NHY Acorn Medallion #24
Forty Original Designs in Tatting By Nellie Hall Youngburg Novel and Unique Designs with Complete Instructions for Every Pattern Designed and Executed by Nellie Hall Youngburg, Brookings, SD© 1921. As a summer tatting project tatters in the Online Tatting Class have been rewriting and modernizing the patterns in this vintage tatting book. Diagrams and new models have been prepared to help the tatter follow the patterns more easily. Both the original public domain booklet and the new version are being posted online to share with all tatters everywhere.
Nellie Hall Youngburg Acorn Medallion #24
New model by Carol Parry
The original pattern specifies ¼" picots on the center ring. To prevent cupping, I suggest ¼" picots for 1st + 3rd picot on rings and Middle/2nd picot on chain 1 + chain 3.
Wind two shuttles continuous thread method.
* Start here. Consider adding a magic thread loop to hide ends later.
Acorn one.
A. R1 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
B. Ch1 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
C. R2 3 + (join to last p R1), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
D. Ch2 5 - 5 - 5 [change shuttles, leave ¼" gap, DNRW
E. Floating Ring, round center Ring: 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 (picots ¼"). DNRW
F. Change shuttles, leave ¼" gap to form mock picot. Make 2nd half of DS to hold in place, then continue the chain. Continue Ch2 5 - 5 - 5
G. R3 3 + ( join to last p R2), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
H. Ch3 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
I. R4 3 + ( join to last p in R3, 3 - 3), final join to 1st p in R1, 3 DNRW, switch shuttles
J. Ch4 8 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8 DNRW, switch shuttles
Acorn two
**R1 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch1 5 - 5 + (join to middle picot in previous acorn ch3), 5 - 5
R2 3 + (join to last p in R1), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch 2 5 - 5 - 5, join to p in center ring, 5 - 5 - 5
R3 3 + ( join to last p in R2), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch3 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
R4 3 + ( join to last p in R3), 3 - 3 + (final join to 1st p in R1), 3 clr rw
Do not reverse work, switch shuttles
Ch4 8 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8
Do not reverse work, switch shuttles. **
** Repeat for acorn 3, acorn 4, acorn 5
Acorn 6
R1 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch1 5 - 5 + ( join to middle picot in previous acorn chain 3), 5 - 5
R2 3 + ( join to last p in R1), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch 2 5 - 5 - 5, join to p in center ring, 5 - 5 - 5
R3 3 + ( join to last p in R2), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch3 5 - 5 + ( final join to middle p of ch1 in acorn one), 5 - 5
R4 3 + ( join to last p in R3,) 3 - 3 + ( join to 1st p in R1), 3 clr rw
Do not reverse work, switch shuttles
Ch4 8 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8
Nellie Hall Youngburg Acorn Medallion #24
New model by Carol Parry
The original pattern specifies ¼" picots on the center ring. To prevent cupping, I suggest ¼" picots for 1st + 3rd picot on rings and Middle/2nd picot on chain 1 + chain 3.
Wind two shuttles continuous thread method.
* Start here. Consider adding a magic thread loop to hide ends later.
Acorn one.
A. R1 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
B. Ch1 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
C. R2 3 + (join to last p R1), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
D. Ch2 5 - 5 - 5 [change shuttles, leave ¼" gap, DNRW
E. Floating Ring, round center Ring: 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 (picots ¼"). DNRW
F. Change shuttles, leave ¼" gap to form mock picot. Make 2nd half of DS to hold in place, then continue the chain. Continue Ch2 5 - 5 - 5
G. R3 3 + ( join to last p R2), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
H. Ch3 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
I. R4 3 + ( join to last p in R3, 3 - 3), final join to 1st p in R1, 3 DNRW, switch shuttles
J. Ch4 8 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8 DNRW, switch shuttles
Acorn two
**R1 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch1 5 - 5 + (join to middle picot in previous acorn ch3), 5 - 5
R2 3 + (join to last p in R1), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch 2 5 - 5 - 5, join to p in center ring, 5 - 5 - 5
R3 3 + ( join to last p in R2), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch3 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
R4 3 + ( join to last p in R3), 3 - 3 + (final join to 1st p in R1), 3 clr rw
Do not reverse work, switch shuttles
Ch4 8 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8
Do not reverse work, switch shuttles. **
** Repeat for acorn 3, acorn 4, acorn 5
Acorn 6
R1 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch1 5 - 5 + ( join to middle picot in previous acorn chain 3), 5 - 5
R2 3 + ( join to last p in R1), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch 2 5 - 5 - 5, join to p in center ring, 5 - 5 - 5
R3 3 + ( join to last p in R2), 3 - 3 - 3 clr rw
Ch3 5 - 5 + ( final join to middle p of ch1 in acorn one), 5 - 5
R4 3 + ( join to last p in R3,) 3 - 3 + ( join to 1st p in R1), 3 clr rw
Do not reverse work, switch shuttles
Ch4 8 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 8
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