beginning tatts

1st project:
The 2 hearts are in 30 mm -red and 80 mm -pink threads


Tatted Heart Pattern:
 Start R 6 -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6 cl ring..
 Make 3 large rings just like this Total of 16 picots for each ring
Starting outer heart:
Chain 10-4-4-5 (this will also be the closing chain.)
 1 st small R3-3-3 join 5 th picot in first ring. 3-3-3 cl ring
*Ch 4-3-3-4
2 nd small R 3-3-3 join 7 th picot in first ring 3-3-3 cl ring
*ch 4-3-3-4
3 rd small R3-3-3 join to 9th picot in first ring
*ch 4-3-3-4
4 th small R 3-3-3 join to 11th picot in first ring.

For each large ring (only 3) join 4 smaller rings.
Join the 5th, 7th, 9 th and  11th picots for each large ring.
 For a total of 12 smaller rings
at the 12th ring cl ring
ch 5-4-4-10
connect to 3 large rings at center lock st cl.
Hide ends
You're finished.  these were tatted with tatting Needle #8 but you can use larger based on your thread size.

2nd project:
the beaded earrings on the right are in 80 mm Egyptian gold thread and were going to be a necklace, but as I said beginning pieces I messed up the direction and couldn't change it so I made the earrings. not bad though I think

Earring Pattern: 

start R 10 Close Ring

R 4-4-4 close ring  (for every picot, add a bead.) 

R4 + (join last beaded picot on prev. ring.)  -4 - (this picot add 3 beads) 4 -4 close ring. 

R4 +(add to last beaded picot prev ring, the larger ring) 4 -4  close ring. 

this is a basic pattern, nothing fancy. just a really cute design. if made in Eqyptian gold thread, you can pretty much wear them anywhere. 

All threads purchased at Amazon.com