February 1927 Needlecraft Magazine

Tatting Combined with Rickrack and Novelty Braids

Anna J. Johnson
Adapted by Regina A Brummett

Motif #7 (Square)
1 shuttle and ball for inner and outer both

rr = rickrack
+ join

Seam a length of rickrack with 20 outer points.

Inner:
R 5 – (picot big enough to join 3 more rings into) 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 – 5, rw
R 5 – 5, + inside point on rr, 5 – 5, clr, rw
*Ch 5, rw
R 5 – 5 + next 2 points of rr together, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5, rw
R 5 -5, + next point on rr, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 + p of ch opposite (after 1st small r) 5, rw
R 5 + center small r, 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 – 5, rw
R 5 – 5, + inside point on rr, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Repeat from * all around, joining last ch at base of 1st small r
End off and hide ends

Outer:
R 5 -5 + point of rr on corner where 2 points were joined together on inside, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 -5, rw
R 5 + p of prev r, 5 + same place on rr as last r, 5 – 5, clr, rw
*Ch 5 – 5, rw
R 5 + p prev r, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 – 5, rw
[R 5 + p prev r, 5 + next point on rr, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 -5, rw] 4 times
R 5 + p prev r, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 – 5, rw
R 5 + p prev r, 5 + next corner point of rr, 5 – 5, clr, rw
Ch 5 – 5, rw
R 5 + p of prev r, 5 + same point of rr as last r, 5 – 5, clr,rw
Repeat from * around, joining 2 large rings in each corner and a series of 4 large rings between
corners and separated from corner by smaller ring. End last ch joining in base of 1st ring.
End off and hide ends.