Five Petal Daisy with Double Picot Decoration:
Thread on one shuttle only (no ball).

ABBREVIATIONS:

  • A small joining picot = " -"
  • A small picot (larger than a joining one) = " --"
  • Double Stitch(es) = "ds"

RING:

  1. 3ds - 14ds, make a very large picot with a 1 1/4" space, 3ds, join this large picot to the thread around your left hand by positioning the picot over the thread beyond the ds just completed.
  2. With the point of the shuttle, pull a loop up through the picot then insert the shuttle through this loop and tighten up the stitch. Complete the ds then work 13ds - 3ds, close ring.
  3. The inner part of the Double Picot may have to be expanded. Use the point of the shuttle to size it correctly (smaller than the outer part).

REPEAT RING four times more, joining each time at the last small picot on the previous ring. Make sure you do not twist the picot on the final join to the first picot on the first ring. If you don't know how to do this final join without twisting the picot, refer to "Avoiding Twisted Picots" under the Tatting Instruction section at -- http://www.picotnet.com/.



SPECIAL NOTE:

We want to get you at least thinking about designing your own tatting and if this scares you somewhat, a good place to start is by making slight alterations to an existing pattern. Of course, this would be for your own use only as it would be considered a copyright violation if you printed and distributed it.
So... a "double picot" is an easy element you might want to use to replace a single picot. Try it! In some places it will give your tatting a lift. In others, it'll have an overcrowded appearance. You'll soon figure out where it looks best.


PART II:

Five Petal Daisy Part II:
The second part of our Frivolous Frivolité takes the Double Picot a step further.

We'll use the same basic five petal daisy design and this time after forming - but not yet joining - the large picot, work 2ds - - 2ds then join the large picot (as in 2 above) and continue as on first daisy. Isn't that easy and fun?
Butterfly Triple Picot
Here is an example of what can be done using the triple picot.


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You may make one copy for your own use.

Happy Tatting



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