How to make a chainmail shirt

Step 2 Starting the Front Half

Pic 1: Make a long chain that runs from left to right. This chain (when stretched out) should reach approximately 4 inches past were you want your sleeves to end. For example, if you want your sleeves to go to your elbows, this chain should reach from 4 inches past one elbow to 4 inches past the other elbow.

Pic 2: Find the middle ring of the top row of your chain and mark it by attaching a ring to it.. Now, count 11 rings to the left and add a ring. go back to the middle ring and count 11 rings to the right, then add a ring.

Pic 3: Remove the ring that you used to mark the middle.

Pic 4: Now finish off the top row by adding rings to the left and the right of the rings already placed on the strip.

Pic 5: Continue until you have about 20 rows up on both sides. This will create the neck-hole of the shirt. If you don't have enough rows, your head will not be able to fit. Keep in mind that chain mail does not stretch like a cotton t-shirt. You might have to make your neck hole a couple inches bigger than your neck .

( if the instructions are confusing look at the pictures they make more sense)

Comments

[goofy102938]

I have a question. When you measure the elbow do you mean from your neck to your elbow or your elbow to elbow? (horizontally or virticaly)

Thanks

[ineverfinishanyth]

With arms outstretched horizontally, the measurement goes from one elbow to the other.

[goofy102938]

Thanks A LOT!!!!!!!!!

[GeoMage]

On step 5 does 20 rows mean:
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counts as one row or that count as three rows (like what you have in picture one, would that whole thing count as one or three rows)?