4th of July Tat-a-along Day 3

 Happy Independence Day!!!!!!

Materials

3 yards of thread in red with 12 inches on a shuttle

3 yards of thread in white wound on a shuttle

1 stick (I used one from an old paper flag)

glue

stiffening agent

Terms

R ring

C chain

ls  lock stitch

P picot

prev- previous

Vsp very small picot

+ join

white shuttle- shuttle with white thread on it

Make the 1st white ring and add to the chain.
Use the white shuttle from now on and hide
the red shuttle end

red shuttle- shuttle with red thread on it

Start with the red shuttle

Lock Join to the 3rd picot on the day 1 motif (see picture)

C  8 

Using the white shuttle 

R  6 + (4th p on day 1 motif) 6 p 6 p 6 

At this point you are done with the thread on the red shuttle so hide the end in the next chain.  Do not use the red shuttle anymore.  You will keep the red ball thread

C 8 p 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 8 p 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 6 p 6 lj (3rd p prev R)  6 p 6 lj (2nd p on previous ring) 8 p 8 lj ( 2nd p on next ring) 8 p 8 lj ( 2nd p on next ring)  8 lj (5th p on day 1 motif)  8

 join to the previous picot on red chain

R 6 p 6 p 6 p 6

C 8 + (prev p on red chain) 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 8 + (next p on red chain) 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 6 p 6 lj (3rd p prev R)  6 p 6 lj (2nd p on previous ring) 8 p 8 lj ( 2nd p on next ring) 8 p 8 lj ( 2nd p on next ring)  8 p 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 8 p 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 8 p 8

R 6 + (3rd p prev R) 6 p 6 p 6

C 8 p 8 (3rd p prev ring) 8 p8 (2nd p prev ring) 8 + (8th p on Day 1 motif) 8 lj (2nd p on next ring) 8 +(6th p on Day 1 motif) 8 lj (2nd p on next ring)  8 join to the 5th p.  hide ends

Assembly

Glue or sew the star to the blue square

Stiffen the flag

Using the white lock stitch chain:  near the first ring pull the lock st
itch chain up through the 12th p on the day 1 motif.  Then near the 2nd ring pull the lock stitch chain up through the 10th p on the day 1 motif.  Then bring the stick up through the loops to make a flag!  You make need to use a few drops of glue to hold it in place.  There were left over staples in mine so that held the loops in place.