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Monday, February 10, 2014

Corina's Crown, Take Two

Crown tatted by IsDihara, February 2014

Can you believe the mistake with Corina's Crown was staring me in the face and I didn't see it?


Crowns tatted by Corina van Krieken, April 2013

Chalk it up to stitch count error, not a botched technique.  The hat band section of the diagram clearly shows three groups of four (4) stitches for rows one and two.  I tatted three groups of six (6) so of course I got a misshapen chapeau. Recalibrated stitch counts fixed the problem and the crown tatted up a treat.

No idea why I thought Corina's perfectly written 4's were 6's.  I had an easy point of comparison in the sixes Corina wrote for the top of the crown. I make these mistakes so you don't have to!

It was fun trying out the other methods of block tatting so I call this a win-win learning experience with a regal crown to show for my efforts.
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12 comments:

  1. tattrldyFebruary 10, 2014 at 12:34 PM

    Yay! Success! I don't do much block tatting but this surely is an enticement to do so. It looks great. Good job!

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  2. Madtatter80February 10, 2014 at 4:18 PM

    Yea looks really nice!

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  3. Sally KersonFebruary 10, 2014 at 4:22 PM

    It does look great and glad you figured it out.

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  4. Jane McLellanFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:59 AM

    Ah, that explains it!

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  5. Margarets designer cardsFebruary 11, 2014 at 4:34 AM

    The crowns look lovely and now you have worked it out, they will look even better.
    Margaret

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  6. CorinaFebruary 11, 2014 at 1:01 PM

    I'm glad you figured it out, and made a beautiful crown!

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  7. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeFebruary 11, 2014 at 8:33 PM

    I'm glad you figured it out! I haven't been tempted to tat a crown yet. I have no idea what I would do with it!

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  8. IsDiharaFebruary 12, 2014 at 9:04 AM

    Diane, we made shamrock and crown bracelets this past Sunday at the monthly tat-along. They turned out so well. I also want to play around with the idea of a "rose and crown" motif (maybe a snowflake?) and I think your school kids might like crown patches that they could use for zipper pulls for their backpacks?

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  9. IsDiharaFebruary 12, 2014 at 9:05 AM

    Thank you, Corina, I only wish I had followed your diagram correctly the first time and saved myself the confusion. LOL!

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  10. Sue Marrazzo Fine ArtApril 4, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    PRETTY Cool = )

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  11. ancolieJuly 3, 2014 at 9:28 AM

    very nice !
    where are you now ? would like to see you her with nice works ;-)
    Hope you are going well
    ancolie from France

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  12. IsDiharaJuly 4, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    Ancolie, thank you so much for following up on this project. I regret to say that the crown is STILL waiting for a "rose" to make it complete. I have been having trouble with this concept...A LOT of trouble.

    But I have not given up. Just set it aside until enlightenment comes.

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