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Candles are part of many celebrations in our lives, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. This little tatted candle can be used to decorate gifts, as a Christmas tree ornament, or on stationery.
This pattern was tatted with size 30 DMC Cebelia thread. It is beginning level and uses one shuttle (two shuttles if you decide not to use the shoelace trick).
Printable pattern (153K. Opens a new window.)
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Instructions:
| ds | double stitch | R | ring | Ch | chain |
| p | picot | lj | long picot | j | join |
You will need:
Tatting thread in your choice of color, size 30. The sample on this page was done with size 30 DMC Cebelia thread in white.
1 tatting shuttle
R: (5ds p) 3 times, 5ds, close turn
*Ch: 5ds p 5ds, turn
R: 5ds j to last p of prev R, (5ds p) 2 times, 5ds, close, turn*
Repeat between * 4 more times and do not turn after last ring
Shoelace
Ch: 5ds, shoelace
R: 10ds p 2ds p 1ds lp 1ds p 2ds p 10ds, close, shoelace
Ch: 5ds, shoelace
R: (5ds p) 3 times, 5ds, close, turn
**Ch: 5ds j to center p of closest Ch, 5ds, turn
R: 5ds j to last p of prev R, (5ds p) 2 times, 5ds, close, turn**
Repeat between ** across
Ch: 5ds p 5ds, turn
R: 5ds j to last p of prev R, (5ds p) 2 times, 5ds, close, turn
Ch: (5ds p) 2 times, 5ds, turn
R: 5ds p 5ds j to last p of prev R, 5ds p 5ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds p 5ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 4ds p 4ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds p 5ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 14 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds j to p on prev Ch, 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn
***Ch: 8ds j to p on next Ch, 5ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn***
Repeat between *** once.
Ch: 5ds p 5ds j to last p of next Ch, 5ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to center p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: (5ds p) 2 times, 5ds, turn
R: (3ds p) 2 times, 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 2 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn
+Ch: 5ds p 8ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn+
Repeat between + once more
Ch: 2ds p 5ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close
R: 3ds j to last p of prev R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds j to p on next Ch, 5ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 4ds j to p on next Ch, 4ds, turn
R: 3ds p 3ds j to fourth p of prev R, (3ds p) 3 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds j to p on next Ch, 5ds, turn
R: 5ds j to fourth p of prev R, (5ds p) 2 times, 5ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds j to farthest p on next Ch, 5ds j to next available p, 5ds, turn
R: 5ds j to center p of prev R, 5ds p 5ds j to first p of first R, 5ds, close, turn
Ch: 5ds j to p on next Ch, 5ds
Cut and tie.
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