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Daisy Flower

© Gillian Buchanan April 2002

MATERIALS

• 2 tatting shuttles
  
• No. 20 crochet cotton (I used one of the variegated Manuela threads sadly no longer available but any standard crochet cotton would be suitable for this piece
  
• Paper clip
  
• Note that you will require a very fine crochet hook for the joins in this piece otherwise you won't be able to get it into the space left by the paper clip at the centre.
  

SIZE

• 4 cm x 4 cm

1. Wind 2 shuttles without cutting the thread between them; Shuttle 1 requires only about half a yard of thread, Shuttle 2 requires about 3 yards.
   
2. Take the paper clip and slide it to about 6 or 7 inches from SH1 to start the 1st Chain.
   
3. SH1
   C 6 DS, P, 4 DS, do not RW.
   
4. SH2
   R 4 DS, 5 P sep by 2 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
   
5. SH1
   C 4 DS, P, 6 DS, tighten Chain, remove Paperclip, J by SH1 thread (downwards join) to space left by Paperclip, do not rw.
   
6. SH1
   Make the 1st half of the double stitch twice, without flipping the stitch; this makes a neat turn at the base of the mock ring formed by the chain.
   
7. SH1
   C 6 DS, J to adjacent P, 4 DS, do not RW.
   
8. Repeat from Step 4 six times more.
   
9. SH2
   R 4 DS, 5 P sep by 2 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW. There should now be 8 small rings on top of mock rings.
   
10. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to P of 1st C, 6 DS, J to base of 1st mock ring, make 2 unturned half stitches as before and finish ends.
    

I chose to use mock rings rather than self closing mock rings because I find this gives a neater finish, but by all means use the SCMR if you prefer.