December 21 button ornament

Today I'm offering two stitch counts for another base pattern. One stitch count will give you ten ring/chain combinations, and the other will give you twelve.

Just think of all the possibilities! 

December 21 Button Ornament Base #4

 

Materials:

7/8" two hole button

size 20 thread

shuttle and ball

Symbols:

+ join

- joining picot

For a 10 ring/chain base:

Round 1:

Ring 4 + 4 - 8, reverse work

Chain 9, lock join to picot on ring, reverse work

Repeat around with 5 joins in each hole, for a total of 10 ring/chain combinations. 

For a 12 ring/chain base:

Round 1:

Ring 3 + 3 - 6, reverse work

Chain 7, lock join to picot on ring, reverse work

Repeat around with 6 joins in each hole, for a total of 12 ring/chain combinations.