Miscellaneous Patterns - 1 into 4 Spiral Chain

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1 into 4 Spiral Chain

Joining

As you have probably noticed, 1 into 4 Spiral Chain doesn't hold its twist when released. The only way to hold the twist is to make the chain into a complete loop.

The following are instructions on how to do just this. It is very important not to over or under twist the chain when you join it. Over-twisting will create knots and under-twisting will cause the spiral pattern to become lost.

Experiment with varying amounts of twist until you're happy with the results. If you are creating a chain that is to be looped multiple times you will want the twist to be slightly looser than a chain that is designed to be looped a single time.

Step 1	Bring the two ends of the 1 into 4 Spiral Chain around so that they meet as in the illustration.

Step 2	Place an open link through the 3 links coloured copper in the illustration. Be sure that the open link follows the correct twist through all 3 links, use the illustration as a reference if you have difficulties. Close the open link.

Step 3 Final Step	Place an open link through the 4 links coloured copper in the illustration. Be sure that the open link follows the correct twist through all 4 links, use the illustration as a reference if you have difficulties. Close the open link. You now have a complete loop of 1 into 4 Spiral Chain.

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