Forty Original Designs in Tatting By Nellie Hall Youngburg Novel and Unique Designs with Complete Instructions for Every Pattern Designed and Executed by Nellie Hall Youngburg, Brookings, SD© 1921. As a summer tatting project tatters in the 2014 Online Tatting Class began rewriting and modernizing the patterns in this vintage tatting book. Diagrams and new models have been prepared to help the tatter follow the patterns more easily. Both the original public domain booklet and the new version are being posted online to share with all tatters everywhere.

Tatted Motif #22

Ch = chain Clr = close ring R = ring RW = reverse work ds = double stitch p = picot

Row 1: Center Ring (1 shuttle)

R 6 ds, p, (2 ds, p) 4 times, 6 ds, clr

*R 6 ds, join to last p of previous ring, (2 ds, p) 3 times, 6 ds, clr*

Repeat * to * 3 more times

R 6 ds, join to last p of previous ring, (2 ds, p) 2 times, 2 ds, join to first p from ring 1, 6 ds, clr Tie and hide ends

Row 2: (2 shuttles or shuttle and ball)

R 4 ds, p, 4 ds, join to first open p on left side of ring) on first ring, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, clr

*R 4 ds, join to last p of previous ring, 4 ds, skip center p of first row ring and join to next p, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, clr, RW

Ch 6 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 6 ds, RW

R 4 ds, join to last p of previous ring, 4 ds, clr, RW

Ch 6 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 6 ds, RW

R 4 ds, join to same p as small ring, 4 ds, join to inside p (first open p on left side of ring) on first ring, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, clr*

Repeat from * to * 4 more times

*R 4 ds, join to last p of previous ring, 4 ds, skip center p of first row ring and join to next p, 4 ds, join to 1^st p on first ring, 4 ds, clr, RW

Ch 6 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 6 ds, RW

R 4 ds, join to last p of previous ring/first p on first ring, 4 ds, clr, RW

Ch 6 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 6 ds

Tie and hide ends.