Beaded Crown Crochet Earrings

I had so much fun making the first pair of earrings (free pattern for Lacy Earrings by Anitalite here) I couldn't wait to come up with another, different pair of earrings.

  

  

Materials:

1 partial ball variegated size 10 crochet thread

1 pair 1" diameter hoop earrings (silvertone)

steel crochet hook size 7

60 clear glass beads  60 gm, 12/0 (or any size you prefer as these were pretty time consuming to string on this thread)

 

Special Instructions :

1. String beads onto crochet thread before begining work.
2. Keep stitch tension evenly tight so that beads stay in place and don't travel.
3. This pattern is not tested, use at your own risk.  =)
4. The word "bead" preceding any stitch means to add a bead to the first yo of that stitch.
5. Special stitches listed below
6. Photos of sc onto hoop are here towards bottom of page if you need a bit of help.

Special Stitches:

Bead Picot  3 bead ch, sl st in first bead ch
Bead Triple Picot  3 bead picot in a row, sl st to very first bead ch of first picot (makes three picots together)



Row 1:    After stringing beads onto thread, attach thread to hoop with sc, 19 sc onto hoop (keep stitches tight)
ch1, turn (20 sc)

Row 2:  (working in front loop only of sc row): skip 4 sc, bead dc in 5th sc, ch 1, *bead dc, ch 1.  Repeat from * across until four sc remaining from row 1. ch 2 more, sl st to last st on row 1.  (11 bead dc)

Row 3:   ch 3, turn.   sc in first ch 3 loop, *ch 3, skip dc, sc in ch 1, .  Repeat from * until there are 7 ch 3 loops. ch 3, sc in ch 3 loop from row 1; ch 3,  turn.

Row 4:   bead sc in first ch 3 loop,  * ch 3, 3 bead dc in next loop, ch 3, bead sc in next loop.  Repeat from * one more time, ch 3, 3 bead dc in next loop, ch 1, bead sc in last.  ch 3, turn.

Row 5:    sc in ch 3 loop, ch 1,  skip first dc, sc in next dc.  *ch 3, sc in top of next ch 3 loop; repeat from * once.  ch 1, bead triple picot; ch 1, sc in next ch 3 loop, ch 3, sc in next ch 3 loop,  ch 3 sc in middle dc of beaded dc cluster, ch 1, sc in ch 3 loop, ch 1, sc in last ch 3 loop.  Ch 3, turn.

Row 6:   skip 1st ch 3 loop, bead sc in sc, ch 3 bead tr in next loop, bead picot, ch 3, bead sc in next loop.
ch 2, bead ch, ch 2, bead ch, ch 2, bead picot, ch 2, bead ch, ch 2, bead ch, ch 2.
skip triple picot, bead sc in next ch 3 loop.
ch 5, bead tr in next ch 3 loop, bead picot, sl st in top of same bead tr.
ch 5, bead sc in next ch 3 loop, ch 3, fasten off and weave in ends.

For sec0nd earring, be sure to hold hoop in hand the opposite way the first one was held to make sure the beading will be on the correct side.  If there are any beads (in ch st or picot) that are on the wrong side, just poke them through to the other side.  That worked for me.

I'm really not sure this pattern is 100 % bullet proof so if you come across any errors please let me know in the comment section below.

Thank you and have a good time.  These earrings were fun to make - the pattern was not.  lol.  Hopefully I  didn't screw it up too much.

copyright 2010 anitalite ;-)_