Carolin 
This technique, also known as "onion ring,” instantly makes your tatting more interesting and distinctive, while being very quick and easy to do.
When you tat two rings one after the other without joining them together, they naturally end up opposite each other. Which makes perfect sense: the thread connecting the rings doesn’t want to work too hard—it simply wants to lie straight from the exit of one ring to the entrance of the other.
We can make the rings lie next to each other by joining them together. join.
In a similar way, we can also persuade one ring to settle comfortably inside another ring.
Grab your thread, and let’s get started.
Preparation
First, tat a ring with 20 double stitches, but do not close it completely. Leave 1–2 mm of the core thread visible. Immediately after that, tat a ring with 8 double stitches.
(In the illustration, the thread between the rings is quite long so that you can clearly see how the threads are positioned. For a nice result, keep this thread as short as possible.) ring mit 20 Doppelknoten, aber ziehe ihn nicht ganz zu, sondern lasse 1-2 mm vom Innenfaden sichtbar. Arbeite direkt danach einen Ring mit 8 Doppelknoten. (In der Abbildung in der Faden zwischen den Ringen ziemlich lang, damit Du sehen kannst, wie die Fäden liegen. Mache ihn möglichst kurz für ein schönes Ergebnis.)
Placing One Ring Inside the Other
Place the rings on the table so that they are lying opposite each other naturally. Then rotate the smaller ring 180° clockwise so that it moves inside the larger ring.
Securing the Ring
Hold both rings together between the thumb and index finger of your holding hand, with the openings of both rings facing upwards.
Insert the crochet hook into the small ring from the front and, at the opening, pick up a loop of the shuttle thread. Pass the shuttle through the loop and pull the thread tight.
It is also possible to place several rings inside one another.
How Is a Ring Within a Ring Shown in Tatting Patterns?
Since the ring-within-a-ring technique is not familiar to everyone, I do not abbreviate it in written patterns. Instead, I describe it in full sentences.
In diagrams, the technique can be shown as circles or teardrop shapes nested inside one another. Each circle represents a ring. However, this notation can be confused with other techniques, such as double picots or double chains/arcs.
The following notation indicates that the outer rings are not closed completely and is therefore less likely to be confused with other techniques.
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