Jeanette Shanigan Moose Nugget Factory Pattern Instructions

"Moose Nugget Factory"

This is a Jeanette Shanigan original design. I, Jeanette Shanigan, retain all public use (i.e. photocopying, distribution, publication, sales, etc.) of the design and instructions. Reproduction or distribution on a larger scale with the intent of personal profit or recognition is prohibited. Please respect this.

© Jeanette Shanigan 1998

Materials:

thread: Nymo D

needles: size 12

delica beads, 10-12 colors

accent beads, especially brown glass for the "nuggets"

size 14 beads: white and brown

Part I: Amulet Bag

1. String 80 white beads. Leaving a 6-inch tail, pass the N&T through all the strung beads to form a circle.

2. If desired, place the circle of beads over a cardboard toilet paper roll. If necessary, make the size of the cardboard roll adjustable by cutting it lengthwise.

3. Pass the N&T through the first two (2) beads.

4. String a single white bead and pass the N&T through the fourth bead from the knot.

5. String another white bead and pass the N&T through the sixth bead.

6. Continue adding white beads in this manner until the entire row is done. At the end of the row, the N&T must be passed through the last bead and the first bead of the just completed row.

7. Starting at the bottom left (or right) corner, follow the pattern to complete the bag. Only the front of the bag is graphed. The back of the bag could be a solid color or create your own scene for the back. Personally, I prefer two scenes, as I get twice the wear of these labor-intensive bags! Because the first bead in each subsequent row of tubular peyote stitch shifts by one, it is helpful to color or mark a diagonal line across the pattern and use it as the starting point for each new row.

8. When the bag is wide enough to hold comfortably, it may be removed from the cardboard roll.

9. Carefully flatten the bag, so the design is centered.

Part II: Neck Chain

10. Weave the N&T through the top row of beads until it is coming out the front side high bead.

11. String 24 green, 1 blue, 1 brown nugget, 1 blue, 1 nugget, 1 blue, 1 nugget, 1 blue, 1 nugget, and 1 blue.

12. String the pattern in step 11 seven (7) more times.

13. String 24 green beads and pass the N&T through the high bead at the other top front side of the bag.

14. Weave the N&T through beads to come out the back side high bead.

15. String 24 green beads and pass the N&T through the nugget/blue bead pattern.

16. Repeat step 15 seven more times.

17. String 24 green beads and pass the N&T through the back side high bead.

18. Weave through the beads into the first set of strung green beads. Do kinky fringe every 4th bead on the green beads.

19. Weave through the beads into the second set of green strung beads. Do kinky fringe every 6th bead on these green beads.

20. Weave into the beadwork and tie off. Trim thread.

Part III: Bag Closure and Dangles

21. Weave in/tie on new thread at the bottom of the bag. It might be possible to use the loose tail for this purpose.

22. Sew the bottom of the flattened bag together. The bottom beads should fit together like zipper teeth. Pass the N&T back and forth through the beads of the last row.

23. String the green kinky fringe. String 35 green, 1 blue, 1 nugget, and 9 blue beads. Pass the N&T through the nugget and blue bead. Randomly make kinky fringe as the N&T is passed through the green beads. Continue making dangles in this manner, except increase (or decrease) each by 3 green beads.

Part IV: 3-D Snow bank

24. Weave in new thread where the snow bank will begin. String 2 size 14 white beads and pass through a delica bead. String 2 more size 14 beads and pass through another delica. Experiment with adding more than 2 beads. Move across several delicas and pass the needle through a delica. This is a free-form technique; there can be no specific directions! (Yeah, I know, some of you cringe when you see the word free-form! Just have fun with it!)