December 18 Button Ornament

As I go to post a new design, I'm starting to feel like these all look the same. However, when I look at larger pictures, i do see differences. It's getting so close to Christmas. I sure hope I don't run out of ideas!

December 18 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 2 - 2 - 2 - 2, lock join to picot on chain on previous round

Chain 2 - 2 - 2 - 2, lock join to base of ring on previous round

Chain 6 lock join to picot on next chain on previous round

Chain 6 lock join to base of next ring on previous round

Continue around

Round 3:

Chain 2, lock join to picot

Chain 3, lock join to next picot

Chain 3, lock join to next picot

Chain 2, lock join to top of chain, switch shuttles

Ring 10, switch shuttles

Chain 2, lock join to next picot

Chain 3, lock join to next picot

Chain 3, lock join to next picot

Chain 2, lock join to small space at base of next ring 

Chain 6, lock join to top of next chain, switch shuttles

Ring 10, switch shuttles

Chain 6, lock join to small space at base of next ring

Continue pattern around.