Roger aka Freedman © 8-29-03
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This Tatted Spoon was made large to go with the Cup & Saucer Pattern. To see the cup and Saucer Pattern Click Here.

 I was able to get a couple decent shots of the spoon with my cheapy camera. The thread I used was gold lame and does not show the sparkle that is in the lame. This spoon is actual size and was made to go along with the cup and saucer pattern, but can be used alone and in any color.

R=Ring SR=Small Rings Ch=Chain SCh=Small Chain P=Picot  Cl=Close RW=Revers Work Sep=Separated VSP=Very Small Picot DNT=Do Not Turn

 

 

 

 

 

Starting with the concaved part of the spoon, with a large ring.
R 2ds 5 p's sep. by 2ds each Cl Rw
Ch 3ds VSP 3ds RW
R 2ds p 2ds + (2nd p on first ring) 2ds p 2ds p 2ds p 2ds Cl Rw
Ch 3ds VSP 3ds Rw
R same as last one
Ch 3ds p 3ds
R Same as before
Ch 3ds p 3ds p 3ds p 3ds
R 2ds p 2ds p 2ds + (join in center p of prev. ring.) 2ds p 2ds p 2ds Cl Rw
Ch 3ds VSP 3ds Rw
R 2ds p 2ds + (join to 2nd p of prev. ring) 2ds  + (join to center Picot of ring 3rd ring made) 2ds p 2ds p 2ds CL Rw
Ch 3ds VSP 3ds Rw
R as before
Ch as before
R as before
Ch (see next section for starting up the handle)
Start of Handle: Use Very Small Picots for Handle, all the way up.
Ch This little chain is off the last closed ring. Just make 2 ds and join in the top picot of the last ring made. This is so we can continue up the handle. DNT
Ch Off that last little ch. make a chain of 3ds p 3ds (you can eliminate the picot if you want it there. Nothing attach's to it. RW
SR 1ds p 1ds p 1ds p  Cl Rw
SCh 2ds Rw
Work up making 8 small rings in all. And 7 small chains. On last small ring we will chance sizes.
Ch 4ds off the last small ring. Rw
R 2ds + (this will join to the side p of the small ring) 2ds p 2ds p 2ds Cl Rw
Ch 4ds Rw
R 2ds + to side p of last ring.
Work up for so you have 5 larger rings in all. On last large ring chain over 4ds to the top picot, DNT
R of 8 ds Cl DNT (This ring is the tip of the handle, which can be made fancier if you dedire.)
Ch 4 join in center p of ring.
Work back down this side with just chains, of 4ds. Then chains of 2ds for the very small rings.
On last Very small ring, Chain the 3ds p 3ds or if you decided not to use the picot 6ds and join in the top picot of the large rings.
Ch 6ds join to p on the next chain over
Ch 6ds join to next picot over
Ch 6ds join to next picot over
Ch 6ds join to next picot over
Ch 4ds join to center P at tip of spoon
Ch 4ds join to next p
Ch 6ds join
Ch 6ds join
Ch 6join.
Ch This is the last chain, do 4ds and join in the base of the ring tie off.

The Tatted Spoon was starched shaped and then dried on a regular spoon to give it the proper shape of the spoon.