At the age of eight, Janet Carroll was taught to tat by her grandmother. Since then she has developed a business as a master tatter and folk artist, and has received recognition for her work from the South Dakota Arts Council and the South Dakota Cultural and Heritage Center. In addition to teaching classes for tatters at all levels of experience, she has given numerous demonstrations at museums and art centers. She is married and has two children, a girl and a boy
Basket of Clover
Beginner Completed Size: 7 diameter
Materials: DMC Cordonnet Special, size 301 ball each white and green 954. Two shuttles are required. Wind each shuttle with a different color. Use the white shuttle as the ring thread, the green as the chain thread.
Center Ring (white shuttle only): R 3d, smp, 6d, p, 3d, 3 p sep by 2d, 3d, p, 6d, smp, 3d, cl. *LR 3d, j to smp of last ring, 12d, 7 p sep by 2d, 12d, smp, 3d, cl. R 3d, j to smp of last ring, 6d, p, 3d, 3 p sep by 2d, 3d, p, 6d, smp, 3d, cl. Rep from * 2 times more. Rep LR once more, joining first and last smps to first and last rings made. Cut and tie. FW.
Row 1 (white shuttle and ball): *R 4d, p, 4d, j to 4th p of LR of Ctr R, 4d, p, 4d, cl. RW. Ch 7d, p, 4d, 5 p sep by 3d, 4d, p, 7d. RW. 3-Ring Cluster R 8d, 3 p sep by 1d, 6d, smp, 2d, cl. R 2d, j to smp of last ring made, 8d, p, 1d, j to 3rd p of next small ring made on Ctr R, 1d, p, 8d, smp, 2d, c1. R 2d, j to smp of last ring, 6d, 3 p sep by 1d, 8d, cl. RW. Ch 7d, p, 4d, 5 p sep by 3d, 4d, p, 7d. RW. Rep from * around. J last ch to base of first ring made. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 2 (2 shuttles): *R 4d, p, 4d, j to last p of ch of prev row, 2d, j to first p of next ch, 4d, p, 4d, cl. RW. Ch 8d, smp, 8d. RW. R 4d, p, 4d, j to 3rd p of same ch, 4d, p, 4d, cl. RW. Ch 8d, smp, 8d. RW. R 4d, p, 4d, j to 5th p on same ch, 4d, p, 4d, cl. RW. Ch 8d, smp, 8d. RW. Rep from * 7 times. J last ch to base of first ring. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 3: All joins will be made with the shuttle thread . Attach white shuttle and ball thread to any p on any ch of Row 2. *Ch 8d, smp, 8d, j to free p on next ch. Rep from * around. J ch to beg. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 4 : Rep Row 3.
Row 5 : Rep Row 3, changing smps to ps.
Row 6 (2 shuttles): *R 2d, 3 p sep by 2d, 2d, j to p on Row 5 ch, 2d, 3 p sep by 2d, 2d, cl. RW. Ch 3d, 9 p sep by 2d, 3d. RW. Rep from * around. J last ch to base of first ring. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 7 (green shuttle only): *R 1d, 11 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. Leave sp, j thread to 3rd p on ch of last row, leave sp. R 1d, 11 p sep by 1d, 1d, c1. Leave sp, join to 7th p of same ch, leave sp. Rep from * around. J thread to base of first ring. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 8 (2 shuttles): R 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, j to 5th p on ring directly above a ring of Row 6, 1d, p, 1d, j to 7th p of next ring, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. RW. *Ch 1d, 26 tp sep by 1d, 1d, twist ch 5 times. RW. R 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, j to 5th p of next ring, 1d, p, 1d, j to 7th p of next ring, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. RW. Rep from * around, omitting last ring. J last ch to first ring. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Crowning Touch
Advanced Completed Size: 20 diameter
Materials: DMC Cordonnet Special, size 301 ball. Use one color only. Four shuttles are used for Rows 10 and 11. Work Rows 1 through 8 of Basket of Clover (above).
Row 9: This row will join the remaining pairs of rings from
Row 7. Pull a twisted ch of last row to the back of the work so that it is out of the way. *R 1d 4 p sep by 1d, j to free 5th p of a Row 7 ring, 1d, p, 1d, j to free 7th p of next ring, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl.** RW. Ch 2d, 21 p sep by 2d, 2d. RW. Pull next twisted ch to the front of the work. Rep from * to **. Pull the next twisted ch to the back of the work. Rep from * around. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Rows 10 and 11 (4 shuttles): Rows are worked simultaneously. Mark shuttles in pairs (1, 1A, 2, 2A). Lay shuttle pairs out of the way when not in use. *Sh 1 and 1A: On subsequent repeats, twisted ch will lay over the top of last flat ch made . R 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, j to 17th p on ch of last row, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. RW. Ch 1d, 19 tp sep by 1d, 1d. Twist ch 5 times. RW. Sh 2 and 2A: Ch will lay over the top of last twisted ch made . R 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, j to 13th p on same ch, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. RW. Ch 5d, 11 p sep by 2d, 5d. RW. * Sh 1 and 1A: Twisted ch will lay over the top of the last flat ch made . R 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, j to 9th p on same ch, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. RW. Ch 1d, 19 tp sep by 1d, 1d. Twist ch 5 times. RW. Sh 2 and 2A: Ch will lay over the top of last twisted ch made . R 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, j to 5th p on same ch, 1d, 4 p sep by 1d, 1d, cl. RW. Ch 5d, 11 p sep by 2d, 5d. RW. Rep from * around, joining chs to base of appropriate rings. Cut and tie all threads. FW. PW.
Row 12 : Attach shuttle and ball thread to ctr p of any untwisted ch of last row. *Ch 10d, smp, 10d, j to ctr p of next ch. Rep from * around. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Rows 13 and 14 : Attach shuttle and ball thread to any smp of last row. *Ch 10d, smp, 10d, j to next smp. Rep from * around. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 15: Attach shuttle and ball thread to any p of last row. *Ch 6d, 5 p sep by 3d, 6d, j to next p. Rep from * around. Cut and tie. FW. PW.
Row 16 : * 5 Ring Cluster R 14d, 7 p sep by 1d, 8d, smp, 6d, cl. R 6d, j to smp of last ring, 4d, 5 p sep by 1d, 4d, smp, 6d, cl. R 6d, j to smp, 8d, 7 p sep by 1d, 8d, smp, 6d, cl. R 6d, j to smp, 4d, 5 p sep by 1d, 4d, smp, 6d, cl. R 6d, j to smp, 8d, 7 p sep by 1d, 14d, c1. * RW. Ch 40d, smp, 10d. RW. Rep from * to * once. RW. Ch 10, j to smp of last ch, 40d. RW. Rep from * to * once. **Ch 20d. RW. JK 6, j to 3rd p of adj ring of last cluster, JK6, cl. RW. Ch 5d, j to first p of ch on Row 15, 2d, 3 p sep by 2d, 2d, j to 5th p of next ch, 5d. RW. JK 6, j to 5th p of same ring as last JK, JK6, cl. RW. (Ch 5d, 5 p sep by 2d, 5d. RW. JK 6, j to 2nd p of next ring, JK6, cl. RW. Ch 5d, 5 p sep by 2d, 5d. RW. JK 6, j to 3d p of same ring as last JK, JK6, cl. RW. Ch 5d, 5 p sep by 2d, 5d. RW. JK 6, j to 4th p of next ring, JK6, cl. RW. Ch 5d, 5 p sep by 2d, 5d. RW. JK 6, j to 5th p of same ring, JK6, cl. RW) twice, joining first p of last ch to 4th p of adj ring of next 5-Ring Cluster. Ch 20d, j in base of first cluster. Cut and tie. Attach thread to base of first 5-Ring Cluster and rep from **, skipping one joining on Row 15 and joining to next 2 chs and joining 5th p of last ch to 4th p of adj ring of next cluster. FW. PW. Make 7 more points, following picture for spacing. There will be 2 free chs bet points.