Coronavirus doily part 6

This is another long round, made longer (for me) by a pause to sew 16 cloth masks, 15 of them donated to the hospital, one for me so I don't go out wearing a bandana like a 19th century bank robber; then finding a mistake I had to cut back to…  and also, as the doily gets larger, everything is going to take longer anyway, right?  For this one, you’ll need two shuttles wound CTM.  You’ll notice it’s not finished.  What you see here represents at least 4 hours’ work, including fixing errors.  At least, the ones I’ve noticed.

R: 12-9-3.

••R: 3+9-12.

RW.  CH: 5-5-5-5-5 (four picots).  RW

Drop a loop and begin mock ring: CH 5

    Using ball thread shuttle, R: 10+ (to last p of last R) 5+ (to p on CH of previous round, 14.

   Continue CH: 5-5

   Using ball thread shuttle, R: 14+ (to next p on CH of previous round) 5-10

   Finish mock R CH: 5

Post shuttle through dropped loop, close mock R, tie, RW.

CH: 5-5-5-5-5 (four picots).  RW

R: 12+ (to last p on last R off mock R) 9-3.

Repeat from •• around, joining last CH into base of first paired Rs.  Tie, cut and sew in ends.

This sewing-in of ends is important because you’re sparing yourself doing the whole job later and the ends won’t get in your way as you move on to tat the next round.  In size 50 tatting cotton, this round, when finished, will be a whopping 7 inches across.  (this is me being ironic.)