{"id":318,"date":"2022-01-03T23:03:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T04:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2022-01-03T23:03:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T04:03:23","slug":"snowball-ornament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/snowball-ornament\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowball Ornament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had a few requests for instructions for this \u201cSnowball\u201d Christmas Ornament, so here they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Weaving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supplies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>30 rubber rings:&nbsp; white, 15mmOD, 10mmID, 2.5mm WD<\/li><li>12 Bright Aluminum (BA) jump rings: 18swg, \u00bc\u201d id<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of photos, I have included color-coded diagrams.&nbsp; The diagrams look a little strange because they are flat representations of a 3-dimensional object.&nbsp; Each line represents a rubber ring.&nbsp; Each circle represents an aluminum ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NOTE: Each aluminum ring should have 5 rubber rings passing through it.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"202\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep1-1.jpg?resize=202%2C200\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep1-1.jpg?w=202&amp;ssl=1 202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep1-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep1-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step1: Start by threading 5 rubber rings onto 1 open aluminum jump ring.&nbsp; Close the open jump ring.&nbsp; Arrange rubber rings to look like Diagram 1 above (five arms, red).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TIP:&nbsp; Use a small piece of painter\u2019s tape (or wire, string, rubber band&#8230;) to mark arm #1.&nbsp; This will help you to orient the piece as you weave. &nbsp;Remove marker when Snowball is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"273\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep2-1.jpg?resize=209%2C273\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\"\/><figcaption>Diagram 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step2: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through arm #1.&nbsp; Thread 4 more rubber rings (yellow) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, work your way around clockwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"274\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep3-1.jpg?resize=274%2C274\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep3-1.jpg?w=274&amp;ssl=1 274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep3-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep3-1.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through arm #2 and the closest ring of the 4 rubber rings added in step 2 (yellow).&nbsp; Thread 3 more rubber rings (orange) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"334\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep4-1.jpg?resize=266%2C334\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep4-1.jpg?w=266&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep4-1.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 4: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through arm #3 and the closest of the 3 rubber rings added in step 3 (orange).&nbsp; Thread 3 more rubber rings (green) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"362\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep5-1.jpg?resize=317%2C362\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep5-1.jpg?w=317&amp;ssl=1 317w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep5-1.jpg?resize=263%2C300&amp;ssl=1 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 5: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through arm #4 and the closest of the 3 rubber rings added in step 4 (green).&nbsp; Thread 3 more rubber rings (lt. blue) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"357\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep6b-1.jpg?resize=728%2C357\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep6b-1.jpg?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep6b-1.jpg?resize=300%2C147&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 6: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through arm #5 and the closest of the 3 rubber rings added in step 5 (lt. blue) and the closest of the 4 rubber rings added in step 2 (yellow).&nbsp; Thread 2 more rubber rings (dk. blue) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 6, left)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now there are 2 free-moving rubber rings at the end of each arm (red dots, Diagram 6, right).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continue working in a clockwise direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"432\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep7a-1.jpg?resize=326%2C432\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep7a-1.jpg?w=326&amp;ssl=1 326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep7a-1.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 7: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through the right free-moving rubber ring (yellow) at the end of the arm #1 and the closest free-moving rubber ring (orange) at the end of arm #2 (red dots).&nbsp; Thread 3 more rubber rings (purple) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"452\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep8a-1.jpg?resize=415%2C452\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep8a-1.jpg?w=415&amp;ssl=1 415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep8a-1.jpg?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 8: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through the closest rubber ring (purple) added in step 7, the remaining free-moving rubber ring (orange) at the end of arm #2 and the closest free-moving rubber ring (green) at the end of arm #3 (red dots).&nbsp; Thread 2 more rubber rings (pink) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"436\" height=\"503\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep9a-1.jpg?resize=436%2C503\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep9a-1.jpg?w=436&amp;ssl=1 436w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep9a-1.jpg?resize=260%2C300&amp;ssl=1 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 9: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through the closest rubber ring (pink) added in step 8, the remaining free-moving rubber ring (green) at the end of arm #3 and the closest free-moving rubber ring (lt. blue) at the end of arm #4 (red dots).&nbsp; Thread 2 more rubber rings (brown) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"517\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep10a-1.jpg?resize=490%2C517\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep10a-1.jpg?w=490&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep10a-1.jpg?resize=284%2C300&amp;ssl=1 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 10: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through the closest rubber ring (brown) added in step 9, the remaining free-moving rubber ring (lt. blue) at the end of arm #4 and the closest free-moving rubber ring (dk. blue) at the end of arm #5 (red dots).&nbsp; Thread 2 more rubber rings (gray) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"497\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep11a-1.jpg?resize=476%2C497\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep11a-1.jpg?w=476&amp;ssl=1 476w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SnowballStep11a-1.jpg?resize=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption>Diagram 11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 11: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through the closest rubber ring (gray) added in step 10, the remaining free-moving rubber ring (dk. blue) at the end of arm #5, the remaining free-moving rubber ring (yellow) at the end of arm #1 and the closest of the 3 rubber rings (purple) added in step 7 (red dots).&nbsp; Thread 1 more rubber ring (black) onto the aluminum jump ring and close it. (Diagram 11)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now there are 5 free-moving rubber rings (black, purple, pink, brown, gray &#8211; Diagram 11) at the top of the piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"931\" height=\"946\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Snowball-1.jpg?resize=931%2C946\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Snowball-1.jpg?w=931&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Snowball-1.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Snowball-1.jpg?resize=768%2C780&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 931px) 100vw, 931px\" \/><figcaption>Completed Snowball<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 12: Weave 1 open aluminum jump ring through the final 5 free-moving rubber rings and close it. Snowball complete! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you would like to download a PDF of this blog post, click <a href=\"https:\/\/karenkaron.com\/downloads\/SnowballOrnament_Karon_Jan2022.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a few requests for instructions for this \u201cSnowball\u201d Christmas Ornament, so here they are. Happy Weaving! Karen Supplies: 30 rubber rings:&nbsp; white, 15mmOD, 10mmID, 2.5mm WD 12 Bright Aluminum (BA) jump rings: 18swg, \u00bc\u201d id Instructions: Instead of photos, I have included color-coded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chainmaille","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ChristmasShot_7268-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1556&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8vFEy-58","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":336,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318\/revisions\/336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karenkaron.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}