Lace Mat Poll - details coming soon

Here is a collage of 21 out of 26 Lace Mats that I have received so far,

In preparation for the poll, I am removing the names of the tatters of each Lace Mat and only assign a number.  That is to ensure that there are no undue advantage to any tatter when the polling starts in ealy January.

You may still submit a picture of your Lace Mat until 31st December 2012 be included in the listing for the poll.  I will add it to the Gallery but will not include your name with it.

I have not put together the goodies for the winner.  When I do, I will try to put together things that appeal to tatters.  Who knows, I may decide to have more than one winner, ;)

Lace Mat poll

As of now, there are 16 Lace Mats in the Lace Mat Gallery, with the latest entry from Katherine B.  I think you will agree with me when I say that each one is unique on its own even though they are all tatted following the same pattern.

As I admire each one, I had a light-bulb moment! What if I hold a poll to pick a favorite Lace mat from the Gallery?  And the tatter who tatted the mat will get some goodies from me.

This is how I plan to do it.

1. For this poll, I will continue to accept photos of the Lace Mats up to 31st December 2012.  This will still give ample time for anyone who is still working on the Lace Mat, or yet to get started, to get their Lace Mats ready to be displayed in the gallery.
2. Please e-mail me a picture of your Lace Mat with information on the thread used and the final measurement.
3. I will put up the poll in my blog after the closing date for the entries.  Details on how the poll will be conducted will also be given at that time.

I have not been tatting much, so there are no pictures to share in this post.  I hope I can get something done by the next post.

More notes on the Tat-along Lace Mat

Progress has been slow on the Lace Mat doily.  This is where I am at with the Lace Mat, didn't even manage to get a good picture of it.

The progress of the other doily is slow as well.  I have only completed the third oval and there is another three to do.  After that I plan to tat the first row of the mesh of ring in each of the three colours that I am considering to see how each would actually look against the yellow.

To help you visualise the clovers with split rings as suggested by Hegla, here is a chart showing the split rings.

The red arrow show the direction of the split rings.  As Hegla has written, all the split rings are uneven split rings, i.e. the ds count is un-equal between the first half and the second half.   Before starting Ring B (and Ring E) leave a small space in thread to form a mock picot join.

The other thing to look out for is, Ring E is joined to Ring A on the un-flipped side of the split ring.  I searched for instruction/videos showing how to join on the un-flipped side of a split ring but I couldn't find any.  Will update this part later when I find it.

Thanks to Susie and Fox for the links showing how to join on the un-flipped side of a split ring. The two joins are:
Lily Morale's Larks Head Picot join from Paradise Treasures
Video by Frivole - Joining on the second half of a split ring

The way that I make my join is like how Frivole does it.

Instructions for the Stand alone Clovers in Lace Mat

I am trying to catch up with e-mail request for the pdf files.  If you have sent me an e-mail but have not received the file, please e-mail me a reminder.

You can also save the chart direct from the computer by right-clicking on the mouse and choose "save image as".  This will download the chart to your computer which you can save.

Please note:
I have not actually tatted the Lace Mat using the split as my explanation in the earlier post.  It is possible that the position of the split rings maybe be switched when taking into account 'reverse work' in the tatting process. This is my progress so far, not much have been added to it actually.

Thread is Milford size 40 solid blue

I use the split ring from Rd 1 to Rd 2, but have decided  not to use it for the other rounds. I like my rings to have regular shapes.

Meanwhile, Hegla has suggested a solution for the clovers to be made in Round 4, using a series of split rings.  She has given me permission to share it here.  The steps begin at the short chain where the clovers are attached to, referring to the chart.

-Chain: 4-3
-Uneven split ring A: 3(join to picot of above chain)3-3-3//(other half of

the split ring)3-3 [remember to go into the next uneven split ring by leaving a bit of thread to simulate a mock picot]

-Uneven split ring B: 3-3-3-3-3//6
-Regular ring C: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3

-Uneven split ring D: 3-3-3-3-3//6 [remember to go into the next uneven split ring by leaving a bit of thread to simulate a mock picot]

-Uneven split ring E: 3-3-3-3//3(join to picot of split ring A)3

-Chain: 3(join to picot of last uneven split ring)4

Thank you Hegla.  I amd all other tatters appreciate this very much.