SIERRA © 1990 TERI DUSENBURY SNOWFLAKE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 3.5 INCHES MATERIALS: 2 SHUTTLES, 1 BALL OF 6-CORD SIZE 20 USING THE CONTINUOUS THREAD METHOD WIND TWO SHUTTLES. SNOWFLAKE IS TATTED IN TWO ROUNDS. ROUND ONE: Ring A-S1: R 7 dk - 3 dk - 1 dk, mp, 1 dk - 3 dk - 7 dk. close ring. *CHAIN ONE DS: 16 knots Ring B-S1: R 3 dk, sp, 3 dk, sp, 1 dk, mp, 1 dk, sp, 3 dk, sp, 3 dk. close ring. CHAIN TWO DS: 6 knots. Slip last 6 dk chain knots from chain one to the left. Join with a lock knot in space made. 10 knots Ring A-Turn work to face the wrong side of the lace. Directional Ring S2: R second hitch, 6 dk, first hitch, pull the ring thread up through link picot of last center ring, guide shuttle through loop, pull ring thread to bring loop taut, 2 dk, first hitch, pull the ring thread up through next link picot of same ring, guide shuttle through loop, pull ring thread to bring loop taut, first hitch, leave a space of thread for a medium picot, second hitch, first hitch, leave a space of thread for a link picot, second hitch, 2 dk, first hitch, leave a space of thread for a link picot,

second hitch, 6 dk, first hitch, bring shuttle two through the ring to the front of the work. Turn work to face the front of the lace. *Repeat in pattern ending with last chain. End off. Pull running thread through space at base of first ring tatted and first chain knot. Tie a square knot on the wrong side of the lace. Rethread ends through completed knots on the wrong side of the lace. WIND ONE SHUTTLE LEAVING BALL THREAD ATTACHED. ROUND TWO: *Ring A-S1: R 6 dk, sp, 3 dk - 3 dk. close ring. Ring B-S1: R 3 dk +(join to last p of last ring) 3 dk, sp, 1 dk, mp, 1 dk, sp, 3 dk - 3 dk. close ring. Ring D-S1: R 3 dk +(join to last p of last ring) 3 dk, sp, 6 dk. close ring. CHAIN ONE RDK/LHK: 5 knots, slip ball thread behind previous tatted chain from round one, 5 knots, sp, 1 knot, mp, 1 knot, sp, 5 knots, slip ball thread behind next previous tatted chain from round one, 5 knots *Repeat around in pattern ending with last chain. End off. Pull running thread through space at base of first ring tatted and first chain knot. Tie a square knot on the wrong side of the lace. Rethread ends through completed knots on the wrong side of the lace.

ABBREVIATIONS . (period) = close ring - (dash) = link picot + or j = join ctm = continuous thread method dk = double knot dr = directional ring dyk = Dora Young knot exlp = extra large picot lhk = lark's head knot lk = lock knot lkp = link picot lp = large picot mp = medium picot p = picot, 5p = fifth picot pthread = picot thread r = ring, R-A= ring A rdk = reverse double knot S1 = shuttle one S2 = shuttle two sep = separated sp = small picot sr = split ring

SIERRA © 1990 TERI DUSENBURY SNOWFLAKE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 3.5 INCHES