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Bead
Cro
chet

Easy-Does-lt
Series

Bead
crochet
hello
fromalice
Crochetingwithbeadsis fun.You cn
makea beautifulassortment
ofprojects
with a hookandstruDgbeads{nce
you learn a fewbasictriks.The first
row canbe a bit tricky.But onceyou've
gottenstarted,you'llbethrilledwith
howeasybeadcrochetis.
In thisbooklet,we'veincludeda
widevarietyofprojetsthatusemany
stitches.
Youcanmakegreatiewelry
fast
with wireandbaded
chainstitch.
Whenyou getthehangofbeadcrochet
rope,try makingaprojectwith smaller
seedbeadsor pendant-style
p.essed
glassbeadsfor a delicate
or a dramatic
effect.Ifyousliptwo beadspr stitch,
ratherthanone,you'llgetan unusual
staked
look.Or useavarietyofbead
sizesfor excitingspiralingtexture.
You'I alsolearnal-overbeadcrochet
andspaced
beadcrochetfor two purses.
Thenhavetun crocheting
a doll and
embelishingit with personal
symbols.
With all thesestitchingtechniques,
theskls the limit for yourfuturebead
crochetwork.I'vealwayswantedto try
bead-crocheted
lacedoilies.what are
yoursecretcrochetdreams?

conlents
t -astcs

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J creative
bead
crochet

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4 Easy
crochet
bracelet
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6 Fastand
fabutous
8 Braided
croclret
10 l,aaelpurse
12 Sealel
trantbag
14 Fitigree
bracetets
16 Beaded
rorem
doll

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chain:Figurera: Makea loopin the

thread,crossiDgthe
ballendoverthe
tail.Put thehookthroughtheloop,
yarnoverthehook,anddrawit through
thefirstloop.Figu.erb: Yarnoverthe
hookanddrawthroughtheloop.Repeat
for thedesirednumberofchainstitchesbeadciain stitch:Figre2: Slidea
pre-strungbeadagainstthebaseofthe
loop on thehook.Worka hainstitch.
Thebeadis between
thechains.
singlecrochet:Figre3a:Insertthe
hookthroughthefront andbackofrhe
nextstitch.Yarnoveranddrawthrough
(2loopson thehook).Figur3b:Yarn
overanddrawthroughbothloops(l

beadsinglecrochet:Figurs4a andb:
Beforestartingasinglecfochet,slidea
beadagainstthebaseofthe loop on rh
hook.work normally.Thebeadswill be
on thesidefacingaway
from you.
slipstitch:Figure5: Enterrhenextstitch
asfor singlecrochet.Yarnover,and
d.awthroughthestitchandthe loop.

Thes
designs
areloryourpeonaluse.
They
arenotintended
forresale.
Thematerial
inthisbo0klet
hasp.r'iansly
appearcd
ntEead&Eutt1nMaga:l,ne.

doblecrochetFigur6a:Yrnover.
Insertthehookthroughthesecond

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15

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12:Leavinga
wrappedloopsrFigDre
l-in. (2.5cm)tail,placethetip ofa
pliersagainstwherethe
chainnose
badwill be. Bendthe tail to form
a rightangle.
pliers,grasp
Figre13:With roundnose
thetailjust pastthebendandpul it
overthejaw to pointthe otherway.
Figure14:Loosenthepliersgrip
half-double
crochet:Figie7a:Yarn
enoughto rotatethemso theemptyjaw
ovr. Insert th hook through the first
is abovethpartialloopandcontinue
or seondstitch ftom the hook, )am
pullingthetail aroundthebottomjaw
over,anddrawthroushthestitch(3
to thwir.
until it's perpendicular
loopson thehook).Fipre 7b:Yarn
Figurels: Pulla splitring,chain,et.,
overanddrawthroughall3loopson
into theloop.Figue 16:To keepthe
the hook(l loopon the hook).
loop round,graspit with roundnose
orerhandknot:Figue 8: Makea loop in plirsin yournon dorninanthand
thcordandbringtheendthat crosses abovethecross.wrap thepliers'jaws
to avoiddentingthe
with maskingtape
on top behindthe loop.Thenpull it
wire.Figure17:Graspthetail with
throughto thefront.
pliersto pull itaround the
chainnose
Male the
wire until it meetsthebead.
squareknol:Figre9: Bringthelefthandcordovrtheright-handcordand firstwrapagainstthepliers;kepwraps
closetogether.OneMap will keepthe
around.Figurl0: Crossrightoverleft
are
loop from openin$additionalwraps
andgo throughtheloop.
deorative.
Clip.Pressthecut ndin
pliers.
with chainnose
srgson'sknot:Theextrawrapmakes
the top curl around th sidesfor a
squarestilch:Figurel8: Stringth
strongerknot. Fture I l: Beginasa
requirdnumberofbeadsfor thefirst
squareknor ffgurs9 and l0). Go
row.Thenstringthefirstbeadofthe
throughtheloopagain,thentighten.
secondrowand go throughthelast

stitch from the hook, yarn over, and

drawthroughthestitch(3loopson th
hook).Figue 6b:Yarnoveranddraw
through2 loopson thehook (2 loops
on thehook).Figure6c:Yam overand
dnw throughthe remaining2loopson
thehook(l looprenains).

B e a d c r B u r o.nS e r dc r o c h . r

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beadofthe first row and th first bead
ofthe secondrow in the samedirtion.
Th nw beadsitson top ofthe old bead
and the holesarehorizontal.Figur 19:
Stringthe secondbeadof row 2 and go
throughthenext-tolastbeadofrow 1.
Continuethrough the new beadof row
2. Repeatthis stepfor the ntire row

Figur
20:
even-coult
llatpeyote
Stringonebeadandloopthroughit
againin the samedirction, leavinga
3'4-in. (8-locm)tail.Stdngbead!to
total an evennumber.Thesebeads
omprisethe first two rows. (Remove
the enra loop andweavethe tail into the
work aftera few rows.)Figurc 2l: Every
other beadFom ffgure 20 dropsdown
to form row l. To bginrow
halfaspace
3 (count rowsdiagonaly), pick up a
badand stitch through th secondbead
from the end.Pick up a beadand go
through th fourth badfiom the end.
Continuein thismanner.Endby going
through the first badstrung.Figwe 22:
To stan row 4 and aI other rows,pick
up a beadandgo throughthlastbead
addedon the previousrow.
weave through the work in a zigzng
path to end thread.Begina thradthe
sameway,exiting the lastbeadaddedin
thesamedirectionto resume.

Easv
crohet
bracelet
stitch crocherb..celcl
works up in i jifti
with size80seedbeads.Oncc
you masterthe techDique
with larScseedbeads,nakc
r dainty vcrsion with size I l!
bcads.Usea coordinating
shankbutton as.r clasp.
A wristiul ofrhesc simpte
braceletslooks grcnr.

crochelthebracelel
O Thrcad i needleonro the
cndofa spoolofNymoD.
Do not cut the thread fronl

a lz-iD.lscm)
O Strins
patlern,mixinB 8! seed
beads,2 3 trian8lebelds,
and a crystal(photo a).
Repeatyour pattern 6 times.
then end with anoiher
3x in. ofseed and triangle
beads.This lengthoistrutrg
beadsmakesa 7r in.-lotrg
(l9cm)bracelet.
O Removethe needlcfrom

thc threadnnd usea crochet

hook to maker chain sritch
(scc"Basics,"p. l), lcaving
a 1 4 - n r (- 3 6 m )t a i l .
O slide 3 beadsagiins hc
hook and m.ke a beaded
chain stitch (see"Basics nnd
p h o t o b ) . C o n t i n u cm a k i n g
-1-beadchain stirches(photo
c ) u n t i l y o u r e a c ht h e f i r s t
crystal.Thc last stitch beiore
the cryslalcould haveeilh.r
@ Secureyour work before
the crystalby enlarghg the
lasrloop and passiDgthe
worked sectionthrough it
( p h o t o d ) . l h e n r i g h r e nt h e
krop ncxt ro thc lasrchaiD
s t i t c h .S l i d et h e . r y s t a l u pr o
the worked sedioD-M,rkea
loop nfter the crysralasfor ar
overhandknot (see"Basics")
and pnssthe worked sedioD
through it (photoe). Slip rhe
crochct hook into the loop
beforc tighteDiDg.
O Repeatsrcps4 5 untilyou
havccrochctcdrhe entire

slrand. Cut the thrcad from

lhe spool,leavinga 20 in.
( 5 l c m ) t a i l a n d p u l l r h et a i l
through the last loop to

tinisiing
on rhc
O Threada needle
cndingtail.Strin8an
8" or a
crysta],I 2 seedbeads,
the
button,and l-2 seedbeads.
Sewbackthroughthecrystal
or 8'nnd I 2 bcadson the

rr.rd.'u1.tr . ..r1.rt\h.l

materials
.350Seed
beads,
sie8"
. 20-30Accent
beads,
idangle
beads,
linyleardrcps,
elc.
.8 5.6mm
Bicone
ofCzsch
iirc-polished
crystals
. lg Seed
beads,
sizell"
. I Spool
l{ymoD
.l ll in.(l.3cm)Shank
button
. Beadingneedles,
f12
. GSHypo
Cement
. Steelcrochet
hook,
sizel1

lastchainstitch (photo 0. Repeatthe

tlread path twicefor se.urity.
O swback through th the bracelt
in a straightline, passingthrough l-2
of thc bead! in eachchain stith and
everycr'tal. When you rachthe
other end,string an 8cor a crystal
and testthe lngth of th bracelet.If it's

too long, gatherup the length slighdy.

g strhg enoughI 1" sedbeadsto
makea loop th.t 6ts ovr the button
and swbakthrough the rttalor 8"
t horo g). Tie th working threadto thc
threadtail at th startingend with a
"Dasics").Glue
surSeon'sknot (se
the knot.

@ Reinforcedrc loop and tic aoothr

surgon'sknot with thc t ils. Sw
through a fw more beadswith eachtail
More trimming drc thread.c
- DianeDoi'

Creative
bead
cr0chet
Ia

eadcroche!rope! makbeautifirl

il'.:i:[1fifl:ffi::*,

monochromaticcolor s.hmesbut thy

canalsobe createdin just about any
pattem you desire.
For your fiIst project, uslarger
beadsstrung in a stripe pattem----one
wftite, oneblads for example.That way
you'll alwaysknow which beadis next.
After 'ou'v masteredth baric
techniqus(sep. l8), usethe followirg
procedurto creatyour own pattems.

Simplycrochet l-2 inchesin plain

white beads.Draw your pattem
(diamonds,hearts,ltters,etc.)onto the
beadropewiih pemanett colored
markers(photo a). Then unravelthe
rope (photo b). Now you havethe

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.tl
r?l

B..datBrxon . B.id Croch.r

correctstringing order for the cntire

pttm on your thrad (tthoto c). You
canbeadwholestorieson a lope or u!.
subdshadesto fada rainbow acrossa
Diec..a - LfirleMaic Cle.d

Fastandfabulous
n thecommercial
fishinsharborsnearmy
homein Halrri't, fisherrneD
workwith ners
coveredin sparklingdrops
ofwater.These
necklaes-withtheircrystals,
pearls,and
gemstones
heldcaptiveby wjre-.em ind me
ofthoseglistningfishingners.
Thenecklaces
work up quicuyandaretun
to make.In no time at alt,you canadda highIasnronaccessory
to youriewelryco ection.

B.rd+Buton.

Bepreparedto attractsomeattntion,
however.
Strangers
areboundto stopyou to admire
With a crochetwife necktace,
lightDess
is
essential;
adda hearybeadandih,i droop.
Tbefinerthewire,thelishterandmoreflexibte
theneckiace.
Youcanusefine-auqe
srerline,
gold-filled,andcopperwir. ", *.tirr,rni",";.
wire, whichis available
in manycolors.

serd cro.her

Fora choker styleDecklace,kcep

a l l t h e s t r a r d st h e s a m el c n g t h .F o r a
graduateddrape.cut eachstrand a lcw
incheslonger thaDthe previousonc.
working with crochethooks ofdiffe.cnt
sizeschangesthe leDgtbofchaiD vou
make from a given leDgthofwirc.
Changingthe wire gaugeaffectsboth
Ioop sizeand srrandlength.

crocheted
strands
O To determirrethe length ofthe
crocheredstrands,subtractthe length
ofthc consand clasparon the desired
length ofyour finishedDeckh.e. FoL
s l r a n d sa p p r o x i n r a t e l y1 i D .( 3 s c m )
l o n g ,c u t s i x 6 ' f t . ( l . 8 D r )l e D g t hos f w i r e .
) Startingabout 2 in. (sclll) rron ore
end ofa wirc srrand,make I ch.nr
s t i t c h e (ss c c B . r s i c s p, . 3 ) w i t h l o o p s
largecnough lo accommodatethe
crochcrhook, but not much larger
(photoa). Keepthe tensionaDd loop
sizeevcnas you work.
) Stringa bc,rdon the loDgt.ril of rvire
and pushit closcto thc lastchain stitch.
Cdtchthe wirc ibote thebeadwith the
hook aDdpull it through the loop to
makeanotherchainstitch,but don1pull
the beadthrough the loop (photob).
Make anothcr3 chnin stitches.
() Repeatstep 3, stringing a rnndom
mix ofpexrls and othcr bcads,until you
haveabout 2 iD. ofi{ire left. (You crn
enhancethe necklaccs airy, ireclbrm
look by varying thc numbcr ofchain
stitchesbe${eenbcnds.)whcn you ve
madethe lxst chain stir.h, pllthe r{ire
tail through the loop.
@ Crochet5 nrxe strrnds to conrplerc
the necklice.As you work, vary thc bcad
placenrentto give the finishedpiccc a

materials

pleasirgdistributnrnoicolors,shapcs,
lic together.
andsizeswheDthestraDds

andclasp
attaching
cones
O cather the wires at oDeeDdofthe
nccklace.Twist tbem togethe..Dd trim
t o I i n . ( 2 . 5 c n r () p h o t o c ) .
e o n o n e e n d o f a b e a dp i D o r 3 - i n .
(7.6cm) pieceof22 g.uge \rire, make a
wrappedloop (see Basi.s'). Put the
lwistcd tvireshal6'aytlrrough the loop,
bcnd rhcm in half, aDdhvist (photod).
G) Pull thc headpin through the large
opcning in the cone to hide tbe twisted
wnc ends(photo e).
@ Make the first halfofa wrapped
loop rvith the wire that extendsabove
t h e c o n e .( i f r h c c o n es s m a l lh o l ei s
largerthan about l in./3mm, keepthe
loop f.oDr bcing pulled back irrto the
coDeby firsr stringinga beadslightly
largerthan thc opcning.) Slip one part
ofthc cltrspor a wire figure 8 (see
'inaknrg
the clasp belor') onto the
loop, theDcompletcthc wrappedloop.
@ llepeat dresestcpsto finish the other

t,

|-t\)

makingtheclasp
My cldspcoDsistsoftwo wire figure'8s
rnd a hook with a spiral ernbellishment
(photo0.
Q ro nrakea figure 8, useroundnosc
p l i e r st o t u m a I i D -( 6 m m ) l o o p a t o n c
end ofthe l8 gaugewire. Positionthe
pliersabout N in. below that loop and
makeaDotherloop in the oppositc
direction. l rim the excesswirc. Thc
c u t e n d ss h o u l db u t t u p . g i i n s t t h c
.cntcr portior ofthe irire- Make a
O F o r t h e h o o k .t u r n r t t i n . l o o p i t
o n ee n d o f t h e l 8 g . u g ew i r c u s i n g
rourdnose pliers.I'lold tbe loop with
chuirnose pliersiDd r{nrd thc wirc tail
around the loop 2! tiDes b ibnn
a t l . r ts p i r n l r p p r o x i ' n . t e l !y n r . ( l . 3 c l n )

.36tt (llm)28-or
30-gauge
Wre
. Peas.assorted
coloand
szes
. Crystals
beads,
assoded
coo
and/orglass
andsizes
O llow the tril to extendI in. beyoDd
.2 Head
p nsor6in.(l5cm)22-gaugew
re
thespirnl,dreDbeDdit b.ck into a
.2 1 in (25cm)Cones
U'shape.Firrishthe hook by m*nrg
. Clasp
l8-gauge
w re
a snrallloopat the $'ire s en.l.
orI tt.(30cm)
. Si?eJ
hook
orKcrochet
@ Hanmer the rvirepiecesseveral
pliers,
diagona tincs to llitlen and strengthendreDr,
Tools:
roundandchainnose
ifdcsircd. c - src I(; ivi/.nx
lvrecutters.
hammer(optional)

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i t c l v ,f d s h i o nI n . r q i z i D . s , . l o t h i n g
stores,ind citalogshlvc beentirll
ofberutiful te\velrytb.rt is knntcd
or cro.heted$'ith beids. \Vir. ind
l a r c y , v r r n sr r e a l s op o p u h Li b r a d d i r r g
tcxturrl d iDrel1sion.
This iur Deckhce
. o m b i n e st h e s cc l c I n c n t u
ssingonlv
thc sinplest techniqu.s.
To recrertethis lerlur.d ld)k,
crocheD
r i n ec h u i n so f r v i r er n d b e l d s
iDd br.id thenr toqethcrrvith tinc\'
y i r D .C o D c e r l r h e c n dosf t h c b r u i d s
$'ith conesfor i clcin ilnish.

wire-crocheled
chains
W i r c d o . $ t s l i d co n c ei t s b c r t , s r v o u
e . u r ' tc x s i l vt i g h t c o r k x . n r s t i t . h
i l l . r i t ; s n r . d e . l . r vl o . o n l r ) l l h . s i r c
o i t h c l ( r D b c l ( , r !l o u b e g i nt h c n c \ t
s t i t . h ,b u t d o l r ' t l v o n , vi b o u t . n y
i . g u h r s t i l . h c s ri h e vi { i l l h l c n di r r
o n . . t h . c h u i r ) isn d n r i n d s o f v i n l
.rrc brdirlecl()gcthef.
s r, r i n gp c r r l s . r n dc r v s l u l s
O l(xndo.r11
o D l h f s p o o lo l l i j - g i u g ew i r c .I ) ( ) I lt c u t
thc r{ire tior)r thc sBr)l.
) M i k c r h ei r s t . h r i n n , r c hI i n .
( ; . 6 c , r r )h o n r t h c . n d o f t h e \ ! i r c ( s . c

''llisi.s,

p. l). (lr.chcl l-3 Dredium

O slid. i bcdddown ro rhe hook iDd

e i o . h c ri . h i i n s t i t c h( s c e B . r s i . i
r n d p h o t o a ) . C o l ] r i n u cc r c c h e r i Dtgh c
c h i i n r n d s l i d i n rb c t r d sd o w Db e t t ! e e n
iu.rkethe chai about onc thitul
long.f thrn the dc!ired firrish..l length
o i t h c n c . k l . c e .l h e l c D g t ho f . h r r r
ncccleds'illdepend on hoiv tighth you
trr.ridthc chrins togcrbcr.Ifthe ch,rins
.rretdr long,you crn lrin thenrlater.
O o D c ct h e . h a i n i s d r c d e s i r c d

length,cut thewireftom thespool

approximately
3 in. pastthelaststitch.
Pullthetail throughthe lastchainstitch
t Repeatsteps2-4 to make9 beaded

thelirstthros
braids
0 Carfullystretchthewire chainsso
thestrandsaremoruniform.Cut a
pieceofyarnabout6 in. (l5cm)longer
thanthechains.Hold 3 hainsandthe
fibe.in onehandandgentlytwistthem
togetherat oneend(photo b).
) Tapetheh{istedchainsandnber
strandto yourworksurfaceor use
T pinsto holdthemon loamcore.
Separate
theI chainsandplacethefibr
strandoveroneofthen (photoc).
together.
whn
G) Braidthe 3 sections
you reachthebottomofthe braid,twist
the endstogetherasbefore.
O RepeatstepsI-3 "ith theremaining
6 chainsfor a totalof3 braids.

necklace
construction
O Twistthe3 braidstogetherat one
thetvistedendto your
end.Secure
worksurfaceandbraidthe 3 braided
together(photod).Tst-fitor
sections
thebraid.lf neessary,
trim
measure
thebraidto thedsiredlength,leaving
3-in.tails.Endby hvistingthe ends
togetherasbefore.
O Cut a s in. (I3cm) lensthof
wire andwrapit a.ound
2o'gauge
onetwistedendofthe braidedchains
a fewtimes(photoe).
) Trim theendofthe braidto about
z in. (6mm)pastthewirewrap.Fold
thetrimmedenddownnextto the
wrapandcontinuewrappingthewire,
leavingabouta 3 in. tail {photo0.
pliersto squeeze
the
Usechainnose
20-gaugewire
aroundthebraidedends.
@ slidea coneon thewneandpush
it overthewire-wrapped
end.String
a beadon thewire.(lfthe conehasa
largehol,stringa 4mm roundsilver
beadbetween
theconeandthebead.)
Makethefirsthalfofa wrappedloop
(see"Basicl').
O slideoneclasppartinto theloop
(photog).Iinishthewrapandtrimthe

matedals
.1 Spool
28-gaoge
wire
. l0 in.(25cm)
2()'gaogeWire
. 200-325
peads
4-6mm
Assorted
and
Auslancrystals
orglass
beads
.24mmRound
(oplional)
silver
beads
.2 cones
. 3-5yd.(2.7'4.5m)
Fancyyarn
. I Clasp
. Crochei
hook,
sile7
plie,wire
To0ls:
chainandrcndn0se
(optional)
Foamcore
andT'pins
cutte;

(t Repeatstepsl-s on theotherendof
th necklace.c - GloridFdrvdr
B.!deIuro!

lrr!dcdtl'.r

the thread in the direction ofthe

twist to makeit tiShtr and thinner.
Continuetwisting until th polish is
evenlydistributed and nearlydry.
when it's dry, add a secondand
possiblyathirdcoatifthe threadisnl
stiffenough.Cut the endoffat a tapr
to producea needlelike
point.
For
purse,string
the
6rst
side
ofthe
)
5 strandsofbeads(about1,000),being
caretulto kepthe thradftom snarling.
You'll needto kepabout2 yd. (1.8m)
ofthrad and somebadsa\.ailableto
work with, and you'I keppushingthe
restofthe beadstoward the bal asyou
usethe thread.
O Beginwith the knoblessstart (figure
l) andchain2. Theloopformedinthe
knoblessstart is the fit chain;leaveit
fairlylargewith a longtail (3-4in. /
7.6-l0cm)andletit turn soyoucan
work overthe tail (ffgllre 2).
(t Hold the tail againstthe loop and
work 6 beadstitchesin the loop and
ovr the tail. To work a beadstitch,
push a beadup and work a singl
crochet(yarnoverthehookandpul a
loop through th loop into which th
hookis ins(ed(photo.). Yarnover
thhookandpu[ throughbothloops
on the hook (photo b).
Gt PuUthe tail to closth loop
partwaybut not yet tighdy. Plaea piece
ofcontrastthreadoverthwork (the
row marker) so that it will restbetween
thelaststitch(st)ofthfirstrcund and
thefi.st stitchofthe secondround.
Roll'd2r Work 2 beadsinglecrocht
(bdt in eachst (12stt. To work bds,
pushup a bead,insrtthehookin the
backloop of the stitch below,yarn over
(photo c), and pull through the loop.
Yarnoverandpull throughboth loops.
At the eDdofeachround,flip thlong
endofthe markingthreadoverth
workandcontinue(photod).
purseat a time.Disardanyrnisshapen
Rol/rd J: Work 2 bds in the tust st
beads.
Afterrocheting
bothsidesof the and I bdsin the second.
Continu
purse,iointhemandmakethstrap
aroundin thismanner(18stt.
with thethreadfrom thseondpiee.
Rord 4: Work I bds in the firct st,
*2 bdsin the nextst, 1 bdsin thnxt2
purse
sides
sts*.Rpeatfrom * to * to th end of the
fills
round,ndingwithI bds(24sts).
Q rhe crochetcottoncompletely
thebeads,
soyoucan'tusea needleto
Rondt 2 bdsin th first st * I bdsin
threadthem.Instead,
stiffenthelast
the next 3 sts,2 bdsin th ner.tst*.
2 in. (scrn)ofthreadwith clea.nail
Repatfiom * to ' around,endingwith
polish.Whilethepolishis drying,twist
I bdsin eachofthe lastthreests(30sts).

purse
Beaded
iscus,thepurseshownhere,
is mucheasierto male than
it looks.Eachsideis a single
crochetbeaded
spiral,andit closes
seurely
with a snaphstener.It'sjust
therightsizefor an eveningbag
or a
pursethatyoucancarry
ncessities
insidea largerhandbas.
Stitchsizeshouldequalbeadsizeso
thework wil [ nat.Transferbeadsto
thecrochetcottonfor onesideofthe

B.rdsBur0n

. .!d Cro.h.r

Rorr,l6i I bds h thc first 2 sts '2 bds

in the next st. I bds in the next.l sts'.
'
'i
Itepentfrom to cnd I bds in the lasl
2 s t s( 1 6 s t s ) .
n o ! ' , / Z 2 b d sn r t h e n r s ts t ' l b d s
in the next 5 sts.2 bds in lhe next st'.
R e p e aftr o m ' t o ' , e n d i n gw i t h I b d s
in eachofthe last s sts (42 sls).
Most ofthe beadsin round I will bc
on the right side.Thrcad the startiDglJil
in the tapcstryneedleand, after pushiDs
allthe beadsto the beadedside,tighteD
the begnrningloop (photo e). RUDthe
star!iDgthreadthrough scveralstitches
on the wrong side aDd iasrenit off.
fioro,.ldr 1 bds nr thc first 3 sts '2 bds
in the next n, I bds in the next 6 sts'.
R e p e aftr o n 1 ' t o ' , e n d i n gw i l h I b d s
i n t h e I a s tI s t s( 4 8 s t s ) 'l
Ro!',d 9i 2 bds in the 6rst sr bds
in the next 7 sts,2 bds in thc next st'.
Repeatfron. to', eDdnrgivith I bds
in eacbofthc last 7 sts (s4 sts).
'2
R o r n Ai o i I b d s i n d r el i r s l . l s t s
bds iD tbe next sl, I bds iD thc ncxt 8
sts'. Repeatfron] ' to ', ending ivith
I bds iD the last,r sts (60 sts).
R o r / , dl l i 2 b d s i n t h e f i r s ts t ' l b d s
in the Dext9 sts,2 bds iD the ncxt st'.
Repeatfrom ' to ', ending with I bds
in the last 9 sts {66 sts).
'2
Rorrr.?/2i I bds iD the 6rst s sts
bds in the next st, I bds in the Dext l0
sts'. Repeatfrom ' to ', endnrgwith
I bds in the lst s sts (72 sts).
'l
R o r , , , dl J r 2 b d si n t h e f i r s ts t b d s
iD thc next I I sts,2 bds in dre Dextst'.
R e p c aftr o m ' t o ' , e n d i n gw i t h I b d s
i r t h e l a s tI I s t s( 7 8 s t s ) .
'2
Rou,rdl.1i I bds in the first 6 sts
bds iD the next st, I bds in the Dext 12
sts'. RcpeatfroD * to ', ending witb
I bds in the last6 sts (84 sts).
R o ! , r dl 5 i 2 b d s i n t h e f i r s ts t ' l b d s
i D t h e n e x t l 3 s t s , 2b d s i n t h e n e x ts t ' .
Repeatfrom ' to ', ending with I bds
i n t h e l a s tl 3 s t s( 9 0 s t s ) .
I l o r n d i 6 i I b d s i D t h c f i r s t7 s l s ' 2
bds iD the next st. I bds in the Dext l'l
s t s ' .R e p c aftr o n r" l o ' , c n d i r g w i t h
I b d s i n r h el a s t7 s t s( 9 6 s t s ) .
iaofln.lll work evcn (96 bds). Ar
the eDdofthe rouDd, push uP a bead
and slip stitch (bd sl st) iD thc first st
o i t h e r o u D d .( T o b d s l s t ,p u s hu p
a bead.hook through the ncxt stitch,
y a r no v e r , : n d p u l l t h e y . r n t h r o u g ht h e

ffi^
figurc
1

isure2

l.

sritchaDdthe loop oD thc hook-see

"asics"and photo0. Leavca tailto
weavein aDdpull it through the last
stitchto end. Removedre nnrker dedd.
@ rfore workilgthe sccondpiece,
looselychain (ch) 8 be.ds (photo s).
l e a v i D lgo n g t r i l s ( a b o u t6 - 8 i n . /
l 5 - 2 0 c m )a t e a c he r d . Y o u l l a r t a c h
rhis later to thc rest oftlre str.p (see
''finishing steps, slcp 1)@ Transferrhe rest oftbe hank of
beadsto thc thrcrd aDdilork the second

I
pieceasfor the 6rstthroughrouDd17,
but DO NOT endthe thread.

linisfting
steps
$ To makea tasseled,beadedcord,
userhc samethread and siart agaimt
the last stitch ofround 17.Looselych 72
beads.Pushup l0 beadsand slip stitch
(Do bcad) io the lnst ch. Repeatto

m d k el i v el 0 - b c . d l o o p 5( D h o t oh ) .

g wo,Lingrh,uugt'
ih" iopnr t'".r
loopofthe bendchain,looselybd
sl sr
in eachbd ch backro rhcbeeinnin*.
wirhthes;e ihre,,l
) Continu,nB
rightagainstthelastsiitch,hold thetwo
sjdestogetherwiththebeadsiacing
outward.Work throughthesl st ofboth
pjeces.
Thenbd sl st in thenexr66 p.irs
(phoroi).
otstitches
with the
@ To nake thestrap,coDrinue
samethreadrightagainshebeadwork

aDdlooselybd ch 124sts.pick up the

8 bd ch piecefron1srep6 of purse
sidesandbd sl sr rh.oughits back
loops.lvrap theshortpiecea.oundthe
tasseled
cord(thismakesthestrap
adjusiable)and
weavein theendswirh
thetapcsrryneedle.
Bdd st backro the
stirt ofthe strap.EDdtheryork.Then
threadthetaik on therapcsrry
needle
aDdweavethemin n$tly.
t Sewa snapro rhemiddteofrhe
opening.o - DonaKnha"B.fljantin

materials
. I BallDMCCebelia
crochetcotton,
sel0
. I HankS'seed
beads,2-cut,
orho(-cut
. #3or4Steelochd
hook
.12-18in.(30-46cm)Thead
scfap
in
contrasting
color
. #22Tapestryneedle
. Clear
nailpolish
. Snap
set,oDtional

Beadedhandbag

rochetedbagsarethe ragethese
days.You seethemeverywhere,
from Holln/ood to NewYork
Add
City to yourlocalcollegeampus.
bagforextra
beadsto yourcrocheted
purse,inspiredby
pizazz.
Th;sversatile
vintagephotosof womenwith parasols
handbags,
canbeeither
andbeaded
basedon thebeadsyou
dressyorcasual,
It's easyto makeusingafew
choose.
but ifyou're not
basiccrochetstitches,
familiarwith them,readthroughthe
instructions
beforebeginningand
practicethosethatarenewto you.

figul,

Iigure
I

@ Cut thecord,leavinga lonStail

to wavein later.To block,orshape,
thebase,pin it downtightlysoit l;es
flat,moistenthofoughly,
andlet it
dryovernight.
beadedbody
O Threada Bi8-Eyeneedlewiih th
crochetcord.String3-4ft. (.9-1.2m)
ofbeads.Tie theordto thetail against

2 scin thedc.' Repeatfrom * to *

to theendofthe round.
-work 1 scin the firstscthen2 scin
O
the nextsc.*Repeatfrom ' to * to the
O work I scin eachscforthe nexta
rounds.wavein thetails.

handbag
Iase
lO chain stitch(cb) a baserow 3x-in.
(se"Bas;cs,"
(8.8cm)long
p.3).
(sc)
(see
work
a
sinslec.ochet
)
"Basics")
in achch untilyou reachthe
end.work 3 scin theendstitch(do not
flat,rotateto
tum). Keepingtbebase
workscin eachstitchon theotherside
ofthe chain.work3 scin theendstitch.
"end"is
(on subsequent
rounds,the
thesecondstitchofeachlsc cluster
workedon thepreviousround.Each
roundhas2 ends.)
g Repeatstep2 four times.
'Sc in the next4 stitches.
work 2 sc
O
in thefifth stitch.Scuntil you rachthe
fifth stitchfrom theend.work 2 scin
thefifth stitch.Scto theend.Work 3 sc
from * to * on
in theendstitch.'Repeat
theothersideofthe oval.
steps2 and4
) Alternatebetween
approximately
until thepiecerneasures
size
6Xx3 in. (16.3x 7.6m)orthe
youprefer.
O To makethepiotdetailon the
bottomedge,.sc in the nextI stitches,
workinginto theoutsideloop only,ch
3.* Repeatfrom'to'around thebase.
O Sin eachstitcharoundthebase,
workinginto the insideloop only.
) sc in eachstitcharoundthebasefor

materials
. 2-3Balls
#5
opera
crochet
cotton,
.1209Seed
beads,
sile8"or8"hex
cuts
. Cro.hd
hook,
size
C
.8igEye
needle
.Tapeslry
nedle
.48 in.(l-zm)
fordwst
ng
Decoralive
cord
(available
inlabric
sles)

srraI
O strins 3 a ft. ofbeadson thecord.
ch 8, turn,
) workinswithout beads,
skipthe6rstch,andsbackto thestart
(7 sc).workin sfor2%in. (6.3cm).
O Ch l. Alte.nateI scand 1 bd sc
threetimes,endingwithansc.Turn,
ch I, andwork thenen row in s.
Repeatthese2 rows until the strap
the edgeofthe basewith squareknot
(see"Basics ).
Endwith 2Yin.
mensures
4l in. (1-02m).
(6.3cm)
I
and
I
bead
singl
ofsc.
Alternate
sc
)
"Basics")around
crochet (bd sc) (see
O To 6nishtheedsearoundthestrap,
work in scalonsallfoursides.worka
ihe base.CoDtinueuntil the bagt sides
measure
6 - 7 ' n . ( 1 5 l S c m ) . S t r i n g m o r e secondroundin crabstitch(revrse
singlecrochet).
Forcrabstitch,with the
your
\c
in
the
work
at
right,
ente.thefirststitch
workingwithout
beads,
G)
on the right,yarnover,andpull
next I I stitchesand decreasein the l2th
through.Yarnove.andpull through
stitch." Repeatfrom ' to ' fo. the next
bothloops(6sresla-c).
To decrease,enter the l2th stitch as
) Tie offthe cord,weavein the tail,
andblockthestrap.
for an sc,take the cord over the hook,

trgure

and pull the loop through thestitch

only, leaving2 loops on the hook.
Repeatin the 13th stitch. Yarn ove.
againand pull through all 3loops.

drawstring
andrutlle
for the
Q To createtheopenspaces
drwstring,
ch s, "skip I sc,double
crochet(dc) (see"Basict) in thenext
stitch,ch l.' Repeatfrom ' to ". when
you returnio thech 5, slipstitchinto
thethird ch. (To slipstitch,insertthe
hookthroughthechain,bringthe
yarnoverthehook,andpull tbe hook
backthroughthechainandloop
see'Basics.")
) Stanthe rume..Make2 scin the
by thech I, above,and
spacecreated
cadeB!tron. B.rd cro.h.

linishing
Place
lO Laythebasona nat surfac.
thestrap'sendsinsideat eachsideofthe
bag.Alignthe strap'sendrowsofbeads
loops.Makesur
with thedrawstring
the badsfaceoutward.
) Threada tapestryneedlewith cord
andswthestrapendsonto thewrong
sideofthebag.Sewalongthescedging
andacrossa row ofsc (belowthe
beadnork).Makesureyourstithes
arenl visibleon the surface.
throughthe
@ weavea drawstring
open spa.esbelowth ruflle, starting
andendinginthecenterofone of the
sides.Embellish
thedrawstringsends
wirh beads.c - Linlla Lehnan
l3

Filisree
Wacelet

l ) 1

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. o n r c n r i o n r lm r t e r i i l s ,l i k c s t c r l i r r g
sihrL, gol<i-lilled,rntl copptr s,irc, trr
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I f ) o u k n o $ h o $ n r c r o . h c t ,) , o ue r n
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stitchcsL)cft)rcgeltiDgst.ft.d. Th. lun
p . r r ti s g c l t i n gt o t ) l . r r$ i t h t h . . n d l e $
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inponinr ro corrtrolthe sizcofdrc
loop bclore you begin thc n.xt stit.h.
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tensioDilicr d stil.h is conrplete.itut
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c n r c h . tl d . ) l s . . B r s i e i ) i n r h c f i r n \ .
'Sl c.ibcid
r i t h r s n o b c r dt ( p h o t ob ) .
r g n i n n t h c l ( r p o n r h eh o o ku n d m i k e
u L ) c r dc h r i n s t i t . h l b d . h ) ( s e c
''lh\i.i
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d c . ' I l r k e 1 b d . h l n d ( 1 (i n l h c c \ t
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''llisics
) i ( N d r h cl o o t r o t c i n f o r . c
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r n d s . c u r ci l r o e i t h e r . o r D e r o i t h .
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w i r e r r o u n d t h e b r s es c y e r ul il n r , r sn )
f n r r s h r n k ( p h o t o0 .
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r l o n g t h cc d g ef,u l l r l o o t o l s i r c
t h r o u g ht h s t i t . hr n d . o n l i n u e

materials
. I 30yd.{27m)Spool28-gaugewrre
.80-90Class.
0rg0ldJ
lled
sterncsilver
8"lo6mm
beads.
anyszefron
.110l4mm
B e ai o
drclasp
. Steecrochet
hook.
sie 2
pliew recutte
Tools:
chainnose
rvorkilg in s. to firrishthis edge.Pull
thc \!i.c ihiough the loop rnd werve thc
t . i l i n r o r h c L ) r r c e l et ot h i d e t h ec n d .
T r i m l h c e x c e sw
s ire.
O centl,vpushthe berdsto thc lionr. c

Beaded
totem
doll
hisbeaded
dollis r fn wry ro
coDrbirre
b.rds ivirhrraditionrl
crocheto. beadcrocher.Usea
snratldisk mirro. for thc f.ce and
decorateyour doll in wh.tever colors
a n d d e s i g n as p p c a l t ov o u . y o u D y b e
surprisedat ihe dcep mcrDtrrgspeotle
lnrd irr your doll.
'l
h c b o d i e so f t h e s eb e a u t i i uIl i r t l c
tiguresare crochetedrnd rhen
decoratcdnilh ghss bcads.^ p.rtern
o f t h e b i s i cd o l l s h l p ei s i n c l L r d eidf
you prcter a scwDclorh dotl (figure l).
E n h r g et h e p a [ c r D o n . p h o t o c o p i c r
and add seamallorvances
whcn vou cut

the two body Piecesand jojn rhenr.

^licr stuffiDgthe heid nd l,odv nnnly,
sewthern togerhcr.rtthe Deck.For i
c l o t hd o l l ,b h n k c r s t i t c hl r o u n d r h e
m ' r r o r | o h o l d i t o n . S e wt h e f r o n t d n d
L)ncktogether.righr sidesfaci'rg,lcaving
o n c s r d eo p e nk r r u r Dt h c d o l l t h r o u g h .
Srulfj thcn blindsrirchrhc side closed.
Norv comesrhe fun: decor.ucyour
dollwirhberds.

crochet doll

H e a dR o r !l r C h n n r( c h ) 3 ( s e c B a s i c s , '
p . 3 ) , d o u b l ec L o c h e(td c ) l 2 ( s c e
''ll.sics,")
ir thc third.h fronr hook,
r
o
l
o
r
n
ra c i r c l e . C h2 ( d o D o tr u . D ) .
Jo'r
For the cro.heled doll, coDsrructtivo
R o r r 2 j2 h r l f d o u l , l ec r o c h e (t h d c )
r o u n dh e r d p i e c e so, n e b u i t t i r o u n d
{see Brsics ) nr euchdc srirchdrouDd
i Drrrror,irndcrochct therl k)gethcr
2 1 h d c j o n r ,c h L
n r o u n dt h e s i d c sr n d k ) P . f h c n c r o c h c t
Iior,-lr Sin8lcoeher (sc) (see
''Bdsics')
i r e r c hh d ca r o u n d - 2 1 s c j o i n , . hL
R o n , . 1' lr s . i n c n c ho f t h e n e x t2 s c
n i t c h e s s, k i pt h e n c x ts c , I s co v c r r h e
D e x ls . . ' C o D t i n u cn r c u n df r o m ' b ' ,
e r s i n gi D t h c D r i r r o r . l i s k( p h o t oa ) l8 s.-ioin.
R o r , , 5 Ir s l j ps r i r c h( s ls r ) ( s e e
''Ilrsi.s
) i D c d c hs c . r o u n d .C u r t h e
t h r c r d i n d p u l l l h r o u g hr h e l r s rl o o p .
Other side of thc head Rcpextrows I j.
R o . l i S ci n e a c hs c , l r r h es a m ct i m c
cntchingthc loop i.on row 1 ofthe
m i n ! r d i s k s i d e( n r i r r o rd i s ko u r ) f o r l 8
stit.hes.Six sk\4rcd stjtchcson rhc
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bt.l) renr.riDopcD for the Deck.Cur lhc
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s e c o D cd h l i o m t h e h o o k . n d i n e . c h c h
ir.(xs-27 sc.Ch t dnd tur ll the end
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o f l T s cl b r t h c r r D r s ) .
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Iloli,6i Scacros tl srirches.

1?o$57 16.Repearrow 6 (12 rows
o f l l s cf o r r h eb o d y ) .
Row il Sc across5 stitches_
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of5 sc for a lcg). Cut the rhreadand
pull through the last loop.
OthrlegA ach the thread to the 7rh sc
ofthc lower body; rcpeatroivs l7-2s_
Finishing Scevenlyallthe wayaround
eachdollbody p iecervithouurning.
'Ihen
s. or scw the front and backofrhe
body togethcr,leavingrhe ne.k open.
S t u i f t h eb o d y a r d h e a d T
. h e ns e wr h e
headoDto the Deckopening.

beading
thedoll
Let your imaginationbe yourguide
is you decorateyour doll. Chooschot,
bright colorsor soft pastelsor go
monochronraric.TheDusebead
emb.oidery srirchesand you. favorite
ofi-botn techniqucsro clotheyor
doll. Covcr rhe figure wirh personal
synrbolsor dressher realisticalty.you
may be surprisedat howshe rurns out.
ror the lavendcrdoll (front above
and b.ck at left), t sr.ung seedbcadson
the y.rn bcfore crochetingand ndded
thcm on many ofthe yarn oversas r
crochetedrhe b.Ne(see"B.sics'for
beddsinglecrochet).You can produce
a snrilarcffect by sewingbeadson after
thc dollis sruffed.Photo b shows

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applyingthemto thebodywith halfcrossstitch, which you maykrow from

astentstitch.Bringthe
needlpoint
onecornerof thestitch,
up
in
thread
stringabead,andsewdownin the
oppositecorner(ffgure2).
diagonally
Uselanestichfor thearm bandsand
collar.To do lane
seedbead/busle
stitch,bringtheneedleup at thestart
ofa lane(line),string3-s beads(no
more),andgo downsothelneis
perfectly
vertical.Takea horizontalhalf-

stitchon thebackandcome
bead-wide
up nextto whereyouwentdown String
the3-5beadpatternandgo downnext
to thstartofthe firstlane(Photoc and
6gure3).Keeplanesstraightandeven.
beadappliqudfor
Usebackstitch
outliningappliqu6motifsor makirs
linesor cncles.Bringtheneedleup at the
line,'st.ing3 beads,
beginningofthe
thethirdbead
andgodownrightagainst
the
backup betwen
Bringtheneedle
first2 beadsstrungandgo throughbeads
from - (Photod
2 and3 again.Repeat
andffgre4). To smoothlinesand
run the
cnclesafteraddingallthebeds,
Fill in
threadthroughthebeadsagain.
beadsor beads
outlineswith interesting
on oneai a time.
backstithed
I alsoliketo tackon a skirt(Photoe)
or peyotestitch
madewith squa.estitch
(see"Basics").
to
To addfrinsedangles
thebottomoftheskirt,exitthroughthe
bottomholeofanybeadat thehemof
theskin andaddthreeor mo.eseedor
Sewbackthroughall
buglebeads.
thebeadsbut theoneon theveryend.
thison asmanyofthe edge
Repeat
a full
beadsasyouwishto createeither
or simplefringe.o
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materials
. l-in.(2.5cm)
slore)
Round
mir{crafts
. 3Skeins
pearl
cotton
{5
(i4ilyou
. #5(1.9mm)
Steel
cochet
hook
crochetloosel,
. Fiberlill
. +12Shans
orbeading
needle
. Nymo
Bbeadinglhread
. Varietyofglass
beads:
ll",8q,and6eseed
bugles,
4-6mn
semi-precious
beads,
3mm
charms,
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stone
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bead.Then puu outthe inside
part oftheloop,thepart
thals closerto the next bead.
Continueremovnrgbeadsthis
way until you ve renroved the
'nessyrow(s)and havea tail
thaCsatleast6 8in.
(ls-20cm) long.As you look
down on the tubeend,each
b3dwill seemto be anached
to the tubecentrby a single
liDe(spoke)of thread.To
al;gnthe first row properiy,
you needto crochet a d st
undereachspokein the
oppositedirectionto your
work (phoro g). Sl st once
more uDderthe first spokei
thenpull the threadthrough

sidefromoutside
thestannrg
thefirst
to insideopposite
stitcb.Finallygo throughthe
beadandsewfromoutsideto
insideunderthecrownnext
to theothertail (photoh).
O Nowjisslethebeadwork
untilthethreadissngandtie
with a square
thetaihtogether
knot (seeBasics).
tailto
O Usetheth.eaded
pul in anythreadshowingon
thecrowns.Endrhisthreadby
goingbackthroughtherope.
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arounda ropethread,go
throughmoreofthe ropeand
repeat.
Backstitch
theother
tailintotherope.Do Dotsew
throughanybeads.

thebracelet
finishing

with
clasped
necklace
centerPiece

O Sringthecenterpiece
beadontooneendotthe
) with your handfoldedas
(tuckthe
narrowlyaspossible
thumbuDderthemiddle
tieorhavea triendtie
fingers),
thecoreco.dendsaroundthe
widestpartofyourhandwith
a surgeon
s knot(see
"Basics Besuretheknot
).
is secure.
Thecorecordwill be
I to ll,rin. (1.33.8crn)longer
thanthe crochetedrope,but
you closethissapbeginning
core
in step4,below.This
limitshowmuchthebracelet
canstretch,preventingit hom
gettingsolooseit fallsoff
O Usethebuttendofthe
hookto openoneendofthe
tubeandpulltheknotinside
ro buryit. Trim therails.
O Threadoneperlecotton
needle
tailontoa#10tapestry
andgo underthechainrow
fthecrown)ftomtheinsideto
theoutside.
Gothroughthe
bead.Thengo
centerpiece
the
underthecrownopposite
tailFom outsideto insideand
goba.kthrougbthebead.
@ co underthecrownon

Make two crochetedrope

sections.To determinethe
leDgthof eachsection,
subtractthe lengthofthe
centerpiece
beadand clasp
lion the desired length ofthe
necklaceand divideby 2.
O Afterompletingthe 6rst
ropepiecearound a long,
doubledcorecord, stringthe

squareknot on onesideof the

centerpiece
beadon the core
turn thework
cord.Then crochetthe second corestrand,
overandtie anothrsquare
rope around the corecord.
knoton theothersideof th
Join the ropesthroughe
strand.Repeaton the first side
beadasyou did in
centerpiece
"finishing the bracelet,"steps
again.sealthe knot with c-s
H}?o Cement.wlten dry,
4 7. Bury the cotton tailsat
feedthecorestrandsbackinto
O Thrcadboth corecordsat
one end through a bead cap
6oD insideto outside,go
throughthe claspring, and
comebackthrough the cap.
) rie rhe coreendsin a

steps2-3on the
@ Rpeat
otherendof the necklace,
puuingthecorestrandtight
beforknotting (photo i). c

materials
. #/ or6Shelcrochet
hook
#2
hook,
Clover
. #i Sutur
oftwisted
wineedle
needle,
*i0lapestry
nedle,
. 2Small
pinsor etlover
beads
salety
bracelet
(halistriped,
.30-359(l-lX0r.)6! Seed
halfsolid
or2colo)
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beads
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0rlargerhole)
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bead
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necldace
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.75-809(3oz.)6o
seedbeads
l-2 colors
.l Ball#5
perle
cotton
tomatch
heads
DMC
. I Centerpiece
(2mm
orlargerhole)
bead
.2yd.(1.8m)
Nylon
bead
cord#3
orkrger
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caps,
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