Christmas Necklace for Kids

I made another necklacke from felt and ribbon, this time using christmas ribbons I bought the other day.

Cheers,

  

Curly Crochet Necklace with Beads

This is a variation of my Curly Crochet Necklace where I added some small white beads to the thread.

For this necklace the first step is to thread all the beads for the necklace onto the thread before crocheting. If you don't have a large enough needle for the thread that is small enough for the beads, you can just dipp the end of the crochet thread into a clear nail polish and wait till hardens. After hardening you can use it as a needle replacement.

While crocheting the curles (see the description at the Curly Crochet Necklace) you should bring a bead down the thread from time to time. I did this after every fourth double crochet to have a nice periodic look.

Cheers,

  

Crochet Button Necklace for Kids

I always had lots of buttons and when my daughter was old enough, I let her play with them. Even bought some cheap, bright coloured ones just for her. Then she got older and those buttons were put away with many other things. A couple of days ago she found them again and asked me to do something with them. Since she loves necklaces, I suggested to crochet one using the buttons.

First we collected some buttons and a matching crochet thread. Then she threaded all the buttons for the necklace onto the thread before crocheting. I couldn’t find a large enough needle for the thread that was small enough for the button holes so I just dipped the end of the crochet thread into a clear nail polish and waited till hardened. After hardening it works surprisingly well! Finally, she crocheted the necklace.

I used a size 3 US crochet hook and a yarn called Schachenmayr Catania, which is a 100% cotton, 50g = 125m (1.75oz = 137 yds) yarn.

Skills: chain stitch
Materials: buttons, yarn, crochet hook, scissors, needle or nail polish (optional)

Instructions:
First thread all the buttons for the necklace onto the thread.
Chain 10, crochet your button into the chain, then chain another 10, add another button, repeat!
Do this until your necklace is as long as you want it to be.

Finish off and knot the ends together.

She really loves her new necklace!

Cheers,
Emese

Necklaces

Lately I posted lots of necklaces so I created a new page where you can find them all side by side.

Just click to this link for necklaces to find the page.

Have a nice day!

Cheers,
Emese

Crochet Tube Necklace

This pretty crochet tube necklace can finish off an outfit perfectly. Especially when you can make it yourself to match! For this necklace I used the same multi coloured Catania yarn as for my curly crochet necklace.

I used a size 3 US crochet hook and a yarn called Schachenmayr Catania, which is a 100% cotton, 50g = 125m (1.75oz = 137 yds) yarn.

Skills: magic ring, chain stitch, slip stich, single crochet
Materials: yarn, crochet hook, scissors

Instructions:
Start with a magic ring.
6 single crochet in the ring and close with a slip stitch.
Crochet 1 sc in each stitch. Do not close each round with a slip stitch, just keep on crocheting
Finish off and weave in end.

Make your tube as long as your tube necklace you wish to have. You can start with more than 6 single crochets in the first round, this will make your tube thicker.

Cheers,
Emese

Curly Crochet Necklace

Continuing my series of necklaces, today I would like to show you how to make a curly crochet necklace. For this necklace I used a beautiful multi coloured yarn. It is a beginner crochet pattern that only uses simple stitches that don't require any advanced techniques. Play with different yarn types and colours to find what suits you better.

I used a size 3 US crochet hook and a yarn called Schachenmayr Catania, which is a 100% cotton, 50g = 125m (1.75oz = 137 yds) yarn.

For this pattern you need to know how to do a row of chains and the double crochet. You can start with any number of chains depending on the length of the curly necklace you wish to make, but keep in mind that the length of the chain will shorten about 15-20% as it curls.

Skills: chain stitch, double crochet
Materials: yarn, crochet hook, scissors

Instructions:
Row 1: make a chain as long as you would like your necklace to be plus 15-20%
Row 2: make 2 double crochets into the fourth chain from the hook, then 3 double crochets into the next chain and each chain till you reach the end
Finish off and weave in end.

Finger block your curly necklace to the proper shape after finishing. Sometimes the curly cue loses its spiral shape while crocheting. Don't worry about it, just twist it around a few times and it will take it's curly shape back.

Cheers,