Madam X dressed up for a night on the town; my apologies to our friends across the pond for the name (obviously an older pattern). Original just had a red band at the leg tie-in; hot pink goes so much better with the blonde hair.
hook - Dai Riki 280 #10
thread - UTC 140 Hot Pink
tail - elk bleached
body - peacock herl
head- same as tail, semi bullet-head
legs - rubber fine black
Part 1
Mash down barb and attach thread at head (gap width)
cut a clump of elk hair; clean, stack and measure for length (shank + gap)
hold clump on top of hook and tie in with 2 soft loops, pull tight while holding; let it flare, don’t let it spin
pull some of the butts up, take a wrap; repeat a few times (locks the hair in place)
pull butts back and wrap, creating base for head; trim butts and smooth with thread
