Mardi Gras Mask Pattern

PATTERN FOR MARDI GRAS MASK

Tatting Exchange - March 2000

Designed, worked and copywrighted by Helen Bailey

32 larger gold beads are required.
These are added at joins, indicated by <bj> in the pattern (see instructions below).
51 smaller gold beads are required.
These are threaded onto the thread that will make the chains
and 3 beads are pushed onto a picot indicated by <p3b> in the pattern.

The tatting is worked in three pieces.

Piece One - The Bridge

Ring: 1 p* 5 p 5 p3b 5 p 5 p 9. Cut and tie.
* Ensure picots are long enough -
see beaded join instructions below.

Pieces Two and Three - The Mask

Ring A: 12 p 4 p 12
Chain a: 13 p3b 13
Ring B: 12 bj (to last picot of Ring A) 4 p 12
Chain b: 13 p3b 13
Ring C: 12 bj (to last picot of Ring B) 4 p 12
Ring D: 10 p 3 p 10
Chain c: 13 p3b 13
Ring E: 10 bj (to last picot of Ring D) 3 p 10
Ring F: 8 p 2 p 8
Chain d: 10 p3b 10
Ring G: 8 bj (to last picot of Ring F) 2 p 8
Chain e: 13 p3b 13
Ring H: 8 bj (to last picot of Ring G) 2 p 8
Chain f: 10 p3b 10
Ring I: 8 bj (to last picot of Ring H) 2 bj (to first picot on Ring F) 8
Ring J: 10 bj (to last picot on Ring E) 3 p 10
Chain g: 13 p3b 13
Ring K: 10 bj (to last picot of Ring J) 3 bj (to first picot on Ring D) 10
Ring L: 12 bj (to last picot on Ring C) 4 p 12
Chain h: 13 p3b 13
Ring M: 12 bj (to last picot on Ring L) 4 p 12
Chain i: 15 bj (to 2nd picot on Ring of Piece One) 5 bj (to 1st picot on Ring of Piece One) 4
Ring N: 12 bj (to last picot on Ring M) 4 bj (to first picot on Ring A) 12
Chain j: 24
Join to base on Ring A. Cut and tie.

Rewind shuttle and repeat.
At Chain i join to 3rd and 4th picots of Piece One.

When complete, firmly stiffen. I used full strength "Stiffy".
Attach ribbons to Chains C and it is ready
If worked in Cotton Perle 8 the mask is just about the right size for an adult to wear!

(bj = beaded join)
This is a very useful technique for adding beads without having to put them on the thread before you start to tat. In order to do this you MUST make sure that the picots are going to be big enough to take the bead and allow room to make the join. When you come to a beaded join, thread the bead onto the crochet hook, hook onto the picot, slide the bead onto the picot, make the join. The join is covered by the bead. I assure you it is easier to do than explain!

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