Page 1. LION BRAND TRELLIS Dreidl Napkin Rings

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1 Page 1 LION BRAND TRELLIS Dreidl Napkin Rings

2 Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 2 Skill Level: Beginner LION BRAND TRELLIS Holiday Twist Napkin Rings SIZE: One Size 1¾ inches [4.5 cm] tall, 4½ inches [10 cm] in diameter MATERIALS LION BRAND Trellis 1 skein # Ocean or color of your choies Three packages white oven-hardening plastic clay (A) One package medium blue oven-hardening plastic clay (B) One package dark blue oven-hardening plastic clay (C) One package royal blue oven-hardening plastic clay (D) One package black oven-hardening plastic clay(e) Ruler Sharp knife Soda straw Straight-sided glass or rolling pin Cookie tray NAPKIN RING Unwrap each package of clay and knead in your hands until it is soft. Put the all the white clay together and, using the glass or rolling pin, roll the clay flat, between 1/8 and 1/4 inches [30-60 mm] thick. Create Base Cut the rolled clay into strips 1½ tall and 4½ inches wide [3.8 cm x 10 cm].

3 Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 3 Make Caning Using the remaining white clay, roll it thinly -- between 1/16 and 1/8 inch [15 mm - 30 mm] thick. Using about a quarter of the blue and black clay, roll each to the same thickness. 1. Stack the clay -- white on the bottom, black in the middle, blue on the top. 2. Using the ruler, slice the edge straight; then slice a strip about 1/4 inch [60 mm] wide. 3. Hold one end of the strip and twist the other to create a diagonally striped cane. 4. Roll the cane very gently to smooth. It will get longer and thinner during rolling, depending on the amount of pressure applied. Create Dreidel A very small quantity of sky-blue clay is needed for the top of the dreidel. To make the sky-blue clay, knead together 4 parts white and 1 part blue. (F) Using about a quarter of each of the blue clays, roll very thin -- less than 1/16 inch. Cut the pieces as shown. The use of colors creates the impression of three dimensions. Figure 1 Dreidel Pattern

4 Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 4 Position the pieces on the white background. If you need to straighten the edges, you can gently push the edge of the clay with the straight edge of the knife. Turn the clay upside down and roll very gently to embed the dreidel pattern into the white background (you don't want the piece to get larger if you can help it!) Figure 2 Dreidel pattern positioned on clay Taking a very small quantity of the black clay, roll it between your hands so that it is a very thin string. Use the tip of a sharp knife and trace the shape of the letter you want to have on the dreidel. Put the black clay in on the dreidel as you've marked it. Turn the clay over and roll very gently to embed the letter. Figure 3 Letters for dreidel Finishing Place rolled cane around the outside of the napkin ring as shown. Turn over and roll very gently to adhere the caning to the edge. Using the soda straw, poke two holes in the white clay. These will be used to tie the ribbon onto the finished napkin ring.

5 Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 5 Baking Form the rings as shown on the baking sheet. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for baking the clay. Note that the clay is dimensionally stable and will neither shrink nor expand during baking. It also will not get smoother or change shape, so make sure that each ring is shaped exactly as you want it to be! When removed from the oven, the rings will be slightly soft, but will harden as they cool: Figure 4 Ready for baking Adding the bow When the rings are cool, cut a piece of yarn about 8 inches [20 cm] long. Thread it through the holes as shown. Cut a second piece of yarn 8 inches [20 cm]. Wrap yarn around your hand 20 times, remove and tie in the middle as shown to make a bow: Figure 5 Positioning and tying the bow Tie the bow onto the napkin ring and trim the ends:

6 Pattern from Lion Brand Yarn Page 6 Enjoy! *Trellis (Article #500) is an all-nylon, shimmering, lacy ribbon yarn. 1¾ oz/50 g; 115 yards/105m balls. Every effort has been made to have the knitting and crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or typographical mistakes.