"Doodad" Snowflake patterns

I have the patterns typed up(to the best of my ability-please let me know if there are mistakes if you tat these). I posted the patterns in the order the snowflakes are shown here. Happy tatting !!! :)

Tatted "Doodad" Snowflake # 2

*2 shuttles needed

R: ring

Ch: chain

TOR: thrown-off ring

j:join

cl: close ring

rw: reverse work

sw sh: switch shuttles

R 2 p 4 j(to doodad) 4 p 2 cl, rw

**Ch 10 do not rw -sw sh

TOR 2 p(x5) 2 rw -sw sh

R 6 j(to previous ring) 4 p 6 rw

Ch 10 rw

R 2 j(to previous ring) 4 j(to doodad) 4 p 2 rw

~continue at ** to the end.

[will cup when the last join is made, force to lay flat]

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Tatted "Doodad" Snowflake # 1

*2 shuttles needed

R: ring

Ch: chain

TOR: thrown-off ring

j:join

cl: close ring

rw: reverse work

sw sh: switch shuttles

R 4 p 2 j(to doodad) 2 p 4 rw

**Ch 6 do not rw - sw sh

TOR 2 p(x5) 2 rw -sw sh

R 6 j(to previous ring)4 p 6 rw

Ch 6 rw

R 4 j(to previous ring) 2 j(to doodad) 2 p 4

~continue at ** to the end.

[will cup when last join is made, force to lay flat]

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Tatted "Doodad" Snowflake # 3

*2 shuttles needed

R: ring

Ch: chain

TOR: thrown-off ring

j:join

cl: close ring

rw: reverse work

sw sh: switch shuttles

R 2 j(to doodad) 2 rw

Ch 8 do not rw- sw sh

TOR 2 p(X3) 2 rw - sw sh

R 15 rw

Ch 8 rw

~repeat 6 times

2012 25 Motif Challenge: Motif #22

Well, I have come very close to the design I have been trying to mimic. This last snowflake was tatted (in motion-we were on our way to buy a new van). And the tiny snowflake was just emptying the shuttle. All the snowflakes were tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Blue Ice.

I wanted to show them in order, but I messed up and don't feel up to realigning them. The order they are in is #2, #1, #3, and last. :)

I can type out the patterns if anyone wants them. And just a note* they are all 2 shuttle patterns(except the tiny one which can be a shuttle and ball). :)

Help with blogger please...

Can anyone tell me how we "follow" blogs now, and how we "un-follow" blogs now. It seems they have changed it and I don't know how to use mine, as well, I can't tell Cheryl how to use hers cuz' her "dashboard" is different than mine and I don't understand it at all, nor do I understand why I can't follow or un-follow anyone as I did before.

Thanks for any help I can get!!! :)

Cheryl has a blog now!!! :)

For all those interested...Cheryl has her first blog. Worst part is that her set up is different than mine so we are learning it together(frustratedly!!!). Oh well, we will survive!

She has posted 3 pictures and will be posting more since I just saw her first small freestyle doily. :)

She is really doing well, but I need to get her working on patterns more than just "wingin' " it. :)

http://angeleyestatting.blogspot.com/

For those looking for these centers

Jolimama wants to know where to find these, and for those who haven't seen them in Hobby Lobby, I just found them on their website-they call them Assorted Dream Catchers.

Here is the link:

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/assorted-dream-catchers-547943/

Hope this helps! :) Have a great day!!!

2012 25 Motif Challenge: Motif #21

Well, I didn't think I would start another today, but sometimes life surprises me. This is the same pattern, but the stitch count has been revised a bit. I still think it needs a bit more and I already have some thoughts in mind to make it a bit closer to the design I was trying to mimic. :)

2012 25 Motif Challenge: Motif #20

Last night I gave into the temptation to tat on a doodad (as many have called them). I bought these at Hobby Lobby. They have no real name, but they are in 4 metal like colors(gold, brass, copper, and silver), and they are strung together like a charm bracelet. I think they are plastic even though they look like metal. And they are about the size of a dime.

Well, I wanted to try one of Diane: http://lacelovinlibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/09/snowflake-3-without-doodad-pattern.html doodad snowflake designs(this one #3), but her doodads must be smaller cuz' I didn't even get half way around with the first 3 rings and I realized this wouldn't work. But I think I was doing pretty good. I even tatted the Josephine rings which were new to me! :)

So, hesitantly I decided to find some inspiration to tat my own. So, I looked for snowflake designs(since there is a snowflake design in the center of these doodads) through Google images. And I found one (which I would post-but I don't want to cause copy write problems). It was a drawn snowflake which had a male and female deer drawn where the point rings are, but I like the rest of the design. My snowflake doesn't really resemble the drawn one well, but I do like the result. And I may try again with this one, or another inspired one(later!). :)

Thank you to all those out there doing the doodad challenge-you have all inspired me greatly!!! :)

Oh, this is tatted in size 20 Lizbeth Blue Ice.

Have a great day!!! :)