Intermediate
Make your strand of beads as long or short as you wish, and with as many differently sized and coloured beads threaded on as your heart desires!
Intermediate
Make your strand of beads as long or short as you wish, and with as many differently sized and coloured beads threaded on as your heart desires!
MEASUREMENTS
Small beads approx 2cm (¾in) in diameter.
Medium beads approx 2.5cm (1in) in diameter.
Large beads approx 4cm (1½in) in diameter.
YARN
1 x 100g ball – approx 400m (437yds) – DMC Petra no 5, 100% long staple cotton, in each of:
Yarn A: shade 5415, silver
Yarn B: shade 5800, blue
Yarn C: shade 5745, yellow
Yarn D: shade 5149, pink
Yarn E: shade L3821, gold metallic
ALTERNATIVE YARNS
Any fine crochet thread will do for beads of this dimension, although you can use any weight of yarn and scraps from other projects and the beads will just come out different sizes.
TENSION
Exact tension isn’t essential for this project but make sure that you crochet tightly so that the stuffing does not show.
EXTRAS
*2.25mm crochet hook
*Stitch marker
*Darning needle
*Toy stuffing
PATTERN NOTES
Beads are worked in the round, do not turn throughout. Rounds worked in spirals, do not join into rounds. Place a marker in first stitch of round to mark beginning of rounds and count rounds, moving marker up every round. Begin stuffing ball from last even round to ensure an evenly filled ball.
SMALL BEAD
Using 2.25mm crochet hook and any colour, work 2 ch.
Rnd 1: Work 6dc into first ch made, do not join round.
Rnd 2: Work 2dc into each dc around. 12dc
Work three rnds straight in dc without increasing, then begin to stuff bead.
Begin to decrease as follows:
Rnd 6: (Dc2tog) around until you can decrease no more.
Fasten off yarn and sew up final hole to secure.
MEDIUM BEAD
Using 2.25mm crochet hook and any colour, work 2 ch.
Rnd 1: Work 6dc into first ch made, do not join round.
Rnd 2: Work 2dc into each dc around. 12dc
Rnd 3: Work (1dc, 2dc into next st) around. 18dc
Work five rnds straight in dc without increasing, then begin to stuff bead.
Begin to decrease as follows:
Rnd 9: (1dc, dc2tog) around. 12dc
Rnd 10: (Dc2tog) around until you can decrease no more.
Fasten off yarn and sew up final hole to secure.
LARGE BEAD
Using 2.25mm crochet hook and any colour, work 2 ch.
Rnd 1: Work 6dc into first ch made, do not join round.
Rnds 2–3: Work 2dc into each dc around. 24dc
Work seven rnds straight in dc without increasing, then begin to stuff bead.
Begin to decrease as follows:
Rnds 11–12: (Dc2tog) around until you can decrease no more.
Fasten off yarn and sew up final hole to secure.
CHAIN
Using 2.25mm hook and yarn E, work a chain as long as you wish the necklace to be.
Fasten off yarn.
FINISHING
Thread chain into large darning needle. Thread beads at random onto chain and fasten ends of chain together to secure.
For bracelet version, make a length of chain that fits around your wrist, plus 4cm (1½in), sl st into a ch approx 4cm (1½in) away from hook to create a loop and fasten off yarn. Thread some small beads onto the chain and sew last bead to non-looped end of chain. Fasten bracelet by wrapping round wrist, then inserting final bead through end loop of chain.
