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Doodles # 2 - © Jane Eborall

All four of these doodles use Victorian 'sets'.  The sets are very easily made by making the given number of first half of the ds followed by the given number of second half of the ds.   The interesting part of these patterns is that in doodle f, the bead will appear to be in the centre of the ring with a small 'heart' shaped dip in the ring providing an interesting design element.  In doodles g & h the sets are used in the chain.  The chain in f has it's head towards the centre of the motif but the bead then appears on the outside!!    In g this is reversed making a heart shaped chain.  Using 'sets' is a way of making a 'mock' dimpled ring.

Doodle (e) – 2 shuttles

8 beads on Wsh1

Hint:- when adding beads to second picot of first ring leave almost as much thread after the beads as the beads use up

Using Wsh1

R1:       6 picot with 3 beads added 6

Ch:       8 – 8

R2:       6 +(2^nd p on R1between next 2 beads) 6

Ch:       ^ 8 – 8

R3:       As R2  Change shuttles and turn work before starting

Ch:       12 +B(p on 2^nd Ch) 12

R4:       6 +(^ base of R2) 6

Ch:       Move last 5 beads along before starting 12 +B(p on 1^st Ch) 12  Join to base of R1  T & C

Doodle (f) – 1 shuttle - Earrings

Seta = 4 first half of ds              setb = 4 second half of ds

1 shuttle – beads (8 on shuttle thread – rest to add to picots), small galley ring, ear wires. 

Tip – when judging the length of the very long picots, make the following ds, add beads to the picot, wriggle the beads to make them fit and then place a safety pin in the joining place while you work to where the picot actually joins.  As many beads as you wish can be added to the picots in this way to vary the look of the finished item.

R1:       4 – 4 Lp(¼”) 1 seta B setb 1 +BBBBB(Lp) 4 – 4 move B to base of R1 before starting R2

R2:       4 +B(last p R1) 4 Lp(¾”) 1 seta B setb 1 +BBBBBBBBB & small galley ring (Lp) 4 – 4 move B to base of R2 before starting R3

R3:       4 +B(last p R2) 4 LP(¼”) 1 seta B setb 1 +BBBBB(Lp) 4 – 4 move B to base of R3 before starting R4

R4:       4 +B(last p R3) 4 LP(1 ½”) 1 seta B setb 1 +BBBBBBBBBB very large B BBBBBBBBBB(Lp) 4 +B(1^st p R1) 4 move B to base of R4 T & C

Doodle (g) - Small star

seta = 4 first half of double  setb = 4 second half double

1 shuttles 5 beads on chain thread + 10 beads to add to picots

Centre Ring

1 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 1  T & C

Outer row

Ch:       +B to p on centre ring *4 – 4 seta B setb 4 +B last p on chain 4 +B next p on centre ring.  Repeat from * 4 times joining to last p of centre ring.  T & C

Doodle (h) – Inverted Chain Motif

seta = 4 first half of double  setb = 4 second half double

Hint:- when adding beads to second picot of first ring leave almost as much thread after the beads as the beads use up.

1 shuttle + chain thread – beads (5 on shuttle thread, 5 on chain).  More beads to add to p’s.

R1:       4 – 2 picot with 5 beads added 2 – 4

*Ch:     6 seta B setb 6

R2:       4 +B(last p previous R) 2 +(2^nd p R1 btwn next 2 p’s) 2 – 4

Repeat from * twice

Ch:       6 seta B setb 6

R5:       4 +B(last p previous R) 2 +(2^nd p R1 between next 2 p’s) 2 +B(1^st p R1) 4

Ch:       6 seta B setb 6  T & C