February 20 - Button Heart by Susan B. Taliaferro


Copyright 2000 Susan B. Taliaferro - for personal use only.

5/8’ button 4 holes ( it will not work with a two hole button)
one shuttle and ball thread continous wound method
#12 perle cotton or equal thread. You may use smaller thread and button.

Standard tatting abbreviations:

JB-join to hole in button
JnB- join to NEXT hole in button

Instructions:

Round One
R-5 p 5 JB 5 p 5 close RW
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 RW
{R 5 J (LPPR) 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW ( all rings are joined in this manner on this round)
Ch 5 p 5 RW} { to } repeat one more.

R 5 J 5 JnB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW
R 5 J 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW
R 5 J 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 p 5

* R 5 J 5 JnB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 Rw
{ R 5 J 5 JB 5 P 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW } Repeat { to } once more *

* to* repeat once more BUT omit the last chain.
You should have 12 rings, three (3) attached to each hole.
The first and last rings are NOT joined together. Do NOT cut, Do Not reverse.
Use the shoe lace trick to have threads in correct position.

Round Two
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 RW
R 8 p 8 J ( to first free picot of last chain in round one) 8 p 8 Cl RW
Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J (LPPR) 8 p 8 Cl RW ( this ring is not joined to chain)
{Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J (LPPR all others will be joined the same) 8 J (next free chain picot)
8 p 8 Cl RW } Repeat { to } 5 times.
Ch 10 p 10
{R 8 J (LPPR.. all others will be joined the same) 8 J (next free chain picot)
8 p 8 Cl RW
Ch 8 p 8 RW } Repeat { to } 5 times
R 5 J 5 p 5 Cl RW ( this ring is not joind to chain)
Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J ( prev ring) 8 J ( to chain) 8 p 8 Cl RW.
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 Join to base of first ring made..

Tie, hide and cut ends..... Enjoy.....