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.
