Half Moon Split Ring Practice Motif
of Clovered Angels
Original Design by Sabina Carden-Madden
©Paradise Treasures June 2003
http://www.paradisetreasures.com

Original Model Size 50 Flora
Finished Size 2" dia.
Contrast Model Size 10 Vintage Thread
Finished size 3" dia.
2 Shuttles CTM

HMSR = Half Moon Split Ring
SR = Split Ring
S1 = First Shuttle
S2 = Second Shuttle
R = Ring
Ch = Chain
rw = Reverse work
" - " or p = Picot
" = " = Next picot to be joined

"+" = Join
lppr = Last picot previous ring
lppch = Last picot previous chain
prev = Previous
vsp = Very small picot
mp = Mock picot
btw = between
rep,* or # = Repeat
dp = Drop Picot
opp = Opposite

HMSR 12 / 10 3 times, last joined to the first to form triangle
SR: 10 / 10, rw
S2 R: 3- 2 -2 - 2 - 2 - 8, rw
R: 3- 2 -2 - 2 - 2 = 8, rw, leave measure of S1 thread the width of a chain
Ch: 5 vsp 5 - 5 - 5 + (lppr) 5 - 5 - 5 vsp 5, rw
#*R: 5 - 2 - 2 - 4 + (2nd p prev R) 6 = 2
R: 2 + 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 = 2
R: 2 + (lppr) 6 = 4 - 2 - 2 - 5, rw
S2 R: 5 + (lppch) 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5
Ch: 5 + (lppS2R) 5 - 5 - 5 dp 5 - 5 - 5 vsp 5,# rw
R: 8 +(dppc) 2 - 2 - 2 + (1st ppr) 2 - 3
R: 10 + (mp btw HMSR) 10
R: 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 8, rw
Ch: 5 + (opp ch) 5 - 5 - 5 + (lppr) 5 - 5 - 5 vsp 5*, rw
Rep from * to * once, then # to # once, on final chain omit dp, instead joining to last picot of first S2 R, continue chain to join to opposite chain to finish, cut tie and hide.

Special thanks to Ginny Weathers for tatting the contrast model.

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Graphics watermarked with Digimarc & edited by Charles D. Madden

Created June 18, 2003