Snowflake, L Hauck 1915
Snowflake, L Hauck 1915
The Louise Hauck, editor, of "Tatting of Today" pub. by Ladies' World began this pattern with a lesson on how to finish the ends. This immediate need to hide an end was caused by the method in fashion then of creating a round center ring and cutting it free before starting the next round, or adding the thread after the ring is made. The modern tatter may avoid this unnecessary work by using the climbing out method with the mock picot. These directions reflect the more modern method.
R = ring, CH = chain, + = join, - or p = picot, clr = close, rw = reverse work
A. Using 2 shuttles or one shuttle/needle and the ball thread, begin with center ring.
R 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 clr.
Using both threads create the mock picot equal in length to the other picots. Do not rw.
B. CH 8 - 8 + (join to next free picot on center ring) and continue around.
C. Using both threads create the mock picot equal in length to the other picots. Do not rw.
CH 3 rw
*R 5 - 5 rw
CH 3 - 3 rw
R 5 + (join to previous ring) 5 rw
CH 3 + (join to center picot on chain of previous round) 3 rw
Repeat from * around. Do not cut thread but continue into next round.
D. After last join chain up the left side of the final round point. These chains curve outward not inward.
*CH 7 - 7 + (shuttle lock join to the picot between the two small joined rings) do not rw.
Using shuttle two throw off these next three rings as a floating cloverleaf.
R 5 - 5 clr, dnrw
R 5 - 1 - 1 - 5 clr, dnrw
R 5 - 5 clr, dnrw continue the chain.
CH 7 - 7 + (join to the next picot on the previous round).
Repeat from * around.
Note: The original directions tatted the cloverleaf in a different manner. After the CH 7-7 and + then the larger center ring was tatted, next each shuttle threw off one of the small rings and then the chain continued. This left the three rings flopping in the breeze badly. Their fix for that problem recommended that the shuttle thread be taken around the three rings and the shuttle passed through the loop as if making a noose around to keep them close together.
The Louise Hauck, editor, of "Tatting of Today" pub. by Ladies' World began this pattern with a lesson on how to finish the ends. This immediate need to hide an end was caused by the method in fashion then of creating a round center ring and cutting it free before starting the next round, or adding the thread after the ring is made. The modern tatter may avoid this unnecessary work by using the climbing out method with the mock picot. These directions reflect the more modern method.
R = ring, CH = chain, + = join, - or p = picot, clr = close, rw = reverse work
A. Using 2 shuttles or one shuttle/needle and the ball thread, begin with center ring.
R 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 clr.
Using both threads create the mock picot equal in length to the other picots. Do not rw.
B. CH 8 - 8 + (join to next free picot on center ring) and continue around.
C. Using both threads create the mock picot equal in length to the other picots. Do not rw.
CH 3 rw
*R 5 - 5 rw
CH 3 - 3 rw
R 5 + (join to previous ring) 5 rw
CH 3 + (join to center picot on chain of previous round) 3 rw
Repeat from * around. Do not cut thread but continue into next round.
D. After last join chain up the left side of the final round point. These chains curve outward not inward.
*CH 7 - 7 + (shuttle lock join to the picot between the two small joined rings) do not rw.
Using shuttle two throw off these next three rings as a floating cloverleaf.
R 5 - 5 clr, dnrw
R 5 - 1 - 1 - 5 clr, dnrw
R 5 - 5 clr, dnrw continue the chain.
CH 7 - 7 + (join to the next picot on the previous round).
Repeat from * around.
Note: The original directions tatted the cloverleaf in a different manner. After the CH 7-7 and + then the larger center ring was tatted, next each shuttle threw off one of the small rings and then the chain continued. This left the three rings flopping in the breeze badly. Their fix for that problem recommended that the shuttle thread be taken around the three rings and the shuttle passed through the loop as if making a noose around to keep them close together.
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