free tatting pattern--ivy ladder bookmark

Here's a cute bookmark pattern to tat. It's simple and mindless and a great way to showcase pretty thread!

13 yards on ring shuttle

6 yards on chain shuttle

1. R 8-8, cl

2. R 10-10, cl

3. R 8-8, cl, rw

4. Ch 10-10, rw

5. R 8 join to picot from previous ring 8, cl

6. R 10-10, cl

7. R 8-8, cl, rw

Repeat steps 4, 5, 6, and 7 until you have ten three-ring clusters and nine chains

8. Ch 18-18, rw

Now you'll be working on the opposite side of the bookmark, joining your large rings to the large rings across from them.

9. R 8-8, cl

10. R 10 join to picot from adjacent large ring 10, cl

11. R 8-8, cl, rw

12. Ch 10-10, rw

13. R 8 join to picot from previous ring 8, cl

Repeat steps ten through thirteen until you're all the way across. End with steps ten and eleven.

14. Ch 18-18

Join final chain to the bottom of your very first ring cluster.

Block and tie ends!