Avoiding a gap

At this meeting, the tatting topic discussed was avoiding a gap between a chain and a ring. Here's how to avoid that dreaded gap:

When a chain is finished, slide the double stitches close together, nice and snug. 

Then, start the ring. After you flip the first half stitch of the ring, snug it tightly against the previous tatted chain. Pinch it between your fingers to hold it in place while tatting the 2nd half of the double stitch. Once the first double stitch is completed, that's where the ring will stay! 

So, if you don't see a gap, you're good to go ahead and finish tatting that ring. If you do see a gap, take out that first double stitch and try again.