Otter's Eye
Below is a pattern using the Otter's Soft Egg material. It is a bit of a twist while tying with the single egg. By using a bead and a translucent egg it gives the look of the "eye" that is found on the natural egg. It works for me and hopefully it will for you too. Sorry about the clarity of the pictures. When finished tying one of these you can stand back and see the "eye" from a distance. Try it out.
Materials:
Hook: Daiichi 1650 size 10 or equiv.
Bead: Wapsi cyclops 3/32" gold plated
Egg: Otters Soft Milking Egg - 6mm Tangerine color
Thread: pink
Veil: Otter's milking veil material
Steps:
1. Start by inserting the bead on a bare hook:
2. Start your thread and wrap the thread in front of and behind the bead locking it in place. The bead should end up just in front of the hook point Approx. halfway down the hook shank.
3. Tie in a very small amount of veil material. The less used is better. Apply super glue over the bead and hook shank. I use the type that comes with a brush making it easier to apply. Slide the single egg over the hook eye, down the shank and center it over the bead. Wrap thread forward, fold the veil material over the egg and tie in. Whip finish and trim.
Again, I don't think the above picture really show the translucency of the egg and the how the "eye" shows through. You do need to use egg colors that are clear though for this to work. Try one out!