Square Medallion

C 2013 Jennifer Williams

The medallion measures a little over 3 inches (8 cm) across

when worked in a size 20 thread.
Requirements:
Size 20 thread, 2 shuttles and the usual tatting equipment.

Abbreviations:
CTM = continuous thread method
R. = Ring, p, = picot, sp = small picot, cl = close ring, + = join,
CH. = chain, SS = swap shuttles, RW = reverse work,
DNRW = do not reverse work,

Wind 2 shuttles CTM with about 5 metres on shuttle 1 and 7 metres on shuttle 2

5 E
D F
5 11 2
5 1 1
22 G 5
C
6 6
3 3 4 7 3 I 3 5
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4 4 5 3 5
J K
A B H
5 7 6 11
4 4
3 2 21 L
4 4 4 2 1
6
O N M
4 4 3
5
3

SH.1 R.A 4, p, 4, p 4, p, 4, cl, RW

CH. 3, p, 3, RW
R.B 4, + to ring 'A', 4 p 4, p, 4,cl, DNRW, SS
SH.2 CH. 4, p, 2, RW
R.C 6, + to chain between rings 'A' and 'B', 5, sp, 1, cl, RW
CH. 2, RW
R.D 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 5, sp, 1, cl, RW
CH. 2, RW
R.E 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 5, sp, 1, cl, RW
CH. 2, RW
R.E 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 5, sp, 1, cl, RW
CH. 2, RW
SH.2 R.G 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 6, cl, RW
CH. 2, + to chain between rings 'B' and 'C', 7,
5 E
DNRW, SS
SH.1 R.H 5, + to ring 'B', 3, p, 5, cl, RW, SS D F
SH.2 R.I 3, + to ring 'G', 3, p, 3, cl, RW 5 11 2
CH. 7, p, 2, tension to match previous 5 1 1
chain, RW 22 G 5
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R.J 6, + to ring 'I', 5, sp, 1, cl, RW 6 6
CH. 2, RW 3 3 4 7 3 I 3
R.K 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 5, 5
5
4 4
sp, 1, cl, RW 5 3
J K 5
CH. 2, RW A B H
5 7 6 1 11
R.L 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 5, 3 2 2
4 4 L
sp, 1, cl, RW 4 4 4 2 1
CH. 2, RW 6
O N M
R.M 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 5, sp, 1, cl, RW 4 4 3
CH. 2, RW 5
R.N 1, + to previous ring, 5, p, 6, cl, RW 3
CH. 2, + to the chain between rings 'I' and 'J', 4, DNRW, SS
SH.1 R.O 4, + to ring 'H', 4, p, 4, p, 4, cl, RW
CH. 3, + to ring 'N', 3, RW

Repeat from the beginning three more times remembering to join the the fourth ring ‘O’ to the first ring ‘A’.
After the final chain cut and tie to the base of the first ring ‘A’.
Centre motif
Wind about a metre on your shuttle. Do not cut.
R.W 5, + to first ring ‘B’, 3, + to first ring ‘O’, 5, cl, RW
CH. 4, p, 4, RW
R,X 5, + to first ring ‘B’, 3, + to first ring ‘O’, 5, cl, RW
CH. 4, p, 4, RW
R.Y 5, + to first ring ‘B’, 3, + to first ring ‘O’, 5, cl, RW
CH. 4, p, 4, RW
R.Z 5, + to first ring ‘B’, 3, + to first ring ‘O’, 5, cl, RW
CH. 4, p, 4
Cut and tie to the base of ring ‘W’ then secure the ends.

H O A B H
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5 3
B Z W O
5
4
A A
4

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X B

H B A O H