One Hole, Two Hole Button Angels - and Sea Shell Angels

Just before Christmas 2012 I discovered “Birgit’s Tatting” Blog and the Simple Angel – which I label as a “Button Angel”.  Her Blog posting can be seen at http://birgitstatting.blogspot.ca/2010/03/simple-angel.html

With a few adaptations to this pattern I have created many Button Angels for the Christmas season 2012.

After the Button Angels I launched out into a new area which I entitle Sea Shell Angels you will see the patterns in this posting.

The Button Angel is fairly easy to do using the “four hole” buttons with a Chain Wing.  The “two hole” buttons have Ring Wings.

Both the skirt or lower body is the same on the Angels as well as the head.  The body is a little different on all of the Angels depending on the size of the button – or the Sea Shell.  By simply adding more double stitch combinations to the chain that outlines the body you are able to accommodate the different sizes.

To fasten the Button into the Angel Body was easy with the holes that are already there. The Sea Shells were a bigger challenge. I need to drill small holes in the Shells.  Using my ‘Dremel’ tool and a sharp bit I succeeded after a number of broken shells (too big a hurry or the wrong pressure while drilling the holes).

Some shells have two holes and others have only one.

The two hole shell is worked into the Angel the same way that the Two Hole Button is – by doing a ‘joining’ to the button.

The one hole shell is worked in by doing the ‘joining’ below the ring that makes the head.  This one hole sea shell has a larger number of double stitch combinations up the sides to allow for the size of the shell.

Pattern – Simple Angel – Two hole button

R 3-3-3-3

C 4

R 3+3-3-3

R 3+5-2-2-5-3

R 3+3-3-3

C 4

R 3+3-3-3

Using the thread from this last ring wrapped around your finger start the body Chain.  This will make the chain arch the opposite way the C 4 is worked.  The new line of picots will be to the outside of the body.  The chain will also be created to fit the size of the button or sea shell.

C 3+(to the 3^rd picot of the last R) 3-3 +(join to the left hand button hole) 3

R 10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 (this is the left wing)

C 3+(to last picot of wing)3

R 4-2-2-4 (head)

C 3-3

R 3+3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-10 (this is the right wing)

C 3+(to the right hand button hole) 3-3+3 (join to the first picot of the first ring)3

Cut and tie into the base of the first R-C connection.

Pattern – Simple Angel – Four hole button

R 3-3-3-3

C 4

R 3+3-3-3

R 3+5-2-2-5-3

R 3+3-3-3

C 4

R 3+3-3-3

Using the thread from this last ring wrapped around your finger start the body Chain.  This will make the chain arch the opposite way the C 4 is worked.  The new line of picots will be to the outside of the body.  The chain will also be created to fit the size of the button or sea shell.

C 3+(to the 3^rd picot of the last R) 3-3 +(join to the left hand lower button hole)

C 10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3+ (this is the left wing – join into the top left hole of the button)

C 3-3

R 4-2-2-4 (head)

C 3-3+(join into the top right hole of the button)

C 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-10+ (this is the right wing – join to the lower right hole of the button)

C 3-3-3+3 (join to the first picot of the first ring)3

Cut and tie into the base of the first R-C connection.

~ Murray Lincoln ~

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