Tatting Instruction in creating a Tatting Trimmed Hat

Tatting instruction Materials: No. 30 ecru mmercerized crochet cotton, shuttle, one and one-half yards of ribbon velvet.

The tri-con shown was of natual color velour, trimmed with golden brown velvet. For the vandyke points edging the band around the crown, work as follows:

Ring d s, 1 p, 4 ds. 1 p, 4 ds, 1 p, 4 ds, close.

Another ring of the same size as close as possible. Ch 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s. 1 ring, joining third p to center p of second ring, 1 ring on opposite side but as close to last ring as possible. Ch 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s. Three 3 p rings, joined by side picots. Ch 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s, 1 ring, joined by second p to center of third ring, 1 ring, 3 p ring turning in the opposite direction. Three p ch. joining first p to third p of opposite ch. Repeat for this tatting instruction.

Tatting Instruction Wheel in center of rosette

Ring same as before, ch 2 d s, 1 p, 3 d s, 1 p, 2 d s. Repeat rings and chains, joining center picots of 6 rings together. Join last ch to first ring, tie securely and cut thread.

2nd round- Ring 5 d s, join to p of ch between center rings, 3 d s, join to p of next ch 5 ds, close.

Ch 2 d s, 1 p, 2 d s, 1 p, 2 d s. 1 p. 2 d s. Ring 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s, 1 p, 4 d s, ch, ring same as the first in this round and joined between the next two chains. Repeat, join and cut thread for this tatting instruction.

Tatting Instruction Edge of rosette

Three 3 p rings joined by side picots, ch 9 d s, 3 p. 9 d s, 3 rings, joining center p of the first ring to center p of the third ring in the first group.

Sew all the tatting in place with the same thread.

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