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Small Candles on a Brass Ring - or on a Tatted Ring - © Jane Eborall

  

 

 

There are two versions of this candle which uses split rings.  The first (and original) version uses one brass curtain ring - plastic would do instead.  The second version replaces this ring with a tatted centre.

 

Materials Required

No. 20 thread, beads, small brass curtain ring (¾”) for version 1.  Finished candle measures 2 ¾” in height by 2 ½” across the base.

 

Instructions for Version 1 - using brass ring

 

Abbreviations - version 1

      

SR

 split ring Wsh1 working shuttle 1 Wsh2 working shuttle 2
^ very small picot +B add bead or beads to picot p or – picot

SBrs

Small Brass Ring

vlp

very long picot

T & C

Tie and cut

 

Base – Two shuttles, red on Wsh1, green on Wsh2, small brass ring & 17 beads on Wsh2. 

Start with Wsh1

Base – Wsh1

R1:       4 ^ 2 +(SBrs) 2

SR2:     2 +(SBrs) 2 / 2 B 2

R3:       2 +(SBrs) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R4:       2 +B(R3) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       20

SR5:     2 + B(R4) 2 / 2 B 2

SR6:     2 – 2 / 2 B 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R7:       2 +B(SR6) 2 + B(R4) 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R8:       2 +B(R7) 2 + B(R3) 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

SR9:     2 +B(R8) 2 +(SBrs) 2 / 2 B 2

SR10:   2 +(SBrs) 2 / 2 B 2

SR11:   2 +(SBrs) 2 – 2 / 2 B 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R12:     2 + B(SR11) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R13:     2 +B(R12) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

SR14:   2 + B(R13) 2 / 2 B 2

SR15:   2 – 2 / 2 B 2

Ch:       20

R16:     2 + B(SR15) 2 + B(R13) 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R17:     2 + B(R16) 2 + B(R12) 2 +(SBrs) 2

SR18:   2 +(SBrs) 2 / 2 B 2

R19:     2 +(SBrs) 2 ^ 4  T & C

 

Flame – 1 shuttle & chain thread.  When joining chain thread to the ring do not use a lock join.  Instead pull shuttle thread so that the core still runs through the chain.

R:         3 – 3 – 3 vlp(1/4”) 3 – 3 – 3

Ch:       4 ^ 4 +B(1st p of R) 4 +B(2nd p of R) 10 +BBBB(vlp of R) vlp 10 +B(4th p of R) 4 +B(5th p of R) 4 ^ 4 +(base of R)  T & C

 

Candle – two shuttles both with white thread.  Join to ^ on R19 of base

SR1:     2 +(SBrs) 4 – 4 / 8

SR2:     4 – 4 / 8

SR3:     4 / 8 +(1st ^ of flame) 4

SR4:     4 / 4 +(2nd ^ of flame) 8

SR5:     4 +(SR2) 4 / 8

R6:       4 +(SR1) 4 +(SBrs) 2 +(^ R1 base) 8  T & C

 

Instructions for Version 2 - with tatted centres to replace brass ring

 

Abbreviations - version 2

      

STR

 small tatted ring        

 

Base – worked in two rounds.

Round 1 - 1 shuttle.

All picots should be long enough to add two beads to when working the next round.  See fig. 4

R:         2 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 2 – 2 – 4 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 2  T & C

Round 2 –– Two shuttles red on Wsh1, green on Wsh2, with 17 beads on Wsh2  Start with Wsh1

Base – Red on Wsh1 & Green on Wsh2 – 17 beads on Wsh2

R1:       4 ^ 2 +BB(2nd p of STR) 2

SR2:     2 +BB(3rd p STR) 2 / 2 B 2

R3:       2 +BB(4th p STR) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R4:       2 +B(R3) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       20

SR5:     2 + B(R4) 2 / 2 B 2

SR6:     2 – 2 / 2 B 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R7:       2 + B(SR6) 2 + B(R4) 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R8:       2 + B(R7) 2 + B(R3) 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

SR9:     2 + B(R8) 2 +BB(5th p STR) 2 / 2 B 2

SR10:   2 +BB(6th p STR) 2 / 2 B 2

SR11:   2 +BB(7th p STR) 2 – 2 / 2 B 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R12:     2 + B(SR11) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

 

R13:     2 + B(R12) 2 – 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

SR14:   2 + B(R13) 2 / 2 B 2

SR15:   2 – 2 / 2 B 2

Ch:       20

R16:     2 + B(SR15) 2 + B(R13) 2 – 2

Ch:       2 B 2

R17:     2 + B(R16) 2 +B(R12) 2BB(8th p STR) 2

SR18:   2 +BB(9th p STR) 2 / 2 B 2

R19:     2 +BB(10th p STR) 2 ^ 4  T & C

 

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