DO NOT reverse work 3. R 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds 1p 3ds cl rw 4. Ch 5 join to picot of opposite chain 5ds 1p 5 ds cl rw 5. R 3ds 1p 3ds join to center ring of previous ring 3ds 1p 3ds cl rw

Image Notes 1. completed pendant section

Step 7: Second chain & Done

Work the second chain the same as the first with a total of 3 split rings and 4 Josephine knot chains of 60 stitches. Finish with a Ring of 4ds 1p 4ds 1p 4ds 1p 4ds close tie a double knot, cut and hide the ends in the last ring. Press the finished piece with steam, then add whatever clasp you like to the ends using the picots to attach them. You can now use these techniques to create any necklace design you like by changing the center motif or pendant section and varying the chains and split rings.

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Image Notes 1. run needle through several ds to hide threads.

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Comments
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Penolopy Bulnick says:

Why do you steam it when you are done? Does that stiffen it?

Feb 15, 2011. 7:03 PM REPLY

Maldris says:
is that meant to be 5. Ch 10ds cl rw?

Jul 15, 2010. 4:58 AM REPLY

Maldris says:
Never mind I got the second image to display so I can see it now ( was having issues getting it to load before)

Jul 15, 2010. 5:20 AM REPLY

prabhjyotsaini says:
This is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! I love the design & completed it with no trouble at all with your easy to follow instructions. Hats off to you!!!!

May 30, 2010. 10:45 AM REPLY

Adalei says:

Feb 1, 2010. 8:19 PM REPLY Ooh! I loved the way this looked, I just HAD to learn how to do this :D My mom saw it right before it was finished and she was jealous, so I'm going to make another one for her in black with beads (hopefully). Thanks for posting this with such clear pictures and instructions!

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kithlyara says:

Jan 25, 2010. 8:21 PM REPLY I have been wanting to learn how to tat since I first started crocheting when I was in my teens, roughly 15 years ago. In spite of gobs of patience, tons of hours and many how-to books, learning how to tat always managed to elude me. Then, I discovered needle tatting and your flower pendant tutorial. Last night, I sat down with a yarn darner needle and some crochet thread, read the flower pendant instructions, watched the video for it, and actually finished it! After making about a half dozen of the flower pendants as practice, I went to a local craft shop and purchased a set of actual needle tatting needles and some nylon thread. Tonight, I'm confidently working on this pattern so I can proudly wear the necklace with my garb while I perform at my local Renaissance faire in a couple of months. I sincerely cannot thank you enough for posting your patterns and tutorials! You helped me learn a craft that I've wanted to know how to do for 15 years!!!

TotusMel says:
Thank you so much for sharing. I am so glad that I could help, I wish you years of tatting joy!

Jan 27, 2010. 6:37 AM REPLY

zako says:
awesome ! this is beautiful. im going to make my girl friend one for christmas :) thanks for sharing all your tatting noledge!

Nov 15, 2009. 12:02 PM REPLY

tatihana00 says:
i finished mine, though i wish i had black... still i think it's really pretty.

May 24, 2009. 9:55 PM REPLY

TotusMel says:
Great job!

May 25, 2009. 5:51 AM REPLY

Shopgirl674 says:
That is ..... amazing! What a beautiful art tatting is xo

Apr 9, 2009. 8:54 AM REPLY

Jaelle says:
Oh!! It's beautiful!

Apr 9, 2009. 6:48 AM REPLY

vikki77 says:
Thank you! You are a needle tatting queen!

Apr 8, 2009. 6:27 PM REPLY

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