Star-Spangled Snowflake



This design uses 2 sizes of thread. Size 80: shuttle only. Size 20: 2 shuttles wound CTM. Sample snowflake was worked in DMC tatting cotton size 80 in colors 666 and 798, size 20 Manuela in white and measures 3 inches point-to-point.

Stars:

Use size 80 thread and 1 shuttle:
R 5-5-5-5
* R 5+5-5-5
Repeat from * 3 more times, joining last R to first R. Finish ends. Make 6 stars, set aside. I made three stars in red and three in blue for a red-white-and-blue snowflake, but pastel stars could look like spring flowers (to go with the butterfly snowflake!

Snowflake:

Use size 20 thread, 2 shuttles wound CTM. Shuttle 1 should be fairly full, shuttle 2 needs about 2 yards:
Center:
Shuttle 1:
R 3-3-3-3+3-3+3-3. First join is to any free picot of a blue star, second join is to any free picot of a red star.
†Leave a space (mock picot)
S/R 3-3+3-3+3-3/3-3. First join is to next picot of red star from previous ring, next join is to any free picot of another blue star.
Repeat from † 3 more times, alternating colors of stars. Leave a space (mock picot)
R 3-3+3/3-3+3-3+3. First join is to star from previous ring as before. First join with shuttle 2 is to second picot of first central ring. Final join is to picot before join on very first star: each star will be joined to 2 center rings by 2 adjacent picots.

Outer Round:
Leave a space (mock picot)
S/R 3-3/3-3 (this ring comes up between two stars).
R 3-3-3-3
Shuttle 2:
Ch 3+3-3-3 (join is to previous R. Note that curve of chain is towards the outside of the flake.)
Shuttle 1:
Clover: R 3+3-3-3 (join to previous chain)
R 3+3-3-3-3-3
R 3+3-3-3
Shuttle 2:
Shuttle join to top p of star
Ch 3+3-3-3 (join is to last R of clover)
‡ Shuttle 1:
R 3+3-3-3 (join to previous chain), RW
Shuttle 2:
R 3-3+3-3 (join to p of central ring between stars), RW
Ch 3+3-3-3 (join is to previous R)
Shuttle 1:
Clover: R 3+3-3-3 (join to previous chain)
R 3+3-3-3-3-3
R 3+3-3-3
Shuttle 2:
Shuttle join to top p of star
Ch 3+3-3-3 (join is to last R of clover)
Repeat from ‡ 4 more times, joining final chain to first ring.
Finish ends as desired.

Designed and tatted by Emma Crew for the first snowflake round robin, January 2002.

© Emma Crew, 2002
emmacrew@yahoo.com
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