Make My Day Camp: Crochet and Bead Bracelets (re-run)

Monday, December 18, 2023

Crochet and Bead Bracelets (re-run)

This is from the first week of my beginning the blog - I think it's time for a re-run of it in case you are a crocheter and want a last minute homemade gift idea (I updated it a bit hopefully making it a little clearer); these do not take long and are so pretty!

From September 2015:

These bracelets are pretty simple to make, I don't have the pattern to share but if you can do a single crochet you can make them no problem!

String some beads (approx 50) onto thin cotton yarn (make sure the holes in your beads are big enough to thread onto your yarn. I tried using embroidery floss but there isn't enough in a skein to complete the bracelet and with the beads strung on before you start it would be hard to add on). You are going to keep the beads together down a ways on the yarn and pull them up one at a time to crochet them into the bracelet.

Chain 7 with a very small hook; turn, skip first chain, sc in remaining 6 chains, chain 1, turn. SC across 6 chains, chain 1, turn, repeat until you have an area big enough to attach a button for the closure.

Then pull up a bead to your hook and crochet it into your sc's, I alternate 2 and 3 beads per bead row so they look a little more random. After you do one row with beads and turn, just do sc's across the next row (the "back side"), turn and do another bead row so all of the beads will be on the "right side" of the bracelet. Repeat alternating a bead row with 6 sc no bead row until it's as long as you want (mine are approx 7"). Last row I chained 5 to make a loop big enough for the button to go thru. Slip stitch into last stitch of the previous row and finish off. Sew button on the beginning end and weave ends in. Done.

Doesn't take long at all and I think they are a nice easy project - I'd wear them alone or pile 'em on my wrist. Note: you could make this as narrow or wide as you want, just add more or less chain/sc's and beads.