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Button Heart © Susan B. Taliaferro 2000

Materials required

5/8’ button 4 holes ( it will not work with a two hole button)
one shuttle and ball thread continous wound method with 12-13 yards on
shuttle
#12 perle cotton or equal thread
You may use smaller thread and button.

Abbreviations

ring

Ch

Chain

R

JB

join to hole in button

JnB

join to NEXT hole in button

Cl

close

RW

reverse work

p

picot

Round One
R-5 p 5 JB 5 p 5 close RW
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 RW
{R 5 J (to last p of Prev R) 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW ( all rings are joined in this manner on this round)
Ch 5 p 5 RW}  { to } repeat one more.

R 5 J 5 JnB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch  5 p 5 RW
R 5 J 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 RW
R 5 J 5 JB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 p 5

* R 5 J 5 JnB 5 p 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5 Rw
{ R 5 J 5 JB 5 P 5 Cl RW
Ch 5 p 5  RW }  Repeat { to }  once more *

* to* repeat once more BUT omit the last chain.  You should have 12 rings three (3) attached to each hole.  The first and last rings are NOT joined together,.  Do NOT cut, Do Not reverse.  Use the shoe lace trick to have threads in correct position.

Round Two
Ch 5 p 5 p 5 RW
R 8 p 8 J ( to first free picot of last chain in round one) 8 p 8 Cl RW
Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J ( last p of prev R)  8 p 8 Cl RW ( this ring is not joined to chain) {Ch 8 p 8  RW

R 8 J (last picot of prev ring... all others will be joined the same) 8
J (next free chain picot)
8 p 8 Cl RW }  Repeat { to } 5 times.
Ch 10 p 10
{R 8 J (last picot of prev ring... all others will be joined the same)
8 J (next free chain picot)
8 p 8 Cl RW
Ch 8 p 8  RW }  Repeat { to } 5 times
R 5 J 5 p 5 Cl RW ( this ring is not joind to chain)
Ch 8 p 8 RW
R 8 J ( prev ring) 8 J ( to chain) 8 p 8 Cl RW.
Ch  5 p 5 p 5  Join to base of first ring made..

Tie and  hide ends as desired.  Cut of thread after hiding ends....

Enjoy.

You many make one copy of this pattern for personal use.  Pattern was re-worked from when it appeared in the April 2001 address of the Tatters guild of NSW news letter.