Candy Cane

 Candy Cane

Designed, copyright 12/2001 and tatted by Becky Dempsey

Uses 2 shuttles - 1 red, 1 white. Tie together.
With Pearl Cotton 12:
~4½ yards of each color
4" finished height

SLT = Shoelace Trick, tie threads as shoelaces, (to switch working shuttle)
S/S = Switch shuttles
RW = Reverse work
Start with red ring
* R 9-9 clr RW SLT
Ch 9 RW S/S *
Repeat * * 5 more times
(3 red rings and chains alternating with 3 white rings and chains)
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 15 RW S/S / Red
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 12 RW S/S / White
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 12 RW S/S / Red
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 15 RW S/S / White
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 9 RW S/S / Red
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 9 RW S/S / White
R 9-9 clr RW SLT \
Ch 20 RW / Red
R 9+9 clr RW /
Ch 9 RW SLT \
R 9+9 clr RW S/S / White
Ch 5 RW SLT \
R 9+9 clr RW S/S / Red
Ch 5 RW SLT \
R 9+9 clr RW S/S / White
Ch 9 RW SLT \
R 9+9 clr RW S/S / Red
Ch 5 RW SLT \
R 9+9 clr RW S/S / White
Ch 5 RW SLT \
R 9+9 clr RW S/S / Red
# Ch 9 RW SLT
R 9+9 clr RW S/S #
Repeat # # 5 more times, (3 white chains and rings alternating with 3 red chains and rings)
Ch 20 \
Join to base of 1st ring / White