DAINTY TATTED BUTTERFLY

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This darling pattern is from a vintage Corticelli publication.
A bit of dainty elegance from days gone by!

HEAD: 7ds, long p, 5ds, long p, 7ds. BODY: Ch: 8ds, *turn. R: 3ds, long p, 2ds, long p, 2ds, p, 2ds, long p, 2ds, long p, 3ds, rw. C: 3ds, p, 3ds, p, 3ds. Repeat from * twice, joining 2nd R to long picots of previous R, make 4th ring the same. C: 3ds, p, 3ds. R: 4ds, p, 4ds. C: 3ds, p, 3ds, miss 2 long p of last R, join next p. *C: 3ds, (p, 3ds) twice, join top of next R of body. Repeat from * twice. C: 8 ds, join at neck, tie and cut. UPPER WING: Large R: 2ds, (p, 2ds) 11 times. C: 3ds,p, 3ds, miss long p of R, join by shuttle thread to next) 6 times, joining last C at base of R. C: 5 ds Large R: 2ds, (p, 2ds) 11 times. C: 5 ds, join at base of 1st R, tie and cut; join thread between 3rd and 4th scallops of 1st R, C 3ds, (p, 3ds) 3 times, join 1st p of body, (p, 2ds) 5 times, join p of 2nd scallop of 1st long R, C 2 ds, (p, 2ds) 8 times, join 2nd scallop of next R, C 2 ds, (p, 2ds) 8 times, join 4th scallop of same R, C 2ds, (p, 2ds) 6 times, join p of next scallop, C 2ds, (p, 2ds) 6 times, join p of 5th scallop of 1sst R, C 2ds, (p, 2ds) 8 times, join top of 1sst R where last C started, reverse, C 3 ds, (p, 3ds) 3 times, join 2nd p of body, 2ds, (p, 2ds) 3 times, join 3rd p of next to last C, *3ds, p, 3ds, miss one p, join the next; repeat from * 17 times; C 5ds, tie threads around neck and cut. Make upper left wing the same. LOWER WING: Long R: (2 ds, p, 2ds, long p) 8 times, 2ds,p 2ds, rw. C: 3ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, join 1st p of 3rd C of body, C 3ds, (p, 3ds) twice, join 2nd small p of long R, (C 3ds, p, 3ds, miss long p, join short p) 5 times, C 2ds, (p, 2ds) 5 times, join next C of body, 3ds, (p, 3ds) 3 times, join where last C started, tie and cut thread. Join threads to last scallop of upper wing and 1st scallop of lower wing. C: 2ds, p, 2ds, join next scallop of lower wing, *C 2ds, (p, 2ds) 5 times, join next scallop; repeat from * 3 times; C 2ds, (p, 2ds) 5 times, join 5th p of next scallop and 1st p of last C of body, tie and cut threads. Make opposite wing the same.