December 9 button ornament

I really am enjoying tatting with buttons! Believe me, I have plenty to play with!

December 9 Button Ornament

Materials:

5/8" four hole button

size 20 thread

Shuttle and ball

Symbols:

+  join

-  joining picot

vsp, very small 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 front of button facing you...

Chain 5, lock join to picot on chain, vsp

Chain 5, lock join between rings of previous round, vsp

Repeat around.

Round 3:

Chain 6, lock join to vsp on chain from previous round

Chain 12, lock join to same vsp

Chain 6, lock join to vsp between rings

Repeat around. Cut, tie, and hide ends.