Free Tatting Instructions

	A picot is made by leaving a space between the stitches Make the first doublestitch as directed and work three more doublestitches. For the picot, make the first half of the next doublestitch, slide it on the thread stopping about 1/4 inch from the last stitch, complete the picot with the last half of the doublestitch.
	Work 4 more doublestitches then work another picot, four more doublestitches (hold all stitches firmly between thumb and forefinger of left hand) now pull the shuttle thread until a ring forms of all of the stitches. Make sure the first and last stitches meet to form a firm ring.
	Joining rings: Wind the thread around your hand as for the first ring (leaving a 1/4" space of thread before starting the next ring) and work the first 4 doublestitches as before. Use a crochet hook and insert it into the last picot from the first ring you made. Hook the tread that is lying over your index finger and pull it through the picot. Now draw the shuttle through that loop - tighten up the shuttle thread - this takes the place of the FIRST half of a doublestitch - now make the LAST half of the doublestitch to lock the two rings together. Continue on with 4 doublestitches, a picot, 4 doublestitches a picot, 4 doublestitches and close ring.

A picot is made by leaving a space between the stitches

Make the first doublestitch as directed and work three more doublestitches. For the picot, make the first half of the next doublestitch, slide it on the thread stopping about 1/4 inch from the last stitch, complete the picot with the last half of the doublestitch.

Work 4 more doublestitches then work another picot, four more doublestitches (hold all stitches firmly between thumb and forefinger of left hand) now pull the shuttle thread until a ring forms of all of the stitches. Make sure the first and last stitches meet to form a firm ring.

Joining rings: Wind the thread around your hand as for the first ring (leaving a 1/4" space of thread before starting the next ring) and work the first 4 doublestitches as before. Use a crochet hook and insert it into the last picot from the first ring you made. Hook the tread that is lying over your index finger and pull it through the picot. Now draw the shuttle through that loop - tighten up the shuttle thread - this takes the place of the FIRST half of a doublestitch - now make the LAST half of the doublestitch to lock the two rings together. Continue on with 4 doublestitches, a picot, 4 doublestitches a picot, 4 doublestitches and close ring.

In tatting instructions, all of this would be written as: Ring 4 ds, 3 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, cls ring. Ring 4 ds, join to last p of last ring, 4 ds, 2 p sep by 4 ds, 4 ds, cls ring.

Following the abbreviations: ds=doublestitch, p=picot, sep=separated, cls=close the instructions should be easy to follow. Always become familiar with the abbreviations in any tatting book
before you try out any of its patterns.

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