Spring Angel

 Spring Angel

Designed and copyright by ©Becky Dempsey April 2002

It is worked in DMC pearl cotton 8 color 48

Abbreviations
S/R = split ring
RW = reverse work
DNRW = do not reverse work
(Sh 2) = work ring with shuttle 2 one used for ball thread
SLT = shoe lace trick (an overhand knot)
clr = close ring
- ^a - = long picot labeled for easy reference (original s picots are 1 inch)
Motif
R 3-3-3-3-3 clr. Tie ends for mock picot.
S/R 2-2-2/2-2-2 clr RW
*Ch 3-3-3-3 RW
R 2-2-2+2-2-2 clr RW*
Repeat ** 3 times
Ch 3-3-3-3 Join to base of S/R. (Tie & cut for wing motif)
S/R 2-2-2/2-2-2 clr RW
Repeat * * 9 times.
Ch 3-3-3-3 Join to base of S/R
Tie & cut
R 3-3-6 clr RW
Ch 12 DNRW
R (Sh 2) 20 clr DNRW
Ch 9 RW
R 6+3-3 clr RW
*Ch 8 RW
R 3+3-3-3 clr RW*
Repeat * * 2 times
Ch 8 RW
R 3+3-6 clr RW
Ch 8, put paper clip on ball thread for mock picot, 10 -^a- 2 -^b- 2+^(a) 2 -^c- 2 +^(b) 2 -^d- 2+^(c) 2 -^e- 2+^(d) 2 -^f- 2+^(e) 2+^(f) 5+ (to mock picot) 8 RW
R 6+3-3 clr RW
Ch 4 DNRW
R (Sh 2) 2-2-2-2-2-2 clr DNRW
Ch 4 RW
R 3+3+3-3 clr RW
Ch 4 DNRW
R (Sh 2) 2-2-2+(to motif picot on chain right before a ring joined to a picot not a ring) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
Ch 4 RW
R 3+3+3-3 clr RW
Ch 4 DNRW
R (Sh 2) 2-2-2+(to base of ring next to picot joined to before) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
Ch 4 RW
R 3+6-3 clr RW
Ch 4 + (to middle picot of next chain on motif) 4 RW
R 3+3+3+3 clr RW
Ch 8 Join to base of 1st ring on sleeve RW SLT
R 2-2-2+ (to next free picot on motif) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
R 2+2-2+ (1st picot on next chain) 2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 15 + (to 1st picot on next chain) 3+ (next picot) 9+ (to middle picot of next chain) 9 RW
R 2-2-2+ (base of ring) 2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 9+ (middle picot of next chain) 10+ (middle picot of next chain) DNRW
R (Sh 2) 20 clr DNRW
Ch 3 +(to next picot) DNRW
R (Sh 2) 20 clr DNRW
Ch 3 + (next picot) 12 RW
R 2-2-2+ (last picot on same chain) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
R 2+ (to previous) 2-2+ (to 1st picot of next chain) 2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 12+ (next free picot) 3+ (next free picot) 3+ (next free picot) 12 RW
R 2-2-2+ (1st picot on next chain) 2-2-2 clr RW
Shuttle join to 3rd picot on free ring of sleeve
Ch 9 + (to base of R) SLT
R 2-2-2+ (to middle picot on any chain of wing motif) 2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 10+ (to 1st picot on next chain) 3+ (next free picot) 10 RW
R 2-2-2+ (1st picot on next chain) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
R 2+ (previous ring)2-2-2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 10 RW
R 2-2-2+ (2nd picot on prev. ring) 2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 12 RW
R 2-2-2+ (same picot joined in last ring) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
R 2+ (to previous) 2-2-2-2-2 clr RW
Ch 12+ (1st picot on next chain) 3+ (to next picot) 18 RW
R 2-2-2+ (1st picot on next chain) 2-2-2 clr DNRW
R 2+ (prev.) 2-2+ (next free picot) 2-2-2 clr
Join to join on angel back between chain 3 s