January 7 button ornament

 

I really hadn't planned on designing any more button ornaments, but this one just kind of fell off my shuttles today. If you find any mistakes, please let me know!

January 7 Button Ornament

Materials:

5/8" four hole button

size 20 thread

shuttle and ball

Symbols:

+ join

- joining 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:

Chain 4, reverse work

Ring 4 + 4, reverse work (join to picot on chain of previous round)

Chain 12, reverse work

Ring 4 + 4, reverse work (join to same picot on chain of previous round)

Chain 4, lock join to base of ring from previous round

Repeat around. Cut, tie and hide ends.