January Reflections

January is time to reflect on the past year and what we can make of the New Year. Tatted in Manuela size 20, the snowflake measures 4” across. In size 30 Cebelia, it measures 3 ½”. Two shuttles are required for rounds 1 and 2

(c) Lenore English 01/02

Abbreviations:
Clr - Close Ring; Rw - Reverse work; p - picot
Materials: Two shuttles, ball thread

Center
R: 5 p 2 p 5.
C: 5 p 2 p 2 p 5.
*R: 5 j(to 2nd p of prev. r) p 2 p 5.
C: 5 p 2 p 2 p 5.
Repeat from * 4 more times, for a total of 6 rings and 6 chains. Join the last ring to the 1st ring at the 2nd picot. Join the last chain to the base of the 1st ring. Finish ends.

Round 1:(two shuttles)
R: 6 j(to space between any ring & chain of center) 6.
*C: 5 p 2 p 2 p 5 [2nd shuttle: R 3 p 3 p 3 p 3] 5 p 2 p 2 p 5.
R: 6 j(to space between next ring & chain of center) 6.
Repeat from *, continue around. Join the last chain to the 1st ring. Finish ends.

Round 2:(two shuttles)
R: 6 j(to space between any ring & chain of center) 6.
C: 3 p 2 p 2 p 3.
R: 6 j(to space btwn adj ring & chain of rnd 1) 3 j(to p of adj r) 3.
C: 6 p 2 p 2 p 6.
R: 6 j(p of same ring of rnd 1) 6.
[2nd shuttle: R: 4 p 2 p 2 p 4.]
C: 6 p 2 p 2 p 6.
R: 3 j(to p of same r) 3 j(to same space btwn ring & chain) 6.
C: 3 p 2 p 2 p 3.
R: 6 j(to space between next ring & chain of rnd 1) 6.
Repeat around. Join the last chain to the base of the 1st ring. Finish ends and stiffen.

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