Tatted Christmas Wreath


Features:  Samantha Melnychuk
Tatted Christmas Wreath


Tatted Christmas Wreath © Samantha Melnychuk 2000

Feel free to print out a copy or two, give it to friends, sell any you make, just be sure to credit me as designer please.:) If you find any mistakes in the pattern please let me know by e-mailing me at teen_tatter@hotmail.com .

Abbreviations:

Ch     Chain

R       Ring

P       Picot

+       Picot Join

C&T    Cut and Tie

B         Bead

BBB     Three Beads

RW      Reverse Work

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The wreath in the picture was made with size 8 DMC perle cotton, colour 998 and the beads are red with silver lining. The finished piece has a diameter of 3 inches.

Shuttle and Ball work, 24 beads on shuttle thread, 24 beads on chain thread. Don't forget to put three beads on the ring before you start tatting. All ring joins are beaded in rounds one and three.

Round One:

R: 6-2 BBB 2-6 RW

Ch: 4 B 3 B 3 B 4 RW

*R: 6+(to last P on prev. R) 2 BBB 2-6 RW

Ch: 4 B 3 B 3 B 4 RW*

Repeat * to * until you have 7 rings and 7 chains

R: 6+(to last P on prev. R) 2 BBB 2 + (to first P on first R) 6 RW

Ch: 4 B 3 B 3 B 4 Join to base of first ring DO NOT C&T

Round Two:

Ch: 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3+(to base of next R)

Continue doing this all the way around round one. C&T

Round Three:
*R: 2-2-2-2+(to center P of Ch in prev. round) 2-2-2-2 RW

Ch: 3-3-3-3-3-3+(to 5th P of Ch in prev. round)

Ch: 1-1-1-1 +(to 2nd P of next Ch in prev. round)

Ch: 3-3-3-3-3-3 RW*

Repeat * to * until you have gone all the way around C&T

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