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Angel at Heart Edging  By Lynda Klymko Copyright 01/10/2006

     I was looking for an edging to go with one of my Mom’s favorite handkerchiefs, I found several that I 

liked but none that were delicate enough to go with this particular hanky. I tried designs in different 

sizes of thread, but I wasn’t satisfied.  I decided to design my own, and ‘the rest is history’, or so I’m told. 

Here is my first original design that I feel good enough about to share with my Guild, 

The ShuttleBirds Tatting Guild of Spokane, WA.  

Designed & Hand Tatted by Lynda Nelson Klymko

Abbreviations:

First Heart

R: 8 – 8, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

R: 2 + 2, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.

Chain

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

Bow

R: 6 + 8, clr, do not rw; join into base of 4th ring in Heart.

R: 8 – 6, clr, rw

Chain

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

Heart

SLT: the chain thread should be against the chain, and the ring thread is 

going out to make a ring so that will come out right next to the chain thread, 

(Is that as clear as Mud??)

R: 8 – 8, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw; join to base of 2^nd half of Bow before starting ring

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

R: 2 + 2, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.

Bow; Chain;

Corner Heart Turn: * -- * 5 Hearts with (6) Chains in-between & at either end

*Heart

SLT;

R: 8 – 8, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw; join to picot of 2nd half of Bow before starting ring

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

R: 2 + 2, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw                                

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.

Work Chain; then go to

Heart; SLT;

R: 8 – 8, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)

C: 4 + 4 – 4 – 4, rw; join to 7th picot, just before the 4th ring of the last heart.

R: 2 + 2, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

R: 6 + 6, clr, rw

C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.

   . Chain; Heart; Chain; Heart; Chain; Heart, Chain*, and corner is turned.

Bow; Chain, Heart; Chain; Bow (I named each section, so it is easy to just follow the 

directions for each section, instead of writing it out over and over again).

You will need to sew the edging on as you go along so you know where to place the Corners.

    When finished, ease in last chain to join at the base of the First Heart. 

Tie and work ends in, then cut off excess thread.

I hope you like my first try at designing. If you find any mistakes, please let me know.

I did a lot of searching on the internet, and in the books we have available in the Guild Library, so I believe 

this is completely original, although some elements are similar to others I have seen.

This pattern may be shared with others, for your and their own use, 

BUT I reserve the right to publish the pattern, I believe it is protected. 1/10/2006  

Last modified: October 16, 2008