LACE SPIDER

Tatted Spider Pattern

The spider has 2 sets of three joined rings inside the outline of the body. While the floating chains referred to are not Split Chains, split chains can be used in their place. The floating chains are made by working with just the shuttle you are using as the ball thread. You measure out a given distance along the thread (size 10, 1 inch / 2 1/2 cm : size 80, 1/2 inch / 1 1/4 cm), and at that point start tatting back along the thread, working the same as you would for the second half of a split ring, (not transferring the knots to the other thread). With that explanation out of the way, here goes the pattern.

Thanks for this pattern go out to Lyn Hodges. Tell her how well you like it.

SR A - split ring shuttle A
B - split ring shuttle B
Wind a pair of shuttles, using one continuous thread.

(First Group)
R 3ds p, 7ds p, 7ds. Cl R.
SR A 7ds p 7ds, B 3ds. Cl R.
SR A 7ds, B 3ds, join to first p on first R of group, 7ds. Cl R.

(Second Group)
SR A 10ds p, 4ds, B 10ds. Cl R.
SR A 4ds, B 10ds p, 10ds. Cl R.
SR A 4ds, Join to first picot on first R of group, 10ds, B 10ds. Cl R.

Work false picot to begin outline of body.
Ch 18ds p, 2ds. Join to false picot formed between first and second group
of split rings.
Ch 2ds, join to p on previous chain, 2ds.
*Work floating chain, placing 16ds on measured thread.
Ch 2ds.
Repeat fron * 2X.
Work floating chain, placing 16ds on measured thread.
Ch 4ds.
Join to p on outside of first R in first group.
Ch 8 ds p, 1ds p, 8ds, Join to p on second ring of group.
Ch 4ds.
*Work floating chain as before.
Ch 2 ds.
Repeat from * 2X.
Work floating chain.
Ch 2ds p, 2ds.
Join to false picot formed between first and second group of split
rings.
Ch 2ds, join to P of previous chain, 18ds.
Join to outer p on seconr ring of second group.
Ch 20 ds.
Join to false picot at beginning of chains. Tie and cut.

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NEEDLE TATTED INSTRUCTIONS:
Lower Body:
R 10ds, p, 4ds, p, 10ds. Cl R. RW.
Ch 18ds, p, 2ds. RW.
R 10ds, join to last p on previous R, 4ds, p, 10ds. Cl R. RW.
Ch 2ds, p, 18ds. Rw.
R 10 ds, join to last p on previous R, 4ds, join to first p on
first ring, 10 ds. Cl R. RW.
ch 20ds.
Join to base of first R.
Tie and Cut.

Upper Body:
Cut the ball thread to a length of 10 yards (10 m).
R 7ds, p, 3ds, p, 7ds.Cl R. RW.
Ch 2ds, join to p on first ch of lower body, *2ds.
Pull carrying cord through, and unthread needle.
Turn needle around.
Work 18ds onto needle over the eye of the needle instead of over the tip of the needle. thread the end of your "ball thread" into the needle, and draw through the leg. Unthread needle. Rethread with carrying cord.
Repeat from * 3 times.
Ch 4ds. Rw.
R 7ds, join to last p on previous R, 3ds, p, 7ds. Cl R. RW.
Ch 6ds, p, 3ds, p, 6ds. Rw.
R 7ds, join to last P of previous R, 3ds,
join to first p of first R, 7ds. Cl R. RW.
Ch 4ds,
*make another leg, 2ds.
Repeat from * 3 times, join to P on second ch of lower body,
2ds, join to base of first R.
Tie and Cut.

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