Editing Tatting (section)

===Cro-tatting===
Cro-tatting combines needle tatting with crochet.  The cro-tatting tool is a tatting needle with a [[crochet hook]] at the end. One can also cro-tat with a bullion crochet hook or a very straight crochet hook.  In the 19th century, "crochet tatting" patterns were published which simply called for a crochet hook. One of the earliest patterns is for a crocheted [[afghan (blanket)|afghan]] with tatted rings forming a raised design.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Victorian Needlework (Dictionary of Needlework)|last=Caulfeild|first=S.F.A|date=1972|publisher=Dover|location=New York, New York}}</ref> Patterns are available in English and are equally divided between yarn and thread. In its most basic form, the rings are tatted with a length of plain thread between them, as in single-shuttle tatting. In modern patterns, beginning in the early 20th century, the rings are tatted and the arches or chains are crocheted. Many people consider cro-tatting more difficult than crochet or needle tatting. Some tatting instructors recommend using a tatting needle and a crochet hook to work cro-tatting patterns. Stitches of cro-tatting (and needle tatting before a ring is closed) unravel easily, unlike tatting made with a shuttle.

A form of tatting called Takashima Tatting, invented by Toshiko Takashima, exists in Japan. Takashima Tatting uses a custom needle with a hook on one end.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.takashima-tatting.com/english/englishindex.html | title=Takashima Tatting |access-date=2015-12-18}}</ref> It is not that widespread however (in Japan the primary form of tatting is shuttle tatting, and needle tatting is virtually unknown.).{{cn|date=January 2025}}