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Letter B

© Gillian Buchanan 2001

MATERIALS

• 2 Tatting Shuttles
  
• No. 20 Crochet Cotton
  
• Paper Clip

SIZE

4 cm wide and 6 cm high

1ST ROW

1. Wind 2 SH without cutting the thread between them.
   
2. Start at the lower R just above the bottom Left Hand corner.
   
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
   Leave a loop of core thread hanging, C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, do not RW.
   
7. SH2
   R 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
   
8. SH1
   C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, put SH through SCMR loop, close SCMR.
   
9. SH1
   C 4 DS, J to adjacent P of SCMR, 4 DS, RW.
   
10. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of adjacent 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 adjacent R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, do not RW.
    
13. SH1
    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 last 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 last 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, J to last P of R standing on SCMR, 4 DS, J to next P of same R, thread Paper Clip and slide it down next to the last stitch.
    
22. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to 1st P of R standing on SCMR, 4 DS, RW.
    
23. SH1
    R 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
    
24. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 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, do not RW.
    
26. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
    
27. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to P of last C, 4 DS, RW.
    
28. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
    
29. SH1
    C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, RW.
    
30. 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.
    
31. SH1
    R 4 DS, J to last P of previous R, 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to 1st P of 1st R, 4 DS, cl. R, RW.
    
32. SH1
    C 4 DS, J to P of previous C, 4 DS, J to base of 1st R and finish ends.

2ND ROW

1. Wind shuttle and do not cut off from ball thread.
   
2. J by SH thread to free P of lower R at top left hand corner of initial.
   
3. C 4DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW.
   
4. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW. Repeat once more.
   
5. C 4 DS, J to P between 2 Rs, do not RW.
   
6. C 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW.
   
7. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to centre P of next R, do not RW.
   
8. C 4 DS, 2 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, remove Paper Clip, J to space left by Paper Clip, do not RW.
   
9. C 4 DS, J to adjacent P on previous C, 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to central P of next R, do not RW.
   
10. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW.
    
11. C 4 DS, J to P between 2 Rs, do not RW.
    
12. C 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW.
    
13. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW. Repeat once more.
    
14. C 4 DS, 3 P sep by 4 DS, 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW.
    
15. C 4 DS, P, 4 DS, J to free P of next R, do not RW. Repeat three times more, J to base of 1st C and finish ends.