Oval "barrette"

Abbreviations

Instructions:

Row 1 (shuttle only):

• SR 2 ds, 3 p sep by 4 ds, 2 ds
• LR 2 ds, j to last p of prev R, 2 ds, 8 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds
• SR 2 ds, j to last p of prev R, 4 ds, p, 4 ds, p, 2 ds
• LR 2 ds, j to last p of prev R, 2 ds, 7 p sep by 2 ds, 2 ds, j to first p of first R, 2 ds. C&t

• # LR 8 ds, j to middle p of LR of row 1, 8ds
• Ch 5 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 5 ds
• SR 4 ds, skip 1 p of LR of row 1, j to next p, 4 ds
• Ch 5 ds, p, 5 ds, sj to middle p of SR of prev row
• Ch 5 ds, p, 5 ds. SR 4 ds, skip 1 free p of next LR of row 1, j to next p, 4 ds
• Ch 5 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 5 ds #
• Repeat once more from # to #. C&t.

Sj to any free p of prev row. # Ch 5 ds, p, 5 ds, sj to next free p of prev row.# Repeat from # to #, c&t instead of sj for last chain.

I put this motif on a barrette, but I think you will have other uses, too.