Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Pumpkin Pie Pendant

Good morning!  Are you ready for another goody???  How about a little bit of Pumpkin Pie?
 
 
A size 8 tatting needle with S244 "Love of Life" Valdani Luxury Pearl Silk, 5 4mm Swarocski bicones, 1 6mm Swarovski bicone and a number of Delica seed beads were used to tat this pendant.
 
 
Begin with a foundation of 5 ICRs (interlocking chain rings) with the following counts:
ICR 13 very sm - 3 - (with seed bead, Swarovski, seed bead) 3 very sm- 13 CL
Repeat 5 times, leaving a bit of the ends as they will be used later to anchor the 6mm Swarovski bicone.
 
 
For the next step, string 15 seed beads on the silk, + to very sm - to the right of bead set and tat as follows:
Pick up 1 seed bead with needle, CH 3 - (with 3 seed beads) 3 CL
+ to next very sm -, pick up 1 seed bead with needle, CH 5 followed by 5 graduated picots (sm, med, lg, med, sm) 5 CL + and continue around motif.  Tie & cut, hide ends.
NOTE:  when I tat with any silk I use a small dot of jeweler's adhesive to secure my finishing knots!
 
For the final two rounds:
Outer round 1- run needle through seed bead cluster between the 1st & 2nd seed beads, CH 35 CL + to corresponding spot at next seed bead cluster.  Continue around motif, tie & cut.
Outer round 2- run the needle through seed bead cluster between the 2nd & 3rd seed beads, CH 35 CL + to corresponding spot at next seed bead cluster.  Continue around motif, tie & cut.
 
Using the center threads, add the 6 mm Swarovski bicone to the center, running the threads to the back, knotting them and securing with a dab of jeweler's adhesive.  Add a jumpring and you're done.
 
 A Facebook friend who has a tatting group assigned an October project (which is to tat something in orange and/or black). I was inspired to tat Pumpkin Pie.  I've done this design for a number of years & thought it was time to share.  It is easy & quick to tat up,  & works well with a wide variety of threads and beads.  Hope you enjoy it!
 
I'm off to the Atelier- no telling what I'm going to get into today!  Have a wonderful day & until tomorrow~
Happy Tatting!
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 


7 comments:

  1. I am going to try this beautiful pattern only one thing I am a shuttle lady so I might have to adjust it for the beads and put them on the shuttle before I start..
    Thank you for the pattern - gorgeous
    Margaret

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  2. That is beautiful!! :)
    Thank you so much for sharing it!! :)

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  3. This is such a pretty thread and a wonderful design, using five rings! I also love the star shape in the second round! It's very generous of you to share your patterns!

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  4. I am also a shuttle tatter, but love this pattern! Guess I will have to work it out with the shuttle as well! Lovely work!

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  5. Yummy...!! Looks almost good enough to eat. Thanks again for sharing yet another pretty pattern with us Rachel.

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  6. Love the wallpaper!!! Boo!
    Fox : )

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