Rings
To
tat a ring just make the number of DS you want it to be, and add picots
where you want them. But wait, what is a picot you may ask? A picot is that
little loop you see above. All you do to make a picot is leave a little
bit of space between two DS's.
Like
this. The more space you leave between the the stitches, the larger and
lacier the picot will be. Just remember though, the larger they are, the
more you will have to block them. Small picots like to either side of the
opened one are great for joining rings and such together, and the larger
lacier ones are great for the final round of a doily or placemat.
To
finish the ring pull the needle through the stitches and keep pulling. You'll
notice that there is a loop forming with the needle thread, and this is
a good thing. I drew the green arrow to show the loop. Pull the needle through
this loop and finish pulling the thread tight. This is called closing the
ring.
There
you have it, a ring! Now you have to tie it off.
Here
is a finished ring. Isn't it lovely? What you want to do is flip the ring
over, crossing the threads.Direction doesn't matter, but I always do clockwise.
Here's
what you'll get. Take the needle through the loop that formed and pull tight,making
a half knot. That's all you have to do.
When making chains and rings always try
and get the new DS's (of the next chain/ring) as close to the knot of the
previous one as you can. This prevents a gap in the work. The world won't
end if this happens,but you might get mad and mess up the work.
Chains
To
make a chain just follow the steps for a ring, just don't close the ring.
I showed the loop again, for no real reason. Pull the thread tight, until
the chain forms a half circle. This makes the work look nicer and makes
it easier to join in rounds later on when making doilies and such. Tie off
as forrings.
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