Butterfly Motif Pattern #CT-254

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.
    Sew in place. Cut away part of corner of Handkerchief (underneath lower wings), and make a narrow rolled hem.

EDGING … Tie ball and shuttle threads together. Attach to edge of handkerchief, close to Butterfly. * Ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, leaving sp of ⅜ inch on edge of linen and join to edge. Repeat from * around. Tie and cut.