LaRae's Center

This is a revision of a pattern from a reprint of "Lessons in Tatting" from 1916.

Materials:

1 ball Size 20 DMC Cebelia
2 shuttles wound full using CTM

Round 1 (LaRae Omaha, Nebraska, USA)

R: 4ds,p,4ds clr rw
CH: 2ds,(p,2ds) 7times rw
R: 5ds, (p,5ds) 3 times clr rw
CH: 2ds, (p,2ds) 7 times DO NOT rw

* SH2 - R: 4ds,p,4ds clr rw

using SH2 as core thread
CH: 2ds, (p,2ds) 3times, join (with bead) to last p of prev large ring,
2ds, (p,2ds) 3 times rw
R: ds, (p,ds) 7 times clr rw
CH: 2ds, (p,2ds) 3 times, join to 4th p of adjacent chain, 2ds, (p,2ds) 3 times. DO NOT rw

SH1 - R: 2ds, join to last p of prev chain, 2ds, (p,2ds) 4 times clr DO NOT rw

using SH2 as core thread
CH: 2ds, join to last p of prev ring, 2ds, (p,2ds) 6 times rw

SH2 - R: ds, (p,ds) 3times, join (with bead) to 4th p of adjacent ring, (p,ds) 3 times rw

using SH2 as core thread
CH: 2ds,(p,2ds) 7times rw

SH2 - R: 4ds,p,4ds clr DO NOT rw

using SH1 as core thread
CH: 2ds,(p,2ds) 7times rw

SH1 - R: 5ds, join (with bead) to 4th p of next to last chain, 5ds, (p,5ds) twice clr rw

SH1 - CH: 2ds, (p,2ds) 7 times DO NOT rw

Repeat from * for six repeats ending by connecting to beginning
small ring of 4,p,4. C&T

2nd Round: (LaRae)

**R: 4ds, join to p of small ring of previous round, 4ds, p, 4ds,
join to p of small ring of previous round, 4ds clr rw
CH: (3ds, 7 p sep by 2ds, 3ds, shuttle join to 4th p on chain of prev round.) twice
CH: 3ds, 7 p sep by 2ds, 3ds rw

Repeat from ** around to complete C&T

Round 3 (Shirlee Bismarck, North Dakota, USA)

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Use 2 shuttles

Shuttle 1:
R 1 ds, 7 p sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, cl, turn.
Ch 2 ds, p, 3 ds, 7 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, j to center p of prev R, turn.

Shuttle 2:
Ch 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, j to 3rd p of 7 p ch in prev row,
2 ds, j to 5th p of same ch in prev row, 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, turn.

*Shuttle 1:
R 1 ds, 7 p sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, cl, turn.
Ch 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, j to 3rd p of prev ch, 3 ds,
        j to 4th p of prev ch, 3 ds, 3 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, p 2 ds,
        j to center p of prev R, turn.
R 1 ds, 7 p sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, cl, turn.
Ch 2 ds, j to last p of prev ch, 3 ds, 7 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, p,
        2 ds, j to center p of prev R, turn.
R 1 ds, 7 p sep by 1 ds, 1 ds, cl, turn.
Ch 2 ds, j to last p of prev ch, 3 ds, 7 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds,
        j to center p of prev R, turn.

Shuttle 2:
Ch 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds, skip 1 7 p ch in prev row & j to 3rd p of next 7 p ch,
         2 ds, j to 5th p of same ch, 3 ds, 2 p sep by 3 ds, 3 ds.**

Repeat from * to ** until you reach starting point of row. Join, cut, & tie.

Round 4 (LaRae Omaha, Nebraska, USA)

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Row 1:
R: 6ds, p, 6ds, clr rw.
Ch: 2ds, p, 2ds, p, 2ds, p, 2ds, join to previous round of doily,
2ds, p, 2ds, p, 2ds, join in picot of ring just made (shuttle join), ch 1 rw.

Continue around, joining to doily with every fifth ring/chain group.

Row 2:
Work (chains of 5p sep by 2ds, joining at base of rings)
back around entire previous row.

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