Broomstick Lace Tatting

There's been some talk of broomstick lace tatting on Facebook lately, so I dug around and found this pattern to show how.

 

 

 

 

“Broomstick” Tatted Bookmark

© 2010  Martha Ess

 

 

 

This bookmark features large swirly picots, reminiscent of the look of broomstick lace.

 

Materials:  Thread, size 20 or perle 8 recommended, 1 shuttle.  Use a picot gauge ½” wide, held horizontally; or a gauge 1” wide, held vertically to make the long picots.

Pattern:  Wind 1 shuttle CTM with ball, do not cut.

 

Step 1:

R:        12 vsp 12 clr RW

Ch:      3--2--2--2--2--3 +LJ (to vsp of R) RW.  (These are all long picots, ½” high)

 

Repeat for desired length. 

Do not RW after last Ch.

 

Step 2:

Working down other side, make

Ch:      3--2--2--2--2--3 +LJ (to vsp of R).   (These are all long picots, ½” high)

 

Repeat back to beginning ending with +LJ to base of first R, then RW, SLT
 

Step 3:  Note:  Except for the first and last chain of 16 ds, do not over tighten the chains; let them lie flat rather than curved.

 

Ch:      16, RW SLT

Ch:      1 + (join to all 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs)

*Ch:    6 + (join to next 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs)

 

Repeat from * to end of first side

 

Ch:     1 RW SLT 16 +LJ (to LJ at end of Step 1) 16 RW SLT

Ch:      1 + (join to all 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs)

**Ch:  6 + (join to next 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs) 2 + (join to same 5 LPs)

Repeat from ** to end of second side

 

Ch:      1 RW SLT 16.  Tie to base.  Work in ends or hide them in a tassel.