Tatted Snowflake

I have been working on putting tatting around an ornament, but took a break to show you a tatted snowflake i came up with.  

Supplies:
Tatting thread size 10
Tatting needle size 5
Beads (60)
Collapsable eye needle
Scissors


Inner part of the snowflake:
Use your collapsable needle and thread on 30 beads.  Now put on your tatting needle.

1. R 5 (bead) 2 (3 beads) 2 (bead) 5 cl. k.
2. Chain 5 k.
3. Repeat 1 and 2 five times until you have 6 rings and 6 chains total.
4. Attach final chain to base of first ring.  Double knot, cut and hide ends.

Outer Part:
Put 30 beads on your thread.

Thread your thread through all 6 of the rings from the inner part of the snowflake.  It should look like in Picture 4.

You will be working backwards through the rings you have woven through.

1. R 5 (bead) 2 (3 beads) 2 (bead) 5 cl. k.
2. Chain 15 k.
3. Thread your needle backwards through the last ring taking part of the chain with it as in Picture 5 - 7.
4. Repeat 1-3 five times until you have 6 rings and 6 chains total.
5. Attach final chain to base of first ring from this part of the snowflake.  Double knot, cut and ends.

Since you want the snowflake to stay fairly flat/stiff, iron and starch it.  Now you can attach a string to it or an ornament hook, or even add it to a chain for a necklace.  Whatever you want!

You are done with your lovely tatted snowflake :)