Ribbonwinners Tatting Patterns & Shuttles by Georgia Seitz 11460 Via Appia Anchorage Alaska 99515-2905 USA AKTATTER@aol.com

"Miss Caroline, the Crinoline Belle" by Martha Ess

Size: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches in perle cotton size 8 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 inches in size 80

Abbreviations: R ring Ch chain SR split ring - picot v very short picot + join sj shuttle thread join / dividing point for split rings and chains *, [] markers for pattern repeats RW reverse work SLT shoe lace tie CTM continuous thread method DNRW do not reverse work SS switch shuttles JP Josephine picot hs half stitch

Skirt: Wind one shuttle CTM with ball thread

R: 3 (- 3)8 times RW Ch: 22 v 2 v 20 RW R: 3 - 3 + (to 2nd p of prev R) (3 -) 6 times, 3 RW Ch: 20 + (to v) 2 v 2 v 20 RW R: 3 - 3 + (to 2nd p of prev R) (3 -) 6 times, 3 RW Ch: 20 + (to v) 2 v 22 RW R: 3 - 3 + (to 2nd p of prev R) (3 -) 6 times, 3 DNRW SLT Ch: 24 + (sj to v) SLT RW Ch: 26 RW R: 2 - 2 - 2 + (to 2nd p of large R) 2 - 2 - 2 RW Ch: 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 RW [R: 2 - 2 - 2 + (to next p of same R) 2 - 2 - 2 RW Ch: 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 RW] 3 times [R: 2 - 2 - 2 + (to 2nd p of next large R) 2 - 2 - 2 RW Ch: 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 RW *R: 2 - 2 - 2 + (to next p of same R) 2 - 2 - 2 RW Ch: 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 RW * ] 3 times Repeat from * to * once more R: 2 - 2- 2 + (to next p of same R) 2 - 2 - 2 RW Ch: 26 + (sj to v) SLT RW Ch: 24 join to base of 1st r and cut.

Upper Body: Wind 2 shuttles CTM

Arm R: 10 SR: 10 v 4 / 14 SR: 4 + (to v) 12 / 16 Torso R: 3 (- 3) 8 times RW {You should now begin working from the neck down the lady’s front, ie., the same side as the hand is pointing.} Ch: 2 v 2 + (sj to p of large R) [Ch: 5 + (sj to next p) ] 3 times Ch: 1 + (to 2nd v of skirt) 2 + (to free v of skirt) 2 + (to next v of skirt) 1 + (sj to next p of large R) [Ch: 5 + (sj to next p of large R) ] 3 times Ch: 4 + (sj to base of large R) RW

Bonnet R: 3 (- 3) 6 times 18 RW Ch: 10 SS JP 10 hs SS 7 +(sj to 1st p) Ch: 8 SS JP 8 hs SS 3 RW R: 6 + (to next p) 6 RW Ch: 4 RW R: 4 + (to next p) 4 RW Ch: 4 RW R: 3 + (to next p) 3 RW Ch: 3 RW R: 2 + (to next p) 2 RW Ch: 3 + (sj to next p) 2 + (to v of torso) 2. Join to base of large R and cut.

If desired, make a flower, basket, etc. and attach to hand. Martha Ess, ©June 2003.

Please contact Martha Ess for more details.

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