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Letter A

© Gillian Buchanan 2002

MATERIALS

• No. 20 Crochet Cotton
• 2 tatting shuttles
• Hook for joining

SIZE

• 4 cm wide by 5 cm high

1. Start at the bottom of the left hand leg of the A with a Ring.
2. Wind two tatting shuttles without cutting the thread between them.
3. SH1
   R 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
4. SH1
   C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
5. SH1
   R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
6. SH1
   C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
7. SH1
   R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
8. SH2
   R 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
9. SH1
   C 4 DS, J to last P of previous R (the one made with the 2^nd shuttle), 4 DS, RW.
10. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
11. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
12. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
13. SH1
    As close as possible to the last R, R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
14. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, RW.
15. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
16. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
17. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
18. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
19. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, RW.
20. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
21. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
22. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
23. SH2
    R 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, J to P of opposite R of central bar, 4 DS, P, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
24. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to last P of previous R (the one made with the 2^nd Shuttle), 4 DS, RW.
25. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
26. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
27. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
28. SH1
    C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, miss last P of previous R and Shuttle Thread Join to next P, do not RW.
29. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW. Repeat this last C 4 times in total.
30. SH1
    C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
31. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW. Repeat this last C twice in total.
32. SH1
    C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW.
33. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, Shuttle Thread Join to free P of next R, do not RW. Repeat this last C 4 times in total.
34. SH1
    C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, J to base of 1^st Ring and finish ends.