Tb incrcase in .111 expanding section ot I • spaces may be madę longcr, ar 2 ringu can Ih•
%p.icc. By .1 pplying the contcmporary techniqu. ,c ^nic
second sbuttle may be brought inro use to tar j . r,nB*t
progrcśsing /roni one circuhr raw ro rhc ncxc. ;; 'vł,cn
cwrything regular and eliminate ending off. *£ccP I
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llREEUSES 0I: SPLIT!.'!,
Split rings havc bccomc vcry pu| ,!.., M5w> .,|| a|.01ll|(| lhc world. Not only do they savc cnding ort .md rcsurtiltg in ccrtain pbccs. but thcy can also bc uscd lo torni paucrns that wcrc oricc unattainablc. The following tlirce patterns all involvc split rings ,o a lesser or greater degree. Refer to Split Ring ICchniquc on page 19.
INTERIACHI) MBDALUON
In this mcdallion therc is only one splir ring. It could bc Icft out altogcther, but you would havc to end off after the central ring and start again for Round 1. The techniquc w herc this split ring is involvcd is known as COOR—Climbing Out Of a Ring—, and it will save time and cnergy. To put it into effcct you will need two shuttlcs. With shuttlc 1 tat the central ring with one fewer picots than rcquiredt in this case, 11. Then lcave a space of thread the sizc of a picot bcforc tatting one half of a ring in Round 1. With shuttlc 2, tcave a simiłar space and complete the
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