Doileys with Netted Border from Tatting and Netting

A couple of weeks ago I flew across country with my husband. We spent much of the time on the flights figuring out instructions for the net edges that I still wanted to make from the book Tatting and Netting. Most of the ones we worked on were made for circular netting and I wanted to do a sample that was made going back and forth in rows. I knew netting and he knew math and between us we were able to figure out instructions for 5 different edges.

On page 134 of Tatting and Netting, there are two Doileys with Netted Borders shown - Nos. 31 and 32.  About a month ago I showed No. 31.  This is how the netting for No. 32 looks.  The photo in the book shows the edge with net embroidery.

If I were to use this edge, I would play with it a bit to get the single small loops more centered with respect to the patterns before it. It seems to me it is more to the right than it should be.

Netted Shawl from Tatting and Netting

Another square-mesh shawl is found on page 148 of one digital version of Tatting and Netting or page 138 in another digital version.  The instructions for the center of the shawl and the first 5 rows of the border are the same as the shawl from last week.

The rest of the border is different. I used a #3 knitting needle, a 1/4" flat mesh stick, and a 1/2" flat mesh stick when I made the sample of the border.

Corner of a Netted Shawl from Tatting and Netting

Tatting and Netting includes a pattern for a square net shawl made using square-mesh netting,.  Once the center square is finished instructions are given for the border.   The instructions for the border are listed on page 145 in one digital copy and page 135 in another digital copy.

The photo in the book shows a corner of the shawl. This sample I made does not show the corner, just the border.  I used a #3 knitting needle, a 1/4" flat mesh stick, and a 1/2" flat mesh stick.  One change needed in the text was on row 6.  The book said "put 2 stitches in every other loop."  The photo shows 2 knots in each loop.

Fancy End for Netted Scarf or Throw from Tatting and Netting

"Articles of Use and Ornament" is the last section found in Tatting and Netting. The first pattern in this section is a Netted Scarf or Throw.  It is found on page 143 in one digital version of the book or page 133 in the another digital version.  I made the fancy end for this scarf or throw using a #3 knitting needle, a 1/4" flat mesh stick, and a 1/2" flat mesh stick.  The only change I noticed was that row 15 needed 4 knots tied into the last loop.

Doilies with Netted Borders from Tatting and Netting

On page 134 of the book Tatting and Netting, there are two cloth doilies with a net border.  They are patterns number 31 and 32.  Here is what pattern number 31 looks like without the lacis or net embroidery.

Today I met many wonderful people at the Springfield Massachusetts Library Author's Fair.  Most of them had never seen netting before.

Netted Border for Handkerchief from Tatting and Netting

This week I discovered that my printed copy of Tatting and Netting (reprinted by Iva Rose Vintage Reproductions) did not match the electronic reproduction of this public domain work that I had downloaded.  The printed copy had additional patterns found pages 130 through 137 as well as two more pages after page 138.  Since my goal was to provide links to digitized copies of netting patterns, I went online and found another copy of this wonderful book.  This new copy has the missing pages, but in turn is missing 4 pages at the end of the book.  Apparently one digital copy is from an 1895 edition and the other is from an 1896 reprint.

The edge I chose for this week, "Netted Border for Handkerchief", is found in both copies.  It is found on page 136 of this copy and on page 146 of this copy.

Border for Netted Doileys from Tatting and Netting

The three square-mesh Netted Doileys found on page 133 of Tatting and Netting have the same border.  The differences between them are in the embroidery that is applied to them after the netting is finished.

Because I was working in rows instead of rounds I had to make some changes to the instructions.  I began the next to the last row with "net 1 knot in the next loop, skip 1 loop", before I began the instructions that were given.  The last row had a similar situation.  I began the row with "net 1 knot in the first loop, skip the next loop", before continuing to follow the printed instructions.

The instructions indicated that I should use "a No. 18 knitting needle for the mesh," which meant that I used my size 00000 knitting needle again. I also made this sample with tatting thread. This piece measures 13/8" wide by 5/8" high.