First Attempt at Design

These are my first attempts at design, Single Shuttle Earrings. I made these earrings with some left over thread on a shuttle, they are not very big so they could handle a long dagger bead on the bottom or other embellishment. The prototype was made with metallic thread and by ending with a single shuttle split ring (SSSR) you are able to easily hide the ends.

Nothing fancy or new here but I took some time to make a diagram in Inkscape which was really fun and didn't take too long.  

I have also included a photo of one done with metallic thread using different stitch counts and bead placement.

If you are interested I have included the instructions below.

Load beads on shuttle, pull 18 inches or 45 cm off shuttle along with 3 beads.  You will need to anchor this end so you don't lose your beads.  Using the diagram, start at star, end at triangle. Start first ring with 3 beads from shuttle round the hand

R 10 (3b) 10

C 14 lock join to picot between beads in first ring 5

make 4 bead picot with 3b from ball 1 b from shuttle 5 lock join between beads in first ring 14

Tie knot before making SSSR

SSSR hiding ball thread in 1st 4 stitches of ring

Add additional picots or beads as desired. 

I have had this sitting on my desk for some time and needed to get it posted before the end of the year.