Tatted snail

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Sometimes I just doodle, especially when I'm in meetings at work. It may look like I'm not listening, but for some reason I can listen a lot better when my hands are busy.

One day this week, I was doodling spirals, and it occurred to me that would be an interesting shape to tat. It was a small step from there to decide to make a tatted snail, and it was such fun to put together! I hope you enjoy this little guy as much as I did.

This pattern was tatted with size 30 DMC Cebelia thread. It is beginner level and uses one shuttle.

Printable pattern (122K. Opens a new window.)

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Instructions:

ds	double stitch	R	ring	Ch	chain
p	picot	j	join	lj	lock join (join using shuttle thread)

You will need:

Tatting thread in your choice of color, size 30. The sample on this page was done with size 30 DMC Cebelia thread.
1 tatting shuttle

R: (4ds p) 3 times, 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to last p of first R, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to center p of first R, 4ds p 4ds close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to first p of first R, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to sixth p of first Ch, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to fourth p of same Ch, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to second p of same Ch, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to sixth p of next Ch, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, lj to second p of same Ch
Ch: (2ds p) 7 times, 2ds, lj to third p of next Ch
Ch: (2ds p) 3 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds p 4ds j to last p of next Ch, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 3 times, 2ds, turn
R: 4ds j to last p of prev R, 4ds j to fifth p of same Ch, 4ds p 4ds, close, turn
Ch: (2ds p) 3 times, 2ds, lj to last p of previous R
Cut and tie, leaving about 3/8 inch of thread (1 cm).

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