Center – Kara Sheil, Lincoln, NE
(from The Tatter’s Treasure Chest, edited by Mary Carolyn Waldrep, #8148, page 85)
Tie ball and shuttle threads together. In making the ch’s, the 2nd shuttle thread is used the same as ball thread. With the 1st shuttle, make r of 13 ds, p, 13 ds, cl. RW, make 1st surrounding ch of 16 ds, join to p of r, p, 16 ds, join to base of r. 2nd surrounding ch of 6 ds, p, 6 ds, RW. With 2nd shuttle, make r of 5 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 5 ds, cl. RW and continue ch of 5 ds. RW and with 2nd shuttle make r of 5 ds, join to last p of 1st r, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 5 ds, cl. RW and continue ch of 5 ds, join to p of 1st ch. RW, with 2nd shuttle make r of 5 ds, join to last p of 2nd r, 3 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 2 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 5 ds, cl. RW and continue ch of 5 ds. RW, with 2nd shuttle make r of 5 ds, join to last p of previous r, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 5 ds, cl. RW, continue ch of 5 ds. RW, with second shuttle make r of 5 ds, join to last p of previous r, 4 ds, p, 4 ds p, 5 ds, cl. RW and continue ch of 6 ds, p, 6 ds. Join to base of 1st surrounding ch. Make another ch of 5 ds. With 1st shuttle, make r of 13 ds, p, 13 ds, cl. RW. Make 1st surrounding ch of 16 ds, join to p of r, p, 16 ds, join to base of r. Then make 2nd surrounding ch of 6 ds, join to last p of last surrounding ch of previous r’s, 2 ds, 5 p’s sep. by 2 ds, 3 ds, join to p of 1st surrounding ch, p, 3 ds, 6 p’s sep by 2 ds, 6 ds. Join to base of 1st surrounding ch. Make another ch of 5 ds, (this completes one half of medallion). Repeat this half once more, joining 1st and last p’s of last surrounding ch. Fasten and break off.
Round #2 – Heidi Nakayama
Small R 3-2-3+3-2-3
Large R 4-2-2-4+4-2-2-4
Small Ch 4-2-2-2-2-4
Large Ch 6-3-3-3-3-6
Round #3 – Di Michelson
Rings – 3-2-2-2-2-3
End Rings (2) 3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3
Ch’s 5-2-2-2-2-5
End Ch’s 5 ds, 6 p sep by 2 ds, 5 ds.
Round #4 – Cindy Costantinou
Chains:
Short – 13-15- 4-2-2-2-2-4
Long – 23-25- 7-3-3-3-3-7
Rings – 3, p, 2, p, 2 + 2, p, 2 + 2, p, 2, p, 3
Round #5 – Cristina Banyard
5, join to 2nd p of chain of previous row, 5 – p – 5 – p – 5 RW
Chain, 2 – p – 2 – p – 2 – p – 2 – p – 2 – p – 2, join to first picot of ring just completed RW Repeat all around.
Text by Kara Sheil June 1997