December 19 button ornament

 

It's a good thing I have an outlandish supply of buttons, because I sure am having fun!

December 19 Button Ornament

Materials:

7/8" two hole button

size 20 thread

2 shuttles wound continuous thread method

Symbols:

+ join

- joining picot

-- decorative picot

--- longer 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:

Split ring 10/10, do not reverse work

Chain 6, reverse work

Ring 6 + 6, joining to picot on chain of previous round, reverse work, switch shuttles

Ring 12, don not reverse work, switch shuttles

Chain 6, reverse work

Ring 10 + 10, joining to base of ring on previous round, reverse work

Chain 6, reverse work

Ring 6 + 6, joining to picot on chain of previous round, reverse work, switch shuttles

Ring 6 - 1 -- 1 --- 1 -- 1 - 6, do not reverse work, switch shuttles

Chain 6, reverse work

*Ring 10 + 10, reverse work

Chain 6, reverse work

Ring 6 + 6, joining to picot on chain of previous round, reverse work, switch shuttles

Ring 12, don not reverse work, switch shuttles

Chain 6, reverse work

Ring 10 + 10, joining to base of ring on previous round, reverse work

Chain 6, reverse work

Ring 6 + 6, joining to picot on chain of previous round, reverse work, switch shuttles

Ring 6 - 1 -- 1 --- 1 -- 1 - 6, do not reverse work, switch shuttles

Chain 6, reverse work**

Repeat from * to ** around, joining last chain to top of split ring. Cut, tie, and hide ends.