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A = Miyuki® 11/0 seed bead, #648, 525*
B = Miyuki® 11/0 seed bead, #1001, 325*
C = 4mm Fire-polished, Light Sapphire AB, 36*
D = 6mm Fire-polished, Light Sapphire AB,
18*
*Bead counts are approximate
R = Round,
Rounds start at the Red dot ●
Please Note: In the illustrations you will see spaces between the beads, this is because the illustrations are flat and the ornament is not. When bead weaving your ornament, do not leave spaces between your beads.
Round 1
Pick up 12A, go with thread forward through the 1st A bead just added in this step.
Round 2
a) Pick up 15B, go with thread forward through the A bead that the working thread is exiting, and 2 more A beads in R1.
b) Repeat (a), 5 more time around.
c) Continue with working thread forward through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd A beads added in the first repeat of (a) this R.
Round 3
a) Pick up 1A, go with thread up through the 12th and 11th B beads, R2(a).
b) Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 5th and 4th B beads in the same repeat, R2(a).
c) Repeat (a & b) around 5 more times.
d) Continue with working thread forward through the 1st A bead added in the first repeat of (a) this R.
Round 4
a) Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the 8th B bead, R2(a).
b) Pick up 4A, go with thread right to left through the 1 A bead, R3(a).
c) Pick up 12A, go with thread forward through the 2nd, 3rd and 4th A beads added in this Round at (b), the 1 A bead, R3(a), and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd A beads just added in this step.
d) Pick up 1A, go with thread right to left through the 8th B bead in the next repeat, R2(a).
e) Repeat (b, c & d) around 4 more times.
Repeat (b) 1 time. Continue forward with working thread through the 1st, 2nd and 3rd A beads added in this Round at (a).
f) Pick up 9A, go with thread forward through the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th A beads added in the last repeat of (b), this Round, right to left
through the 1 A bead, R3(a), and forward through the 4 A beads added in this
Round at (a).
Round 5
b) Pick up 1B, go with thread forward through the 6th, 5th and 4th A beads, R4(c), and the 1 A bead, R4(d).
c) Repeat (a & b) around 5 more times.
d) Continue with working thread forward through the 1 B bead added in the first repeat of (a), this Round.
Round 6
a) Pick up 4B, go with thread up through the 9th A bead, R4(c or f).
b) Pick up 1B, 1A, 1B, go with thread down through the 7th A bead, R4(c or f).
c) Pick up 4B, go with thread forward through the 1 A bead, R5(a), and up through the 4th and 3rd B beads just added in this step..
d) Pick up 2B, go with thread up through the 9th A bead, R4(d or a).
e) Repeat (b, c &d) around 4 more times. Repeat (b), 1 time.
f) Pick up 2B, go with thread down through the 2nd and 1st B beads added in this Round at (a), the 1 A bead, R4(a), up and forward through the 4 B beads, this R(a), forward through the 9th A bead, R4(c), and the 1st B and 1st A beads added in the first repeat of (b) this Round.
Round 7
a) Pick up 15A, go with thread right to left through the 1 B bead, R6(b), and forward through the 1st through 5th A beads just added in this step.
b) Pick up 5B, 5A, go with thread forward through the next 1 B bead, R6(b).
c) Pick up 10A, go with thread forward through the 5 A beads, this R at (b), the 1 B bead, R6(b) and the 1st through 5th A beads just added in this step.
d) Repeat (b & c) around 4 more times.
e) Pick up 5B, go with thread down through the 11th and 12th A beads added in (a), this R.
Round 8
a) Pick up 2B, go with thread up through the 4th and 5th A beads, R7(a or c) and forward through the 1st and 2nd A beads, R7(b or e).
b) Pick up 8B, 1C, 6B, 1C, 1D, 1B, go with thread up through the 1 D, 1 C, 6 B, 1 C and the 8th through 2nd B beads just added in this step.
c) Pick up 1B, go with thread forward through the 4th and 5th B beads, R7(b or e) and down through the 11th and 12th B beads, R7(c or a).
d) Repeat (a, b & c) around 5 more times.
e) Continue by following the purple dotted line in illustration through with working thread, coming out with thread left to right through the 8th A bead, R7(a).
Round 9
This Round is worked clockwise
a) Pick up 10A, 1C, 8A, 1C, 1D, 1A, go with thread up through the 1 D, 1 C, 8 A, 1 C and the 10th through 2nd A beads just added in this step.
b) Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 10th and 11th A beads, R7(a or c), and the 5th A bead, R7(b).
c) Pick up 5A, go with thread up through the 5th and 6th A beads, R7(a or c).
d) Pick up 10A, 1C, 8A, 1C, 1D, 1A, go with thread up through the 1 D, 1 C, 8 A, 1 C, 9 A beads just added in this step.
e) Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 8th A bead, R7(a or c).
d) Repeat (a, b, c, d & e) around 5 more times.
Weave the working thread into the ornament and end.
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