Tatted Place Mat

Materials Needed

400 Yd cream bedsp cotton
400 Yd rose bedsp cotton
25 Yd green bedsp cotton
1 Tatting shuttle
1 Size 12 cro hk

Donated from Lana Fox

Abbreviations

ch=chain
r=ring
cl r=close ring
ds double stitch
p=picot
lp=long picot
j=join
rw=reverse work

Instructions

Rose medallion: with rose on shuttle and ball

make r of (3ds, lp)6 times cl r
draw thread thru last lp

rnd 1:

ch (6ds, j in next lp)6 times
work 4 more rnds the same, having 3 more ds in ea rnd,
join in same lp, as in first rnd

rnd 6:

ch (3ds, p, 13ds, p, 3ds, j in next p)6times, tie and cut

rnd 7:

(j in inner p, left; ch 10ds, j in next p, ch 15ds, j in next p)6 times

rnd 8:

ch (6ds, p, 6ds, j in next p, 5ds, p, 6ds, p, 5ds, j in next p)6 times

With cream on shuttle and ball:

row 1:

make r of 6 ds, p, 6ds, cl r, make a 2nd r of (6ds, p)2times,
12 ds, cl r rw
ch 1ds, p, 3 sets of 3 - 3 stitches, p,
3 sets 3 - 3 stitches, j in p at end of big r, rw
* make r of 6 ds, p, 6 ds, cl r. make a 2nd r of
(6ds, p)2times, 12 ds, cl r, rw
ch 1ds, p, 3 sets of 3 -3 sts, j in p of short
ch of rose, 3 sets of 3 - 3 stitches, j in p at end of big r.
Rep from *
join (after first set of 3 - 3sts) to first p of next ch of rose;
ch3 sets 3 - 3 sts, j in p at end of big r.
Rep across to 16" (23 times) like first motif of row

row 2:

j at next p of rose,
* make r of 6ds, j in first p to ch above,
(directly under small r)6ds, cl r,
Make a 2nd r of 6ds, j in center p of ch
above, 6 ds, p, 12ds, cl r, rw
ch 1ds, p, 3 sets 3-3 stitches, p, 3 sets 3-3 stitches.
j in p at end of big r. rep from * across-22 more times

row 3:

start this row where first motif above ends, and cont across

row 4:

start this row directly below, join in first p of ch of rose

row 5:

start this row directly below, join in 2nd p of same ch

row 6:

start this row directly below, join in single p of next ch

row 7:

start this row directly below, not joining rose

row 8:

start this row below, at outer edge, make r of (6ds, p)2 times, 12ds, cl r, rw
ch 1ds, p, 3 sets 3-3 sts, p, 3 sets 3-3sts
* make r of 6 ds, j in next p of rose above, 6 ds, cl r
make a 2nd r of (6ds, p)2times, 12ds, cl r, rw
ch 1ds, p, 3 sets 3-3 stts, p, 3 sets 3-3 sts, rw.
Rep from * 2 more times then cont. across,
join small r in first p (betweeen rs) of ch
and join 1st p of big r to ch above.
make 12 more rows. To tat around, beg at top, left , j in p of small r, ch3
sets 3 - 3 sts, p, 3 sets 3-3sts, j in p of next r,
cont. across and on side, the same 'join where ch joins r'.
cont across bottom same 'join in ps of chs'
cont up other side, 'join where r of ch start' till you get to
rose; after ch at rose, rw.
make r of 4ds, j in 1st p of rose, 4ds, cl r, rw
ch3 sets 3-3 sts, p, 3 sets 3-3 sts, j in 2nd p,
make another ch and j in next p.
make another ch, rw,
make r of 6ds, j in 2nd p, 6ds, clr, rw
ch3 sets 3-3 sts, p, 3 sets 3-3 sts and j where ch begins

spray and bud:

with green on shuttle and ball

j at bottom of rose, where 1st r joins rose
ch 9ds, rw, make r of 8ds, p, 8ds, cl r
*rw, ch 6ds, rw
make r of 8ds, p, 8ds, cl r
rep from p*4 more times, rw, ch 6ds, rw
make r of 6ds, p, 6ds, cl r. make a 2nd r the same

with rose on shuttle and ball

j in p of last r, ch 7ds, j in p of other r rw
ch 8ds, j where 1st ch joins, rw
ch 9ds, j in 2nd r. tie and cut
shape on place mat, and sew.

2nd spray

j in free p of rose 'top right' and rep as first spray.
Shape rose and leaves for napkin
make rose same as first 3 rnds of big rose
To make the leaf: j between petals on ea side, make r of 9ds, p, 9ds, cl r.



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