TATTING WITH RICK RACK

Rick Rack and Tatting....What Fun!
For best results, use 100% cotton rick rack.

DESCRIPTIONPATTERN
Edge 118 Same as Edge No. 117 with 13 points of braid and 6 rings, reversing the medallion.
Edge 114 C: 3ds, 1p, 2 ds, 1p, 3ds, turn. R: 4ds, 1p, 4ds, join to braid, 4ds, 1p, 4ds, close. R: 4ds, join to p, 4ds, join to braid, 4ds, 1p, 4ds, close; turn, ch: 3ds, 1p, 2 ds, 1p, 3ds, turn. R: 4ds, join to p, 4ds, join to braid, 4ds, 1p, 4ds, close, repeat.
On opposite side of braid: C: 4ds, join to braid, 4ds, turn. R: 3 ds, 1p, 3ds, 1p, 3ds, 1p, 3ds, close; repeat twice and tie; turn, C: 4ds, join to braid, 4ds, join to braid, 4ds, turn; R: 4ds, join to 2nd p, 4ds, 1pm 4ds, 1p, 4ds, close; R: 4ds, join, 4ds, 1p, 4ds, 1p, 4ds, close; turn, C: 4ds, join to braid, repeat.
Edge 116 Join thread to braid, C: 3ds, 1p, 3ds, 1p, 3ds, 1p, 3ds, turn. R:3ds, 1p, 3ds, join to braid, 3ds, 1p, 3ds, close. C: 3ds, 1p, 3ds; repeat to 4 rings and 4 chains; turn. R: 3ds, join to p on ring, 3 ds, join to braid, 3ds, 1p, 3 ds, close; repeat twice, joining and tie. Repeat opposite side, joining p on chain. Sew points of braid together between tatted points.
Edge 117 R: 6ds, 1p 5ds, 1 large p, 5ds, 1p, 6ds, close; turn. C: 3ds, join to point on braid, 1ds, 1p, 1ds, join to next point, 1ds, 1p, 1ds, join to next point, 3ds, repeat, joining to 9 points of braid and 5 rings with a C of 3ds, 5ds separated by 1ds, 3ds, between 3 of the 5 rings, cut and tie and proceed to desired length.
Edge 112 Use size 60 thread.
R: 3ds, 1p, 3ds, join to point on braid, 3ds, 1p, 3ds, close; turn work.
C: 3ds, 3p separated by 3ds, 3ds, turn.
R: 5ds, 1p, 5ds, join to first p, 5ds, 1p, 5ds, close.
R: 5ds, join through p and on next point of braid, 5ds, join between points of braid, 5ds, 1p, 5ds, close.
R: 5ds, join through p and in next point of braid, 5ds, 1p, 5ds, 1p 5ds, close and ti, turn.
C: 3ds, 3p separated by 3ds, 3ds.
Repeat pattern as needed.
Rick Rack Medallion Use size 50 thread.
R: 8p separated by 1ds, close and tie.
*R: 5ds, join to braid, 5ds, close.
R: 5ds, join to braid, 5ds, close, turn.
C: 5ds, join to p of ring made, 5ds, repeat from *, joining C to the 8p and 16 rings to braid, cut and tie: join braid ends.

TATTING TERMS & SYMBOLS
C or ch chain
rw reverse work
R ring
. close ring
- picot
number number of ds
+ join
p picot
ds double stitch
double knot double stitch
reverse work turn work over

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