December 8 Button Ornament

 

This may be my favorite one! It's based on my Doodle Ice Drop, and the pattern is very easy to remember!

December 8 Button Ornament

Materials:

5/8" four hole button

size 20 thread

Shuttle and ball

Symbols:

+  join

-  joining picot

-- decorative picot

Round 1:

Ring 4 - 4 + 4 - 4, reverse work (join to button)

Chain 4 - 4, reverse work

*Ring 4 + 4 + 4 - 4, reverse work (join to previous ring and button)

Chain 4 - 4, reverse work**

Repeat from * to ** around button with three joins in first and third holes and two joins in

the second and fourth holes.

Join final chain to base of first ring.

Round 2:

With right side of button facing you...

Chain 5, lock join to picot on chain from previous round

Chain 1 -- 1 --  1 -- 1, lock join to same picot

Chain 5, lock join to base of ring on previous round.

Repeat around, joining last chain to base of first ring. Cut, tie, and hide ends.