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This doily is full of split rings; it cannot sensibly be adapted to be worked without them.
Round 1 Miriam Gidron, Israel
This has been worked in rings only using two shuttles.
Ring 1: with shuttle one 3-3-3-3-3-3 CL. Make mock picot.
Ring 2 Split ring: Shuttle one 3-5; Shuttle two 3-5 CL
Clover.
Ring a. Shuttle one 4-2-2-2-2 CL.
Ring b. 2+ (to last picot on previous ring) 3-5-5-3-2 Cl **
Split Ring Shuttle one. 2 + (to last picot on previous ring) 2 - 2; Shuttle two. 4 - 2 CL. Mock picot
Split Ring Shuttle one. 2-2-2; Shuttle two 2-4 CL. RW
With Shuttle two Ring 5 + (to ring 2) 3 + (to ring 1) 3-5 CL RW
Repeat from **.
On the last repeat join Ring 2 to previous ring 2 and to first ring 2 of the round.
The last small ring can be made with shuttle 1 only. No need for split ring here. Join to 2nd picot of ring a. CL. Cut and tie.
If working on from round 1 without cut and tie , finish it with SR to the outside, then do a SR 5-5; 5-5 to start round 2(a).
Round 2 Steph Peters, England
Shuttle and ball
a) * Ring: 5-5+to central picot on one of large rings of previous rnd) 5-5, Cl. RW
Chain 9, 7 picots sep by 3 ds, 9
Repeat from *
Lock join to top of first ring
b) * Chain, 9, 8 picots sep by 3 ds, 9. Lock join to top of next ring from round (a) Repeat from * around
c) * Chain 9, 9 picots sep by 3ds, 9. Lock join into gaps between chains on round (b).
Repeat from * around, cut and tie..
Round 3 Etha Schuette, New Jersey USA
Wind two shuttles continuously
Ring:2-6 + (join to space between chains of previous round (c)) 6-2 CL.rw.
Change shuttle Split Ring: 2-2-2 ; 2+ (to picot on previous ring) 2-2. CL
&& Chain: 3, 7 picots sep by 3 ds, 3. rw
Change shuttle Ring: 3-3 + (to 5th picot on chain of previous round) 3-3 rw
Change shuttle Ring: 4-3-3-4 CL.
Chain: 3, 7 picots sep. by 3ds, 3
Split Ring: 2-2-2; 2-2-2 CL. rw
Change shuttle Ring: 2+ (to previous SR) 6 + (to space between chains on previous round) 6-2 CL. rw
Change shuttle Ring: 2 + (to picot on previous SR) 3-5-5-3-2 CL.
Split Ring: 2+ to previous ring 2-2; 2+ (to ring that connects to previous round) 2-2 &&
Repeat from && to && all around, you can finish with a split ring as the last ring to climb up to the next round.
Round 4 Mimi Dillman, Washington, USA
Shuttle and ball required. Best if wound continuously.
*Ring 4ds,p,3ds,j (to middle p of ring of previous round that is part of a 2-ring cluster) 3ds, p, 4ds, close. RW.
Chain 9 ds, 7 p separated by 3ds, 9 ds. RW
Ring: 5 ds, p, 5 ds, j (to middle of next ring of previous round, should be part of a 4-ring cluster) 5 ds, p, 5 ds, cl. RW
Chain: 9 ds, 7p sep by 3ds, 9 ds. RW*
Repeat all the way around, joining last chain to base of first ring. Climb out with a small false picot ending in a lock join (will allow for easier joining of next round).
*Chain 9 ds, 8p sep by 3ds, 9 ds. Shuttle join to base of next ring * Repeat all the way around, finishing by joining into false picot. Climb out with another false picot as before.
*Chain 9 ds, 9p sep by 3ds, 9 ds. Shuttle join to the base of next ring * repeat all the way around, finishing by joining into false picot.
Round 5 Georgia Seitz, Alaska USA
Ring: 2 -3-5 join to the joins of the chains on previous round (over the ring of round 4) 5 - 3 - 2 CL
Ring 2 + (Jointo picot of pervious ring) 2 - 4- 2- 2 (this becomes split ring 2-2-2/2-2-2 on subsequent repeats)
Ring 2+ to picot of previous ring) 3 -5-5-3-2
Split ring 2+2-2 / 2+2-2
Chain 3-3-3-3-3-3
Ring 4-4 + Join to middle picot of chain from round 4)
Chain 3-3-3-3-3-3
Repeat from first cluster of 4 rings.
Pattern copyright Miriam Gidron, Steph Peters, Etha Schuette, Mimi Dillman, Georgia Seitz July 1998..
Photograph copyright Miriam Gidron, reproduced with permission