Dowel knitting with wire creates a fexible rope that can be used

creatively in many types of jewelry. A beautiful turquoise donut

wrapped in elegant swirls of wire makes a perfect focal point on a
dowel knitted rope. This project is a wonderful fusion of the dowel
knitted wire and wrapped wire techniques.
Finished Size: approx. 19" (48.3cm) long
12 yds. (11m) of 26 gauge
round wire
58" (147.3cm) of 20 gauge
round wire
33" (83.8cm) of 22 gauge
round wire
20" (50.8cm) of 26 gauge
round wire in a base metal of
your choice
35mm turquoise donut
S clasp (see page 27 of The Art
of Wire to make your own)
Permanent marker
Painters tape
Wire twisting device
5
16" (8mm) dowel
1
2" (1.3cm) dowel
Dowel Knitted Neckrope with
Wire Wrapped Pendant
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materials list
From The Art of Wire by J. Marsha Michler, 2011; courtesy of F+W Media.
Cut 30" (76.2cm) of 22 gauge wire and fold it in half.
Place the end of the folded wire in a bench vise; use a
wire twisting device to twist the wire until it has the
amount of twist you desire (see Twisted Wire on page
31 of The Art of Wire).
Cut a 14" (35.6cm) length of twisted wire. Cut 2
lengths of 20 gauge wire, each 14" (35.6cm) long.
Arrange these 3 lengths of wire into a bundle with
the twisted wire in the center. Place the bundle
halfway through the hole of the turquoise donut and
bend each end upward alongside the front and back
of the donut. Place a piece of tape on each end of the
wires to keep them aligned, and use a piece of tape to
hold the wires against the donut.
1
Pinch the wires together above the donut so the
front 3 are lying beside the back 3. Use a permanent
marker to make a mark
3
4" (1.9cm) above the top of
the donut.
2
Place a
5
16" (8mm) dowel rod behind the mark on the
wires and bend all 6 wire ends to the back, keeping
the mark at the top of the dowel. The wires should
align side by side at both the top and bottom of the
dowel rod. Keep the dowel in place until the pendant
is complete.
3
Use chain nose pliers to pinch the front 6 wires with
the back 6 wires beneath the dowel rod.
4
From The Art of Wire by J. Marsha Michler, 2011; courtesy of F+W Media.
Use a 3" (7.6cm) length of 22 gauge wire to wrap all
of the wires together above the donut (see Wrapping
on page 17 of The Art of Wire). Remove the pieces of
tape.
5
With the front side of the donut facing, bring the left
set of 3 wires to the front, then in a swirl going to the
right above the donut.
6
Bring the 3 swirled wires to the back of the donut.
Fasten off each wire with a tight loop, trimming as
needed, onto the nearest 20 gauge wire on the back
of the donut (see Tight Loops on page 21 of The Art
of Wire).
7
Bring the remaining set of 3 wires in a swirl over the
right side of the donut, across the front from right to
left.
8
From The Art of Wire by J. Marsha Michler, 2011; courtesy of F+W Media.
Bend the wires to the back of the donut. Fasten each
wire with a tight loop to the nearest 20 gauge wire
on the back of the donut.
9
Use a 20" (50.8cm) length of 26 gauge base metal
wire to make a 6-petal harness (see Creating a
Harness on page 123 of The Art of Wire). Tape it to
the end of a
1
2" (1.3cm) dowel rod. Using 26 gauge
wire, make a 9" (22.9cm) long single dowel-knitted
rope (see Single Dowel-Knitted Rope on page 124
of The Art of Wire).
10
Pull the dowel-knitted piece through a drawplate
until it is approximately 17" (43.2cm) long (see Using
a Drawplate on page 126 of The Art of Wire).
11
Use 15" (38.1cm) of 20 gauge wire to make an end
cap and loop at one end of the rope (see End Caps
and Loops on pages 126127 of The Art of Wire).
Repeat at the other end. Slide the bail onto the
dowel-knitted rope. Use an S clasp to connect the
end loops.
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From The Art of Wire by J. Marsha Michler, 2011; courtesy of F+W Media.