KNOT GARDEN by Heather Priseman © 2007

Abbreviations:

SR

Split Ring

R

Ring

Sh

Shuttle

Definitely not for beginners. Worked on two shuttles wound with red and green threads and two shuttles wound with continuous thread in green.

Keeping the centre picot flat it will be sometimes necessary to make the joins at the back of the work. The chains to be worked on the inside of curves are best worked along with the outside chains. The numbers of knots for the inside chains are written in square brackets.

Centre.

Ring 2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1 Close . Cut and tie.

1st Round. All rings are 3picots separated by 3 double stitches. When joined they will be written as 3+.

Ring  3-3-3-3, Chain 6 RW, * R+ RW, Chain 6 RW, Repeat from * twice.

1st. join to centre. R+ RW, Chain 8 RW, R+ RW, Chain 8 RW, R+ RW, Chain 4 + to centre ring 4.

^ R+ RW, Chain 6 RW,(x4) [6].

Work 6 ring+ separated by 6 chains 4 [8], mark centre of these chains with a contrast thread each time this row is worked.

R+ RW, Chain 6 RW, (x4), [6]

2^nd join to centre R+RW, Chain 4 join to 3^rd. picot of centre ring past the previous join. Chain 4 [2]

R+ RW, Chain 8 (x2), [2].

R+ RW, Chain 6 ( x 10 ) [6ds x5, 4ds x5, 2ds]

R+ 6-3 RW, Chain6. ~

R+ RW, Chain 6 (x10), [4ds x 5, 6ds x5 ]

3^rd join to centre ring  R+ RW, Chain 4 + to picot before the last join on the centre ring, 4 ds RW.[2].

R+ RW, Chain 8 RW, ( x 2 ) [2].

AT this point consult the diagram to push shuttles through work at point marked X & Y.

Repeat from ^ twice making sure the weaving is correct at points X & Y of each repeat.

Work from ^ -~ and then 6 more rings and chains joining last ring to the first ring.

Complete the outside chain as per pattern.

After pinning out, and damping, dry and lightly tack work together in position while working the final round.

Second round  worked with two shuttles wound with continuous thread.

SR.Shuttle 1 8/Shuttle 2 smp.6, Repeat once omitting picot.

* SR Sh1 8/ Sh2 3-3.

Sh 2 Clover leaves.

R 3+3-3-3, R 3+4+ ( to where pattern is marked A, B, C, or D) 4-3, R 3+3-3-3,

SR Sh1 8/ Sh 2 3+3,

SR Sh1 8/ Sh2 6, (x6) join to petal at base of fourth ring from the bottom.

SR Sh 1 8/ Sh2 6, join to the other side of same ring.

Work the split rings and clover leaves as before, join to the chain after pushing the shuttles through the petal.

SR Sh1 8 / Sh2 6, (x6)

Repeat from * all round finishing with 4 SR and fasten to the start of the round.

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