Edging with shuttles

After working the edging/insertion via needle tatting for a fellow Face Book tatter. I worked the same pattern using shuttles.

Pattern requires two shuttles.


Begin at upper left of diagram and going left to right for rings A, B, C , D 


Ring A         2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 - 2 RW

Chain  14 – 6 Reverse Work (RW) and Switch Shuttles  (SS) join to middle picot of ring A , chain 20 RW


Ring B   2 – 2 – 2 + (to area of chain joined to ring A) 2 – 2 – 2   close ring 
 DNRW (Do Not Reverse Work)


Ring C    2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2  RW


Chain   14 – 6  RW and SS join to picot on ring C.  chain 6  join to the first chain you made  14    RW


Ring D   2 – 2 – 2 + (join to previous chain area where ring C was joined) 2 – 2 – 2 close ring DNRW


Ring E   2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 



Ring E is the same as ring A and begins the sequence of the pattern again.  The chain following ring E will join to the chain beside it.



Notes: A lock join could be used when joining the long chains, but I found that reversing the work and then doing a regular join made for a smoother looking transition. I tried several ways of making the join at the junction of ring/chain/ring. Reaching around the chain and into the ring’s picot looked OK. Putting a placeholder (paperclip) to hold open a little space on the chain until you got back to make the join
 worked best for me.