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Lobster Bookmark – Jane Eborall © 2004 |
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Wsh1 |
Working shuttle 1 | Wsh2 | Working shuttle 2 | SR | Split Ring |
| ^ | Very small picot | Vlp | Very Long Picot | btwn | between |
| + | join | B | bead moved into place | Lj | Lock join |
| Worked in a number 20 thread the lobster measures 3 1/2" across the width of the claws by 4" from top to bottom! |
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Starting at base of lobster using Wsh1 - 2 beads on Wsh1 R1: 3 ^ 3 – 3 – 3 Ch: ^6 R2: 3 +(last p R1) 3 ^ 3 – 3 Ch: ^6 R3: 3 +(last p R2) 3 – 3 ^ 3 Ch: ^ 6 Lj(^ R3) 16 SR4: 3 +(2nd p R3) 3 / 8 Ch: 4 +(^ R2) 4 SR5: 3 +(2nd p R1) 3 / 8 Ch: 16 +(^ R1) 6 +(base R1) Change to Wsh2 SR6: 4 / 4 Change to Wsh1 Ch: ^ 4 R7: 4 +(^ base R2) 4 Ch: ^ 4 R8: 4 +(^ base R3) 4 Change to Wsh2 Continue with block tatting as follows reversing work and changing Wsh at the end of each row Ch: 1 ^ 4 +(^ base next R previous row) ^ 4 +(^ base next R previous row) Change to Wsh1 *Ch: 1 ^ 4 +(^ on previous row) ^ 4 +(^ on previous row) Change Wsh Repeat from * twice (4 rows altogether) *Ch: 1 ^ 5 +(^ on previous row) ^ 5 +(^ on previous row) Change Wsh Repeat this row three times (8 rows) *Ch: 1 ^ 6 +(^ on previous row) ^ 6 +(^ on previous row) Change Wsh Repeat this row once (10 rows) *Ch: 1 ^ 7 +(^ on previous row) ^ 7 +(^ on previous row) Change Wsh Repeat this row once (12 rows) Ch: 1 ^ 8 +(^ on previous row) ^ 8 +(^ on previous row) Change Wsh Ch: 1 ^ 4 ^ 4 +(^ on previous row) ^ 4 ^ 4 +(^ on previous row) Continue with same shuttle (Wsh2) |
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Next row SR9: 4 ^ 2 / 2 SR10: 2 ^ 2 / 2 +(^ on Ch of last row) 2 SR11: 2 ^ 2 / 2 +(next ^ on Ch of last row) 2 SR12: 2 ^ 2 / 2 +(next ^ on Ch of last row) 2 SR13: 2 / 2 +(next – on Ch of last row) 4 Next row SR14: 3 / 6 ^ 3 SR15: 3 +(^ SR12) 3 / 3 ^ 3 SR16: 3 +(^ SR11) 3 / 3 ^ 3 SR17: 3 +(^ SR10) 3 / 3 ^ 3 SR18: 3 +(^ SR9) 6 / 3 Next row SR19: 6 ^ 4 / 3 SR20: 4 ^ 4 / 3 +(^ SR17) 3 SR21: 4 ^ 4 / 3 +(^ SR16) 3 SR22: 4 ^ 4 / 3 +(^ SR15) 3 SR23: 4 / 3 +(^ SR14) 6 Next row SR24: 4 / 3 ^ 3 ^ 4 SR25: 4 +(^ SR22) 4 / 4 ^ 4 SR26: 4 +(^ SR21) 4 / 4 ^ 4 SR27: 4 +(^ SR20) 4 / 4 ^ 4 SR28: 4 +(^ SR19) 3 / 4 ^ 3 Change to Wsh1 & turn work upside down. Continue with First Claw Ch: 3 R29: 2 +(^ SR28) 2 – 2 – 2 Ch: 4 R30: 3 +(R29) 2 – 2 – 3 Ch: 4 SR31: 3 +(R30) 2 ^ 2 / 8 SR32: 3 ^ 3 / 8 SR33: 3 ^ 3 / 8 SR34: 3 ^ 3 / 10 SR35: 3 ^ 3 / 12 SR36: 4 ^ 4 / 12 SR37: 4 ^ 4 / 12 SR38: 4 / 8 – 2 Ch: 4 +(SR37) 2 +(SR36) SR39: 4 +(SR35) 2 / 8 – 8 ^ 2 SR40: 1 +(SR34) 3 / 2 +(^ SR39) 4 SR41: 2 +(SR33) 1 +(SR32) 2 / 6 SR42: 2 +(SR31) 2 / 6 Ch: 4 +(^ R30) 4 +(^ R29) 4 R43: 2 +(space btwn SR27 & SR28) 2 Head Ch: 2 +(^ SR27) ^ 4 +(^ SR26) ^ 4 +(^SR25) SR44: 6 / 3 – 3 Change to Wsh2 Ch: 4 R45: 3 +(SR44) 3 +(^ SR26) 3 – 3 Ch: ^ 4 R46: 3 +(R45) 3 +(SR27) 6 Change Wsh1 Ch: 6 B Vlp (18” – the bead lies on the core thread directly below the Vlp) 2 R47: 6 +(^ base R45) 6 Ch: 2 B Vlp (18” – the bead lies on the core thread directly below the Vlp) 6 +(^ base R44) 6 T & C Take one of the Vlp’s and cut it so that the end nearest to the claw is approximately 9” long. Hold this shorter part in the fingers (or tie to a shuttle) and make a chain of 40ds. Tie knots and cut Second Claw Holding the lobster upside down join both shuttle threads to SR24 and work as first claw until R43 Next R: 2 +(space btwn SR24 & SR25) 2 Ch: 2 +(^SR25) T & C
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