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Flat Snail – © Jane Eborall - 2005

 

 

 

This pattern is worked from start to finish without having to tie and cut at the end.  Finished size in No. 20 approximately 3" long.

 

Skills Required:  A knowledge of Split Rings and adding beads. 

 

Abreviations

      

SR

 Split Ring Vlp very long picot (length given in brackets)
B move bead into place instead of picot +B Add bead to picot before joining
Wsh1 working shuttle 1 Wsh2 working shuttle 2
T & C tie and cut    

 

Before starting add 14 beads to Wsh1.  Using Wsh1 throughout and starting in the centre …….

SR1:     3 / – 3

SR2:     2 – 2 / 2

SR3 – SR5 as SR2

SR6:     2 – 2 / 1 +B(SR1) 1

SR7:     2 – 2 / 2

SR8 – SR10 as SR7

SR11:   2 – 2 / 1 +B(SR2) 1

SR12:   2 B 2 / 4

SR13:   2 B 2 / 2 +B(SR3) 2

SR14:   2 B 2 / 4

SR15:   2 B 2 / 2 +B(SR4) 2

SR16:   2 B 2 / 4

SR17:   2 B 2 / 2 +B(SR5) 2

SR18:   2 B 2 / 4

SR19    2 B 2 / 2 +B(SR6) 2

SR20:   2 B 2 / 4

SR21:   2 B 2 / 2 +B(SR7) 2

SR22:   3 / 3 +B(SR8) 3 – 3

SR23:   3 B 3 / 3 – 3

SR24:   3 B 3 / 3 – 3

SR25:   3 – 3 / 3 – 3

SR26:   3 +B(SR25) 3 B (on core thread) 2 Vlp (12”) 6 Vlp (12”) 2 B (on core thread) 6 / 3

SR27:   6 / 3

SR28:   6 / 3 +B(SR25) 3

SR29:   6 / 3 +B(SR24) 3

SR30:   6 / 3 +B(SR23) 3

SR31:   6 / 3 +B(SR22) 3

SR32:   6 / 3 +B(SR9) 3
SR33:   6 / 3 +B(SR10) 3
SR34:   6 / 3 +B(SR11) 3
SR35:   6 / 6
SR36:   6 / 6  T & C leaving thread ends

Cut the Vlp’s and using the one end nearest the side of the head as the ‘shuttle’, finger tat a chain of 15 ds.  Add a bead and tie a knot to complete.

 

Any problems, please email me.