December 17 Button Ornament
Materials:
7/8" two hole button
size 20 thread
2 shuttles wound continuous thread method
Symbols:
+ join
- joining picot
-- decorative picot
Round 1:
Ring: 5 - 5 + 5 - 5, join to hole in button, reverse work
Chain: 5 - 5, reverse work
*Ring: 5 + 5 + 5 - 5, joining to previous ring and hole in button, reverse work
Chain: 5 - 5**
Continue around from * to ** with six joins in each button hole. This will give you a total
of 12 rings and 12 chains. Lock join final chain to base of first ring.
Round 2:
Chain 6, lock join to picot on chain from previous round, do not reverse work, switch
shuttles
Ring 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 2 (7 decorative picots), do not reverse work, switch
shuttles
Chain 5, lock join to picot on chain from previous round, do not reverse work, switch
shuttles
Ring 6, do not reverse work, switch shuttles
Repeat pattern around, lock join to base of first ring. Cut, tie, and hide ends.
So pretty!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sue!
DeleteI like the alternate big rings and little rings on the edge.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jane!
DeleteThat's pretty enough to use year-round!
ReplyDeletesono bellissimi tanti complimenti
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