February 3 - Angel at Heart Edging from Lynda

Designed & Hand Tatted by Lynda Nelson Klymko

Abbreviations:
- = Picot
# = Number of Double Stitches
+ = Join
rw = reverse work
clr = close ring
R = ring
slt = Shoe Lace Trick
C = chain

First Heart
R: 8 – 8, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rwR: 2 + 2, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.
Chain
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

Bow
R: 6 + 8, clr, do not rw; join into base of 4th ring in Heart.
R: 8 – 6, clr, rw
Chain
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw

Heart
SLT: the chain thread should be against the chain, and the ring thread is going out to make a ring so that will come out right next to the chain thread,

R: 8 – 8, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw; join to base of 2nd half of Bow before starting ring
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw
R: 2 + 2, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.

Bow

Chain;
Corner Heart Turn: * -- * 5 Hearts with (6) Chains in-between & at either end

*Heart
SLT;
R: 8 – 8, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw; join to picot of 2nd half of Bow before starting ring
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw
R: 2 + 2, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.
Work Chain; then go to
Heart; SLT;
R: 8 – 8, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw (join in picot of first ring in heart)
C: 4 + 4 – 4 – 4, rw; join to 7th picot, just before the 4th ring of the last heart.
R: 2 + 2, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4 – 4 – 4, rw
R: 6 + 6, clr, rw
C: 4 – 4, rw; join into the base of first ring.

Chain; Heart; Chain; Heart; Chain; Heart, Chain*, and corner is turned.
Bow; Chain, Heart; Chain; Bow

(I named each section, so it is easy to just follow the directions for each section, instead of writing it out over and over again).