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Butterfly Outline

~he finał row of tatting that forms the outline of the butterfly holds the Celtic Knots in the proper shape for the butterfly wings. Refer to lllus. # 9 below for joining. Notę that the butterfly will look distorted as you go along, you will have to shape it to look like the completed butterfly, lllus. 10.

Join to the picot of the first SR madę after the head, arrow #1.

Ch 10, Join to the picot of the first Trefoil knot, arrow #2.

Oi 10 -15, Join to the picot at the next cornerof the Trefoil knot, arrow #3.

Oi 15, Join to wherethe base ofthe wingjoinstothe body, arrow #4.

Oi 6, Join to the picot ofthe next Trefoil knot, arrow #5.

Ch 14, Join to the next picot of Trefoil knot, arrow #6 Ch 5 - 5, Join into the same picot, arrow #7.

Ch 20, pass the threads over and under the ring, arrow #8. Needle and Shuttle tatters:for directions on howto do this refer to the * and ** on page 22.

First side completed.

Ch 20, Join to the first picot of the next Trefoil knot.

Ch 5 - 5, Join into the same picot.

Ch 14, Join to the next picot of the Trefoil knot.

Ch 6, Join to where the base ofthe wing joins to the body.

Ch 15, Join to the picot of the next Trefoil knot.

Ch 15 -10, Join to the next picot ofthe Trefoil knot.

Ch 10, Join in the picot ofthe SR madę after the head.

Tie/Hide/Cut

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