Fine crochet and tatting

by Spool Cotton Co.

EDGING.... 1st rnd: Attach thread to first hole on edge of handkerchief following point of wing, sc closely around to point of next wing, making 3 sc in each corner, sl st in point of wing. Ch 4, turn. 2nd rnd: * Skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1. Repeat from * across side to center sc of next corner; in center sc make (dc, ch 1) twice and dc; work across other sides to correspond. Sl st in point of next wing. Turn. 3rd rnd: In each sp around make sc, picot and sc. Join to point of next wing. Break off.

CT-254

Butterfly

MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats Tatting-Crochet, Size 70, 1 ball of variegated color.... 1 hemstitched linen handkerchief 11 inches square.

Tie ball and shuttle threads together.

BUTTERFLY (Body).... Lr of 2 ds, 8 p’s sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, cl. Rw, r of 8 ds, sm p, 8 ds, cl (head). Tie. Sp of ¹/₁₆ inch. Join to first p of lr, (ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next p of same lr) 7 times. Turn. Ch of 7 ds, join to p of last picot chain, (ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to p of next ch) 6 times; ch of 7 ds, join to p of lr. Tie and cut. Attach thread to 3rd picot chain, ch of 3 ds. Rw, r of 10 ds, p, 10 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 15 ds, join to p of last r. Rw, r of 10 ds, p, 10 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 15 ds, sm p, 10 ds. Rw, r of 10 ds, join to p of last r, 10 ds, cl. Rw, r of 10 ds, p, 10 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 15 ds, join to p of last r. Rw, r of 5 ds, lp, 5 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 15 ds, join at base of next-to-last r, ch of 10 ds, sm p, 15 ds, skip 2 rings, join to p of the next r, ch of 15 ds, join at base of same r. Reverse curve of chain, ch of 3 ds, join to next picot chain. Tie and cut.

ANTENNAE.... Sm r of 2 ds, sm p, 2 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 30 ds (to form slight curve), join to sm p of r of head. Reverse curve of chain, ch of 30 ds. Rw, sm r of 2 ds, sm p, 2 ds, cl. Tie and cut.

UPPER WING.... Lr (same as for Body). Rw, lr. Tie. Sp of ¹/₁₆ inch, join to last p of preceding lr. Rw, (ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next p of same lr) 7 times. Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to first p of next lr. (Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next p of same lr) 7 times. Join to first picot chain of next lr. (Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of same lr) twice. Ch of 5 ds, join to 2nd picot chain of Body, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Upper Wing. Ch of 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Body, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Upper Wing. (Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Upper Wing) 11 times. Tie and cut. Make opposite Upper Wing the same, joining to correspond.

LOWER WING.... Lr (same as for Body). Sp of ¹/₁₆ inch, join to last p of lr. (Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next p of same lr) 7 times. Turn. Ch of 7 ds, join to last picot chain of Lower Wing, ch of 5 ds, join to 2nd picot chain of Body (previously joined to Upper Wing), 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Lower Wing. Ch of 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Upper Wing, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Lower Wing. (Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Lower Wing) 3 times. Ch of 5 ds, join to sm p of chain of Body, 5 ds, join to next picot chain of Lower Wing. Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, join to p of lr of Lower Wing. Turn. Ch of 7 ds, join to last picot chain. Ch of 5 ds, join to 3rd joined picot chain of Body. Tie and cut. Make opposite Lower Wing the same, joining to correspond.