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Elaine's Snowflake

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Made with Size 10 Cebelia thread
And Size 10 seed beads
Approx. 3 1/4 inches in diameter
Made with Size 40 Olympus thread
And Size 14 seed beads
Approx. 2 1/8 inches in diameter


NOTES: This pattern begins with a CHAIN.
There will be some unwinding of shuttles, to slip the thread through a bead already on other thread.

If omitting beads, replace them with measured picots. Simply ignore all references to stringing beads and unwinding/winding shuttles.
Materials required:

Thread, approximately 20 feet.
162 beads
One plastic-coated paper clip OR
brass safety pin
TWO shuttles

All rings are made with S1, unless indicated S2.

"-" = MEASURED picot to fit bead
Size 10 thread and size 10 beads, ¼" picots
Size 40 thread and size 14 beads, 1/8" picots
"o" = "Slide one (1) bead down to last stitch"
"ooo" = "Slide three (3) beads down to last stitch"
BPJ = Beaded Picot Join
PBx = Position x number of beads into wrap around hand for a ring
S1 = Shuttle 1
S2 = Shuttle 2
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String only ONE bead onto thread and wind HALF of the thread onto S2, with bead. Place paper clip onto thread to hold beginning picot open. If you tat direct-method, you need not wind S1 yet.
image4 chain a: 2-2.
Slide bead down into position BEFORE (not inside) the next ring.
(S2) Ring A: 3-3-3-3-3-3.
image5 Unwind S2 thread and pass S2 thread through bead at base of Ring A, toward chain so that it looks like a BPJ.
image6 String 100 beads onto S2 thread and rewind S2.
String only 16 beads onto S1 thread and wind S1.
chain b: 2-2.
Ring B: (PB3)2o2-2o2-2o2.
chain c: 2+(BPJ to b1 or c3)2+(BPJ to next A)2-2.
Repeat Ring B and chain c, 4 more times.
Repeat chain c once more.
chain d: 2+(BPJ to c3)2+(BPJ to last A)
2+(BPJ to a1)2+(remove paper clip and SLJ to beginning picot).
image7 Split Ring C: (PB1)2o2/2o2-2o2.
Slide one bead from S2 down to stitches.
image8 Unwind thread from S1 and pass S1 thread through this bead in the same direction as S2 thread is going, so that it looks like a BPJ.
image9 String 23 beads onto S1 thread and rewind S1.
Split Ring D: (PB1)2o2/2o2.

chain e: 2o2o2.
(S2) Ring E: (PB7)2o2o2ooo2o2o2.
chain f: 2o2o2.
Ring F: (PB2) 2o2+(next B4)2o2.
chain g: 2o2o2o2o2o2.
Ring G: (PB2) 2o2(next B2)2o2.

Repeat chain e through Ring G around, ending with a chain g. Cut, attach (D/e), tie, hide. Blocking will most likely be required.
NOTE: this pattern as is will print on 4 pages.
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