Bead Patterns and Ideas : September 2016

Lots of sparkle in this snowflake Ornament. It's made using lots of Swarovski crystals. It would make a special gift for yourself or a friend.

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. I used Fireline 6lb. crystal. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 12" tail and begin at step #1.

R = Round

Each Round begins at the red dot in drawing

Round 1
Pick up 6A, go with fishing line forward through the 1st A bead just added.

Round 2
a) Pick up 2B, 1A, 1C, 1A, 2B, go with fishing line left to right through 2 A beads in R1.
b) Pick up 2B, 1A, 1C, 1A, go with fishing line down through the 2nd and 1st B beads added in (a), and left to right through 2 A beads in R1.
c) Pick up 2B, 1A, 1C, 1A, go with fishing line down through the 2nd and 1st B beads added in (b), and left to right through 2 A beads in R1.
d) Repeat (c) around 2 more times.
e) Go working line up through the last 2 B beads added in this Round at (a).
Pick up 1A, 1C, 1A, go with fishing line down through the 2nd and 1st B beads added in the last repeat of (c), left to right through 1 A bead in R1, up through the last 2 B beads added in this Round at (a), right to left through the 1st A and 1 C beads just added in this step.

Round 3
a) Pick up 1B, 1E, 1A, 1C, 1A, 1E, 1B, go with fishing line right to left through the 1 C bead, 2 A and the 1 C beads added in Round 2.
b) Repeat (a) around 5 more times.
c) Continue with working fishing line up through the 1 B, 1 E and 1 A beads in the first repeat of (a) this Round.

Round 4
a) Pick up 1B, 3E, 1B, go with fishing line down through the 2nd 1 A and 1 E beads, R3.
b) Pick up 1D, go with fishing line up through the 1st 1 E and 1 A beads, R3.
c) Repeat (a, b) around 5 more times.
d) Weave the working thread into the snowflake and end.

Snowflake #70 Ornament Pattern

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This pattern may not be copied or distributed in any way without the express written permission of the author. No mass production of this design is permitted without permission from the author.

This pattern is inspired by my snowflake patterns. The stitch has been used in almost all my snowflake patterns. Usually I use this stitch in the Round with a circle of 3, 5 and 7 beads, with the top bead, added after the even round of beads of 2, 4 or 6, for a point or to attach the next round. I have also used this with my necklace patterns in a similar form.

When working on my exploration of the stitch, I added a variation taking out the horizontal beads. This helps the piece to lay flatter. Great for making a bracelet. It gives it a different look too. I think doing this version would be more versatile too for styling other patterns

I started this tutorial a couple of years ago and lost the file. I recently found the pattern again and decided to put it here on my free pattern blog. This design is done flat rather than working in a Round as the snowflakes are worked. This design it is very flexible because you can mix amounts of your base with the 3, 5 or 7 beads (I will show you in a later photo).

In the future I hope to have some patterns designed using this snowflake stitch. If you have any ideas please email me and I will post them here and at Facebook.

It could also need a name. Any ideas?

A = Miyuki, 11° SEED beads, any color
B = Miyuki, 11° SEED beads, any color

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. I used Fireline 6lb. crystal. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 12" tail and begin at step #1.

	1. Pick up 5A, go with thread forward through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd A just added.
	2. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 4th, 5th and 1st A beads, step #1.
	3. Pick up 2B, 5A, go with thread forward through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd A just added.
	4. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 4th, 5th and 1st A beads, step #3.
	5. Continue by repeating steps #3 and #4 for the width that you would like.
	6. Pick up 4A, go with thread left to right through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	7. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, step #6, and left to right through the B bead in the previous row as shown.
	8. Pick up 2B, go with thread left to right through the next B bead in the previous row as shown.
	9. Pick up 4A, go with thread left to right through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	10. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, step #9, and left to right through the B bead in the previous row as shown.
	11. Continue by repeating steps #8, #9 and #10 to the other end.
	12. Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	13. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, step #12, and right to left through the B bead in the previous row as shown.
	14. a) Pick up 2B, go with thread right to left through the next B bead in the previous row as shown. b) Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	15. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, step #14a, and right to left through the B bead in the previous row as shown.
	16. Continue by repeating steps #14a, #14b and #15 to the other end.
	17. Continue rows by repeating steps #8 through #16 until you reach the length the yuo would like.
	18. After completing your final row and a row of 2 B beads between the picot beads in the last row.

	1. Pick up 5A, go with thread forward through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd A just added.
	2. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 4th and 5th, step #1.
	3. Pick up 5A, go with thread forward through the 1st and 2nd A just added.
	4. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, added in the last step.
	5. Continue by repeating steps #3 and #4 for the width that you would like. Following the green dotted line in illustration, go with thread up and forward through the 5th, 1st and 2nd A beads, and left to right through the 1 B bead as shown.
	6. Pick up 4A, go with thread left to right through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	7. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, added in the last step.
	8. Pick up 4A, go with thread left to right through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	9. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, added in the last step.
	10. Continue row by repeating steps #8 and #9 to the other end. Following the green dotted line in illustration, go with thread up and forward through the B bead in the previous row, the 1st and 2nd A beads, and right to left through the 1 B bead as shown.
	11. Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	12. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, added in the last step.
	13. Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the B bead in the previous row and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added.
	14. Pick up 1B, go with thread down (forward) through the 3rd and 4th A beads, added in the last step.
	15. Continue row by repeating steps #13 and #14 to the other end. Following the green dotted line in illustration, go with thread up and forward through the B bead in the previous row, the 1st and 2nd A beads, and left to right through the 1 B bead as shown.
	13. Continue your piece by repeating steps #11 through #15 until you reach the length that you would like.