giggly earrings

After the bracelet of previous post, I went on playing with rings and chains and found other ways to interlace them to obtain nice effects.

For the earrings that are in the last picture of this post, I tatted few rings with only one shuttle, with beads in between:

I used beads instead of chains because I like them more than simple chains in a pair of earrings, they look fresh and fun.

Thread is Penny 20 by Fili &Gioielli a chiacchierino, from Edda Guastalla's shop, it is like a cotton size 20.

Pattern (only one shuttle and beads):
Beads are pre-loaded, I've used a mix of miyuki 11/0 and rocailles 15/0
ds = double stitch.
Start with ring G in next picture. Rings are named with letters in reverse order because that way it will be easier to explain during the interlacing steps.

Ring G: 8ds
Chain: 12ds
Ring F: 30ds
---Slide 21 beads
Ring E: 26ds
---Slide 31 beads 
Ring D: 22ds
---Slide 41 beads 
Ring C: 18ds
---Slide 51 beads 
Ring B: 14ds
---Slide 61 beads 
Ring A: 14ds, tie and cut thread.

How to interlace:

1. Pass B throughout A

2. Pass C throughout A
3. then pass B throughout C

4. Pass D throughout A
5. Pass both C&B throughout D

6. Pass E throughout A
7. Pass D&C&B throughout E

8. Pass F throughout A
9. Pass E&D&C&B throughout F

Then you need to block everything with the last chain and ring. That is:

10. Pass G inside and from front to back under F. Reverse the work and pull G throughout all loops with beads
11. Block together rings A and G (I've used a french hook).

Enjoy your new earrings!

🌸🌸🌸 Before I left, just an extra giggle from my side... I tried many versions before the one shared here, I couldn't find the right stitches' count at the first try, neither the right number of beads. Then I found that the odd number of beads (21,31, etc.) fits good for the dangling effect and the even number of ds (30,26,22...) worked well for rings... That was one of those funny moments, when what you needed was only a coffee break... ☕☕☕

Ciao,
Ninetta