From Tat Chat’s RR#5, January 1996 – January 1997
Completed size was over 9 inches in diameter.
We used Size 40 LBH thread (dark purple color, yum!)
Round 1 – Pam Dotson, Everett, WA
R 12-6-6
Ch 3-3
Clover R 5+5-5-5
R 6+6-6-6-6
R 5+5-5-5
Ch 3+3
R 6+6-12
Ch 4+(3×11)+4
Repeat 5 times, joining rings of last round to rings of the first round.
Round 2 – Stephanie Peters, Manchester, England
Ch 3×4, rep around, j to 2nd, 6th, and 10th p’s
Ch 3×5, rep around, j to area where previous round of chains joined to inner round.
Ch 3×6, rep around, j to same areas as previous chain
Round 3 – Di Michelson, Findlay, OH
R 12-6-6
Ch 3-3
Clover R 5+5-5-5
R 5+5-3-3-5-5
R 5+5-5-5
Ch 3+3
R 6+6-12
Ch 4+12+(to p of prev round) 3+ (to p of prev round) 12-4
Repeat around 15 times, joining last chain to base of first ring.
Round 4 – Kara Sheil, Lincoln, NE
* Ring 8 ds, join to open p of 2nd ring of previous row, 3 ds, join to open picot of first ring of previous row, 4 ds, join to open p of 5th ring of previous row, 3 ds, join to open p of 4th ring on previous row, 8 ds. Close ring. RW
Chain 5 ds, p, 5 ds, RW.
Ring 4 ds, join to next open p of prev. round, 4 ds. Close. RW.
Chain 5 ds, RW.
Ring 4 ds, j to next p, 4 ds. Close.RW.
Chain 5 ds, RW.
Ring 4 ds, j to next p, 4 ds. Close.RW.
Chain 5 ds, p, 5 ds. Close. RW. Repeat from * around.
Round 5 – Mimi Dillman, Snohomish, WA
There’s more than one spot you can start. I chose to start with the series of small rings and chains since they’re easy.
Shuttle and ball thread. You’ll be happier if you start with a continuous thread!
R 6-3-3 cl. RW.
Ch 3-3. RW.
R 3+3-3-3 cl. RW.
Ch 3-3. RW.
R 3+3-6 cl. RW
Ch 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1. (I didn’t RW)
Leaf (12 wraps) RW if it gets your thread into position.
R 12+6-6 cl. RW.
Ch 6-6. RW.
R 6+12-6 cl. RW.
Ch 3-3. RW
R 5+10-5 cl. RW.
R 6+6+(to previous round – 1st picot of a pair) 6+ (to 2nd picot of that same pair on the previous round) 6-6 cl.
R 5+10-5 cl. RW.
Ch 3+ (to picot of previous chain) 3 RW.
R 6+12-6 cl. RW.
Ch 6+ (to picot of previous chain) 6 RW.
R 6+6-12 cl. (I didn’t RW here).
Leaf (12 wraps) RW if it gets your threads into position.
Ch. + (Join to picot above previous leaf) 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 RW*
Repeat from * to *, joining the 1st picot of the 1st ring to the last picot of the last ring at each repeat. Don’t forget on the last repeat to join the last picot of the last ring to the 1st picot of the 1st ring of the 1st repeat (is that a first or what?)
To finish, join the ending chain to the base of the first ring, tie off and cut.
Et voilà, c’est finis!
This pattern by Pam Dotson, Stephanie Peters, Di Michelson, Kara Sheil, and Mimi Dillman.
This pattern last updated 16 November 1997