Netted Tab (as an edge) from Tatting and Netting

I liked the way the Netted Tab looked on page 146 of Tatting and Netting or page 149 of this version of the book.  I decided to see if I could use the instructions to create an edge. The problem arose when I tried to match the instructions with the photo.  They were not the same. I decided to make both versions.  Here is how I interpreted the instructions. I adapted the pattern for rows instead of curved around the bottom of the tab.

Make a net chain of 24 knots (12 loops) over a 1/8" flat mesh stick.  Place the loops on one side of the chain on a foundation loop.

Row 1: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/8" flat mesh stick.

Row 2: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 5/8" flat mesh stick.

Row 3: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/8" flat mesh stick.

Row 4: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 5: Net 2 loops together across the row over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 6: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 7: Net bunches of loops (as described on page 85 of Tatting and Netting) in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 8: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Form the long loops in row 2 into Sheaves using the instructions on page 112 of Tatting and Netting.

This is how the netting looked following the instructions.

Here are my instructions for the way the photo looked (without the net embroidery).

Row 1: Net 12 loops into the foundation loop over a 1/8" flat mesh stick.  

Rows 2-4: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/8" flat mesh stick.

Row 5: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 5/8" flat mesh stick.

Rows 6-8: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/8" flat mesh stick.

Row 9: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 10: Net 2 loops together across the row over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 11: Net bunches of loops (as described on page 85 of Tatting and Netting) in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Row 12: Net 1 knot in each loop over a 1/4" flat mesh stick.

Form the long loops in row 5 into Sheaves using the instructions on page 112 of Tatting and Netting.

This is how the netting looked following the photo.

Do you like one edge better than the other?  I think I like the second one better.

Netted Nightcap Border from Tatting and Netting

The Netted Nightcap found on page 146 of this version of Tatting and Netting looks like a fun piece of netting to try.  However, since I am currently focusing on edges and borders, I decided to just make the border.

I used a 1/8" and 1/4" mesh sticks.  I began the sample with an odd number of loops and net 3 rows of plain netting on the 1/8" mesh stick.

Row 4:  Using the larger mesh, net 3 knots in each loop.

Row 5-6: Using the smaller mesh stick, net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 7: Using the smaller mesh stick, net 1 knot in the first loop, *skip a loop, net 1 knot in the next loop*; repeat from * to *.

I made a variation of this edge by changing row 4 as follows: net 3 knots in the first loop, *skip a loop, net 3 knots in the next loop*; repeat from * to *.  All the other rows were the same.

This is how the variation looked.

Netted Watch Pocket Edge from Tatting and Netting

This week's edge comes from a pattern for a pocket watch found on pages 145 and 145 of this version of Tatting and Netting.

This edge was made to go around the entire half-circle of the front of the pocket watch and therefore needed some changes to make the sample made with rows instead of rounds. Here are the instructions for the sample I made.  I used two mesh sticks: 1/8" and 1/4".


To begin, create 3 rows of netting using a 1/8" mesh stick by netting an odd number of loops net into the foundation loop.  Net 2 more rows with 1 knot in each loop.

First row of the edge:  Using a 1/4" mesh stick, net 3 knots into the first loop of the row, *skip the next loop, net 4 knots in one loop*; repeat from * to * across the row.

Second row of the edge: Using the 1/8" mesh stick, net 1 knot in each loop of the last row.

Third row of the edge: Using the 1/8" mesh stick, net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops, *skip the next loop, net 1 knot in each loop for 3 loops*; repeat from * to * across the row.

Fourth row of the edge: Without a mesh stick, net 1 knot in the first loop, now using the 1/8" mesh stick, net 1 knot in the next loop, skip the loop over the loop skipped in the last row, net 1 knot in each loop for 2 loops, repeat form * to * ending with net the last 2 loops together.

Bread Tray Cover Edge from Tatting and Netting

Pages 140-141 of this version of Tatting and Netting contain  instructions for a netted Bread Tray Cover.  There are two sizes of mesh sticks needed for this design.  I used a 1/2" and a 1/8" (or #3 knitting needle).

The edge contains what looks like two rows of alternating skipped loops.  In reality, there are 3 skipped loop in the upper row.  The lower loops are formed when a single loop is put up through the center skipped loop above it before a loop is net into that single loop.