Seasonal Patterns
It's Spooky season! Here are links to some Halloween/Autumn patterns:
Free Patterns (some of these links are old so they go directly to the pdf instead of the designers website):
Bat: https://pitsibaa.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/bat/
Bat: https://tatmantats.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/tatbat.pdf
A Bat Necklace, Jack O'Lantern Bookmark, Black Widow Spider, and Ghost pattern found at https://be-stitched.com/free-tatting-patterns/ (the site is covered in ads but there are links to pdf versions of the patterns).
Leaf patterns Black Locust and Oak Leaf by Liliantatlace found here: https://lilliantatlace.wordpress.com/
Québec Maple Leaf (Feuille d'Érable du Québec) pattern by Frivole found here: https://leblogdefrivole.blogspot.com/p/patterns.html
Tiny pumpkin: https://pitsibaa.wordpress.com/2024/08/10/tiny-pumpkin/
Autumn Pumpkin (from the tat-man, original link is bad but the pattern can be found on the wayback machine): https://web.archive.org/web/20130825011151/http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatpatterns/pumpkin.pdf
Pumpkin earrings and Spider earrings (scroll down to Intermediate to find them): https://hhtatting.com/free-patterns/free-tatting-patterns/
Pumpkin earrings: https://www.instructables.com/Tatted-Pumpkin-Earrings/
Fall pumpkin: https://needlesnbeadsnsweetascanbe.com/free-fall-pumpkin-tatting-pattern-and-tutorial/
Cat on a broom: https://tatmantats.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/catonbroomstick.pdf
Ghost: https://tatmantats.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ghost.pdf
Spider & Web: https://tatmantats.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/spiderweb.pdf
Witch by Jane Eborall: http://www.janeeborall.freeservers.com/Witch.pdf
Witch brewing with her cauldron: https://tatmantats.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/witchbrewing.pdf
Youtube videos from Maimai Kaito, she doesn't have a site that I have found, she publishes her patterns for free from her youtube channel:
Bat: https://youtu.be/Qdd218_gexY
Pumpkin: https://youtu.be/knY4o_iTx7E
Pumpking Teapot and Skeleton: https://marthas-tatting-blog.blogspot.com/p/patterns.html
Purse in Tatting and Beads is a Victorian pattern that would make a lovely addition to your evening attire. It was originally published in Beeton’s Book of Needlework in 1870, in the ebook version found at the https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/tatting.htm it is the pattern numbered 42 and begins on page 37 (printed copies may differ). This pattern is also listed in the Piecework Library, it requires an account but is available for the free accounts, this version can be found here: https://pieceworkmagazine.com/library/64011630
There are so many amazing patterns out there, please check out your local library, see if there is a lace guild near you, check out the shops and blogs of your favorite designers, or visit archive sites online such as the Antique Pattern Library (https://www.antiquepatternlibrary.org/html/warm/tatting.htm ). Many vintage patterns, especially edgings and borders, can easily be converted into amazing choker necklaces, or bracelets, or circlets, there are so many possibilities.
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Paid Patterns (These are links to patterns that must be purchased. This is not an endorsement of anyone and I am not responsible for any aspect of these shops, purchase at your discretion):
Gail Weaver's etsy shop has several Halloween themed patterns: The
Spider, Skull, The Skeleton in the Coffin, and The Sugar Skull, all found in her shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GailWeaverJewelry
Debbie Arnold's etsy shop has a Witch's Hat and The Spooky Clan available on her shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/DebbieArnoldDesigns
Frivoliteconsabor’s etsy shop has bat, spider, and pumpkin patterns, found in their shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/frivoliteconsabor
Marilee Rockley/Yarnplayer's Etsy shop has a Small Maple Leaf, Small Narrow Leaf, and Steampunk Belt found here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/yarnplayer
Pitsibaa's Etsy shop has a 3D Pumpkin here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1069446670/3d-pumpkin-pdf-tatting-pattern
Elegant Vintage Fingerless Gloves by Stephanie Wilson available free for anyone with an All Access Subscription to Piecework Magazine here: https://pieceworkmagazine.com/library/55785763 or available to purchase here: https://shop.longthreadmedia.com/products/elegant-vintage-fingerless-gloves-to-tat
Small Skull tatting pattern on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1660604660/skull-tatting-pattern
Disclaimer: While I try to find websites and blogs that are safe to visit, the internet is a living thing and sites can change at any time. I also try to recommend paid patterns from designers I have purchased from or believe to be trustworthy, but I cannot make any guarantees about paid patterns from other persons shops.