Handmade lace, beads, and science. All cool stuff.When tatting a 6 shuttle pattern like my "atom", that's when the lesser used shuttles in a tatter's collection feel needed :)
The reason for 6 shuttles, is to allow the "orbits" of the "electrons" to cross over each other. Each orbital path is tatted as a separate chain. Only 1 pair of shuttles is in use at any one time. To minimize tangling, I've learned to keep the threads not in current use wound up onto their shuttles. I hadn't yet learned that trick at the time when I wrote up the pattern :) The "atom" pattern is definitely not for beginners, but experienced tatters may enjoy the challenge. It's in my Up and Tat 'Em book.
By the way, it's supposed to be a Lithium atom.
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While this is not a 'beginner' project, it is quite do-able. It was great fun to do as a Christmas ornament for my physicist brother.
Thank you for this design!
That is still one of my favorite patterns you created and I can't wait to get the chance to actually try it!!! :)
Yours all look so wonderful!! :)
Very nice. Your skill is inspiring
Stunning!
I guess I should pay more attention to this pattern. Six shuttles doesn't seem so bad after knitting socks with 5 needles, and I have a few shuttles that need to feel loved. Maybe when school gets out...
Lovely pattern, six shuttles well I have knitted with five for a tablecloth or large doily so I expect it will be fun to try the pattern.
Margaret
Heaven knows, we need more Lithium around. :-) Thanks for all your patterns and sharing your skills!
Now this is just beautiful... Very simple but elegant....
I love it! I've seen this before (ofcourse with your name - and your name was one of not many I remembered and which are connected with tatting) and I fallen in love with it at first sight :)
but you have an electron on each orbit ring, and thats not lithium =) Lithium has 2 on one and one on one, and nothing on the outer. I love this ...
@Iti, thank you, that's a cool science fact to know!
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