One Small Candle tatting pattern

 

"One Small Candle" is one of my original FREE patterns (see the free patterns tab at the top of this blog) or click this link: https://yarnplayertats.blogspot.com/p/my-free-patterns.html 

To help show some of the trickier parts of the pattern, I made a short video and posted it on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Link to the YouTube https://youtube.com/shorts/RyNqfnSTzV4?si=mcNcMGhbN5gymVIs  

For the example in the video I used size 20 Liz metallic gold for the base, Lizbeth size 20 in white for the "candle" and a vintage Flora thread for the red "flame". The finished motif measured 2 and 1/2 inches tall (6.35cm). I strung a fine thread through the tip of the flame for hanging.

Tatting a Catherine Wheel Join

New video demonstration of the "Catherine Wheel Join" has been added to my YouTube channel. Although I already had a video about the CWJ technique, I noticed that the original was posted 14 years ago (using outdated technology) so I made a new one!