I am always grateful to receive copies of vintage patterns. The Needlecraft Magazine is a wonderful resource for such tatting patterns. But I am sorry to write that I do not know the year of this pattern. Needlecraft Magazine had the page and month printed on the left pages and the page and year on the right pages. I have only a left page so I do not know the year. When sharing public domain patterns try to include the name of the tatter, the name of the design, the publication's name and the publisher if listed and the date. Also check to see if the directions are carried over on a following page.

This doily caught my eye because the tatter seems to have been a gentleman. The name listed is Roy Feuchtwanger. I can not remember seeing a gentleman's name in the many vintage patterns I have read. Roy was a traditional shuttle tatter and this doily design reflects it. The doily is tatted in 8 rows. It begins with a round center ring and is followed by a traditional small ring large ring section attaching to the center ring. Row 3 builds width quickly as it is just an alternating ring and chain pattern. The denseness in row 4 comes from the traditional opposing small ring, large ring section attaching to the picots on the chain of row 3. Row 5 is again a width builder of alternating ring and chain design. Row 6 is all chains. Row 7 repeats the traditional opposing small ring, large ring section attaching to the picots on the chain of row 6. And, most traditional of all is the outer row. Row 8 is a familiar hen and chicks on eggs pattern.

Traditionally, this doily would have been tatted in white or ecru thread. Today I would love to see it tatted in variegated threads for rows 2, 4, 7 and 8 with the other rows being a solid color. I think that would create the appearance of a cathedral window. I hope that you will try it.



Pattern begins with a round center ring. Using one shuttle leave a foot long tail which you can use to climb out into row 2.
Center Ring: R of 12 picots separated by 2 ds. Using long tail create a mock 13th picot.
Split ring 4 / 4 do not reverse work (dnrw) Leave bare thread space (bts) (let long tail dangle until last ring is tatted.)
Large ring 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 close ring (clr), btw, rw
Small ring 4 + (join to next picot on center ring) 4 clr, bts, rw
Large ring 4 + (join to previous large ring) 4 - 4 - 4 close ring (clr), btw, rw, continue around.
Make the last large ring a split ring using the long tail. Split ring 4 + 4 / 4 + 4 clr, dnrw, make mock picot to climb out in row 3.
Row 3 add second thread for chains. Hide the tail from row 2 in the first chain
CH 4 - 2 - 2 - 4 rw
R 4 - 4 + (join to large ring of row 2) 4 - 4 clr, rw
CH 4 - 2 - 2 - 4 rw, continue around
Make the last chain a split chain climbing out at the third picot in row 4

Row 4 climbing in with split ring
Large ring 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 close ring (clr), btw, rw
Small ring 4 + (join to next picot on chain) 4 clr, bts, rw
Large ring 4 + (join to previous large ring) 4 - 4 - 4 close ring (clr), btw, rw, continue around.
Make the last large ring a split ring using the second thread.

Row 5 climb in with split ring.
Split ring 4 - 4 / 4 - 4 clr, dnrw
CH 7 rw
R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 clr, rw
CH 7 rw
R 4 - 4 + (skip one large ring from row 4 and join to the nest large ring) 4 - 4 clr rw
CH 7 rw
R 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 clr, rw
CH 7 rw
Tat the first 7 ds of the last chain,then a split chain coming back to the last outward facing ring and make it a split ring climbing out at the center picot.

Row 6 is all chains. CH 5 - 4 - 4 - 5 + (join to center picot of next ring from row 5) continue around. Climb out if preferred to row 7.
Row 7 small rings join to the picots of the chains from row 6
Small ring 3 - 2 + 2 - 3 clr rw bts
Large ring 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 clr rw bts
Repeat around joining large rings at the side picots. However, after making three small rings, add a small ring that does not attach to the chain to add ease and width to the doily.

Row 8 is the Hen and chicks on eggs pattern.
*Egg rings = 3 - 3 + (join to row 7) 3 - 3 rw bts
Chick = 6 - 6 clr rw bts
Repeat egg ring
Hen = 5 + (join to chick) 6 - 6 - 5 clr rw bts
Repeat egg ring
Repeat chick ring
Repeat from * around.

I would love to add a new model for this pattern, especially one in glorious color!
Enjoy!



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