I had fun creating this little design. Wouldn’t a bouquet of these be fun on a card or a baby’s shirt?
This is a beginner pattern and requires one shuttle. The balloon is about 1 inch (2.5mm) in diameter when done with size 20 thread.
I used Lizbeth size 20 thread in in Lizbeth Caribbean Color 122.
Printable pattern (64K. Opens a new window.)
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You will need:
Thread in your choice of color and size.
1 tatting shuttle or tatting needles
Crochet hook
| ds | double stitch |
| p | picot |
| j | join |
| lj | lock join |
How to avoid a twisted picot
How to do a lock join (lj)
Instructions:
Row 1
R: (2ds p) 5 times, 2ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (3ds p) 6 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (3ds p) 8 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (3ds p) 6 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, turn
R: 3ds j to last p of previous R, (3ds p) 4 times, 3ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, turn
Be careful to avoid a twisted picot on this last ring.
R: 2ds j to last p of previous R, (2ds p) 3 times, 2ds j to first p of first R, 2ds, close, turn
Ch: 2ds p 2ds, cut and tie.
Row 2
Pass the ball thread through the center picot of the first R from the back of the work to the front. Tie to your shuttle and wind the shuttle a few times. I’m not sure how this is done if you are using a needle.
Ch: 8ds lj to center p of next R, 12ds lj to center p of next R, 14ds lj to center p of next R
Ch: 14ds lj to center p of next R, 12ds lj to center p of next R, 8ds lj to center p of next R
Ch: 5ds p 5ds, cut and tie.
Balloon string
Hide the thread end under the first few stitches of this ring as you stitch.
R: 3ds j to p on last Ch of round 2, 3ds, close.
Cut the thread a few inches away from the ring to form the balloon’s string.
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