Anglican Thumb Prayer Beads

For Shuttle Tatters

Pattern designed and tatted by Jeannie French
© July 2003

Shuttle directions by Gale Marshall

NOTE: If you are going to use beads, make sure that the picots are long enough to add your beads to.

This pattern is written using beads. If you chose not to add beads, all picots are regular connector size.

This piece is made using beads and half stitches. A half stitch is the first OR second part of the double stitch. When you remove the stitches from your needle, make sure that the stitches fit snuggle together. This half stitch causes the chain to twist and is called a Josephine Chain or Spiral Stitch.

Secure your thread to the cross by running your needle through the top of the cross a couple of time and knot.

• Ch: 20 HS
• Slide one bead along core thread and place against stitches just made
• Ch: 20 HS
  Slide one bead along core thread and pull to tension the chain. Tie but do not cut. Add paper clip to core thread and continue tatting. This will be used at the end to connect the circle of beads.
• Ch: 15HS
• Slide one bead along core thread and place against stitches just made
• Ch:*10 HS
• Slide one bead along core thread and place against stitches just made*
• Continue until you have 7 beads added.
• Ch: 15 HS
  
• Tension the chain, making sure that the stitches are snug.
• Join to the picot at the paper clip. Knot securely and cut. Add a small about of glue to make sure the ends will not come untied.