Wednesday 1 December 2010

Three Button Necklaces

Thanks to Jane's help I have at last written this pattern out.   

Just can't give this one away, the thread is beautiful and was given to me by Sue Anna.

The yellow one has Swaroyski beads in it .

BUTTON NECKLACE © Sally Kerson 2010


Abbreviations: R ring
Ch chain
Cl close
p picot
BP long bead picot
p very small picot
R split ring
RW reverse work
+ join
B bead
Cl close
Btn button
DNRW do not reverse work
SLT Shoe lace trick
T & C tie and cut

Materials required: size 20 thread, 14 buttons, seed beads, 14 larger beads, necklace findings

Wind 2 shuttles with thread, adding 14 beads to shuttle 1, the rest of the beads are added as the necklace is worked

Bottom half of necklace
Sh 1 attach to finding with 1 ds take sh 2 and do the same
SR1: 5 – 1 / 5 – 1 Cl
SR2: 1 + SR1 4 – 1 / 1 + SR1 4 - 1 Cl
SR3: 1 + SR2 4 – 1 / 1 + SR 2 4 - 1 Cl
SR4: 1 + SR3 5 / 1 + SR3 5 Cl   (Fig 1)
Move B on shuttle 1 along to last SR before starting
R1: 3 vsp 3 + 1st btn hole 6 Cl rw
Ch: 6 LBP (5B) 3 rw
R2:* 6 + 2nd btn 6 Cl rw
Ch: 3 + LBP on last chain, 3 LBP (7B) 1 + LBP 3, LBP (5B) 3 rw
R3: 6 + 2nd btn hole 6 cl rw
Ch: 3 + LBP on last chain, 3 LBP (3B) 3 rw
R4: 6 + 3rd btn hole 3 vsp 3 cl move bead from shuttle 1 DNRW
R5: 3 vsp 3 + next button 6 cl rw
Ch: 3 + LBP on last chain, 3 LBP (5) 3 rw  (Fig 2)
REPEAT FROM R2* 13 more times until R3
Ch: 3 + LBP on last chain, 6 rw
R 4: 6 + 3rd btn hole 3 vsp 3 cl move bead from shuttle 1DNRW
SR5: 4 – 1 / 4 – 1 Cl
SR6: 1 + SR5 4 – 1 / 1 + SR5 4 – 1 Cl
SR7: 1 + SR6 4 – 1 / 1 + SR6 4 – 1 Cl
SR8: 1 + SR6 5 attach finding / 1 + SR 6 5 cl T & C

Top half of necklace (when necklace is finished each button hole is joined into twice
R1: 6 + btn hole with last SR attached to it 4 + vsp 6 Cl SLT rw
Ch: 4 *
R2: 4 + 4th btn hole 4 (last btn hole remaining without a join) Cl rw
Ch: 4 rw
R3: 4 + 4th btn hole 4 Cl rw
Ch: 4 rw
R4: 6 + next btn hole 4 + vsp on SR between btns 6 Cl rw
Ch: 6 rw
R5: 6 + vsp on next SR between btn 4 + btn hole 6 Cl rw  (Fig 3)
REPEAT FROM Ch 4 *.to R4 then 6 + into final btn hole 4 + vsp on last SR 6 CL T & C.



15 comments:

  1. Well done little sister!!! Must tell people, though, that I really didn't do much to help. Just the odd 'nag' from time to time!!!!

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  2. Wow, this is fantastic!!! Thank you so much for this pattern!

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  3. I love this necklace - I don't wear earrings, but I would certainly wear this!
    You are both so talented - a wonderful pair of sisters.
    Thank you for the pattern.

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  4. Beautiful necklaces! I am sure they will be difficult to part with.

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  5. Your tatted necklaces are all so pretty!! Thanks for sharing the pattern! Happy Holidays!

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  6. Wow! This is so pretty. Thank you for being so generous. I shall enjoy making this pattern.

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  7. Oh my, what gorgeous button necklaces?! Sally, these are very beautiful indeed. I understand why you won't give them away... :D

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  8. Thank you very much for this beautiful pattern!!!

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  9. Very pretty! I love the different looks you get from different colors.

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  10. This such a pretty pattern! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  11. Ooh, I love that necklaces! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern!

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  12. Thank you for your comments and hope that you will enjoy making it as much as I do.

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  13. I like the middle one best too!

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  14. Fabbo! Thank you for this generosity! I am in awe of your pattern-writing!
    Fox : )

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