Tatted Daisy Chain

When I was 13 or 14 my sister gave me a tatting shuttle and a library book fro Christmas. From that book I taught myself how to tat.

Here is a daisy chain I made for my mother. I finished it yesterday and starched it in a sugar solution. 

Soaking in sugar water to stiffen 

Pinning it for the right shape 

Early on, the emerging pattern

The pattern was fairly simple. I used two shuttles. The second shuttle is only used as the main shuttle for one ring, which is marked R2

R 9-(but in future rounds +to picot on second to last ring on previous Daisy)5-14

R2 9-5-14

Ch 15

Daisy 

R 10+(to the second picot of the first ring) 4-(but in all future rounds +to the picot on the third to last petal on the previous Daisy)4-10

R 10+(to previous)8-10

R 10+(to previous)8-10

R 10+(to previous)8-10

R 10+(to previous)4-4-10

R 10+(to previous)4-4-10

R 10+(to previous)18

Ch 16+(to leaf)10-11

Repeat until desired length

I stopped at the attachment of the 16 chain to the leaf