Old dog, new tricks

My computer continues to frustrate me. Safari is not working well with blogger, and Chrome is still too unfamiliar to me. To make matters even more frustrating, Pages and Word don't seem to work with my updated operating system, and I haven't been able to update either program. So, I'm now experimenting with Google Docs. I don't feel like keeping up with technology! ;-)

I spent time perfecting my Doodle Ice Drop today. It just wasn't looking quite right.

I made one minor change, and now I'm happy with it!

For those of you who aren't Ice Drop Addicts, here's the pattern:

Doodle Ice Drop

Diane Cademartori

https://lacelovinlibrarian.blogspot.com

December 31, 2018

Supplies:

Size 20 Lizbeth thread

Shuttle and ball

¾” glass gem

Round 1 ~

Ring 4-4---4-4, reverse work.

Chain 6-6, reverse work.

*Ring 4+4+4-4, reverse work.

Chain 6-6, reverse work. **

Repeat from * to ** four more times.

Ring 4+4+4+4, reverse work.

Chain 6-6, lock join to base of first ring, reverse work.

Round 2 ~

Ring 6-6-6, fold ring away from you.

Chain 8, lock join to base of ring in round 1. Fold ring up for joining next ring.

***Ring 6+6-6, fold rings away from you.

Chain 8, lock join to base of ring in round 1, fold rings away from you.****

Repeat from *** to **** four more times.

Ring 6+6+6, fold Ice Drop away from you. Note: insert glass gem before final join.

Chain 8, lock join to base of ring in round 1, reverse work.

Round 3 ~

Chain 7, lock join to picot on chain in round 1.

Picot cluster: ds, picot, ds, picot, ds, picot, ds; lock join to same picot of round 1.

Chain 7, lock join to base of ring in round 1.

Repeat around.

Variation ~

Omit picot cluster in round 3.

Round 4 ~

Chain 8, lock join to picot on chain in round 1.

Picot cluster.

Chain 8, lock join to base of ring in round 1.

Repeat around.