Flat Bell.doc

No. 20 thread
2" x 2"

1 strand embroidery thread
1" x 1.25"

No. 80 thread
1" x 1"

 I designed this bell as a small Christmas Tree decoration or (if worked in a fine thread) as a motif to be added to a wedding / wedding anniversary card.  It can also be used to make earrings.  The bell is made in one ‘round’. 

Abbreviations

Wsh1

working shuttle 1             

Wsh2             

working shuttle 2

SR             

split ring

LB             

              large bead

SB

small bead

LJ

lock join (join using shuttle thread)

+B

              add bead to picot before joining

vsp

very small picot

Add 2 small beads, then 1 large bead to Wsh2 before starting.  17 further small beads will be needed for adding to picots before joining.  This motif is worked in one round.  Start with Wsh1

R1              4 – 4 – 4 – 4

SR2              4 – 4 / 4 – 4

SR3              4 – 4 / 4 – 4

SR4              6 / 6 vsp 6 LB 6

SR5              4 – 4 / 8

SR6              4 – 4 / 8

SR7              4 / 8 SB 4

Ch              8 +B LJ (SR6)

SR8              4 +B (SR5) 6 +B (SR3) 3 – 3 / 4

Ch              8

R9              4 +B (SR8) 2 – 2

R10              2 +B (R9) 1 +B (SR2) 4

Ch              8

R11              3 +B (R1) 3

Ch              9 – 3 +B LJ (R1) Change to Wsh2

R12              3 +B (p on last chain) 3 – 3 – 3  Change to Wsh1

Ch              3 +B (3rd p R12) 9

R13              3 +B (R1) 3

Ch              8

R14              4 +B (SR2) 1 – 2

R15              2 +B (R14) 2 – 4

Ch              8

SR16              3 +B (R15) 3 +B (SR3) 6 – 4 – 1 / 4

Ch              8

SR17              4 / 4 SB 8

SR18              4 +B (p at base of SR16) 4 / 8

SR19              4 +B (SR16) 4 + (vsp SR4) / 8  T & C

For the earrings I made the picot on R12 long enough to add several beads before attaching to the finding.  Any problems with this pattern, please email me janeeborall@onetel.net.uk