Snowflake on Small Plastic Ring -
worked with overlapping points
Re-written for needle by Carolyn Groves

Jane Eberoll' original overlapping flake written for 4 shuttles: Click here!

Materials needed:

1 tatting needle #7. Crochet hook size 12 or smaller (used to place beads on picots). 18 small beads on ball thread. 6 beads to be placed on needle at point. 36 beads to be placed on picots at joins. Small plastic (or brass) 1/2" ring. Be sure the beads will pass over the needle.

Abbreviations:

RG = Plastic/brass ring
- or p = picot
SR = split ring
+B = add bead to picot before joining
T&C = Tie & Cut
rw = reverse work
R = ring
+ = join
cl = close
C = chain

Place 18 beads on the ball thread. To work all six points without adding in a new thread leave a tail (needle thread) of about 3 feet. Work long points first DO NOT join center rings to each other. Center ring is only joined to the plastic ring.

Long point:

R1: 3-3+(RG) 3-3, cl, rw
C: 8, cl, rw.
R2: 2-2, cl, rw.
C: 4, cl rw.
SR3: 3-3/6, cl, rw.
R4: 6 (move 3 beads from ball thread up to needle, place 1 bead on needle) 6, cl rw.
SR5: 3+(B)3/6, cl rw. (Join to SR3)
C: 4, cl, rw.
R6: 2+(B)2, cl rw. (Join to R 2)
C: 8, cl rw

Work 6 points joining R 1 to plastic ring but not to other rings in center. Join last chain to top of first ring. T&C.

Start small points with contrasting color and join first ring between rings of long points and to plastic ring. When working short points be sure to alternate R7 to join in front then behind work. This gives the effect of overlapping points.

Short point:

R7: 3+(B)3+3+(B)3, cl, rw. (Join to ring on right, then on plastic ring, then to left ring).
C: 6, cl rw.
SR8: 3-3/6, cl, rw.
R9: 6 (move 3 beads from ball thread up to needle, place 1 bead on needle) 6, cl, rw.
SR10: 3+(B)3/6 (join to SR8), cl, rw.
C: 6, cl, rw.

Repeat short points around until all inner rings are joined. Be sure to join consecutive rings. Join last chain to first ring. T&C.

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