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ofprojects

you learn a fewbasictri€ks.The first

row canbe a bit tricky.But onceyou've
gottenstarted,you'llbethrilledwith
4 Easy
crochet
bracelet
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howeasybeadcrochetis. J creative
bead
crochet
In thisbooklet,we'veincludeda
widevarietyofproje€tsthatusemany
stitches.Youcanmakegreatiewelry fast 6 Fastand
fabutous
r tI
with wireandb€aded chainstitch.
Whenyou getthehangofbeadcrochet
Ät
rope,try makingaprojectwith smaller 8 Braided
croclret iigure
12 figure
13 tigure
l4
seedbeadsor pendant-style p.essed
glassbeadsfor a delicateor a dramatic
effect.Ifyousliptwo beadsp€r stitch, 10 l,aaelpurse chain:Figurera: Makea loopin the
ratherthanone,you'llgetan unusual thread,crossiDgtheballendoverthe
sta€ked look.Or useavarietyofbead tail.Put thehookthroughtheloop,
sizesfor excitingspiralingtexture. 12 Sealel
trantbag yarnoverthehook,anddrawit through
You'I alsolearnal-overbeadcrochet thefirstloop.Figu.erb: Yarnoverthe
andspaced beadcrochetfor two purses. hookanddrawthroughtheloop.Repeat
Thenhavetun crocheting a doll and 14 Fitigree
bracetets for thedesirednumberofchainstitches-
embelishingit with personal symbols.
With all thesestitchingtechniques, beadciain stitch:Figüre2: Slidea
theskls the limit for yourfuturebead 16 Beaded
rorem
doll pre-strungbeadagainstthebaseofthe
crochetwork.I'vealwayswantedto try loop on thehook.Worka €hainstitch.
bead-crocheted lacedoilies.what are Thebeadis between thechains.
yoursecretcrochetdreams? lB orrr,op*
singlecrochet:Figüre3a:Insertthe
hookthroughthefront andbackofrhe
nextstitch.Yarnoveranddrawthrough
(2loopson thehook).Figur€3b:Yarn
Bea.l6Butto, MlAnzin
overanddrawthroughbothloops(l

beadsinglecrochet:Figur€s4a andb:
t'IZ6)00t.K,mb(hPub|nbiißco'^|lrighßrcsfl.J'&!'&&, [ Beforestartingasinglecfochet,slidea
I 7- mä,k.rht,b@Lmqrcrb.nprcd(cdinp*,o,inlhorcwi,ho beadagainstthebaseofthe loop on rh€
I lI ,h.F Nr4.d{pi h,h.üic rr,..rq;Lo
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b. ircr n hook.work normally.Thebeadswill be
on thesidefacingaway from you.

slipstitch:Figure5: Enterrhenextstitch
asfor singlecrochet.Yarnover,and
d.awthroughthestitchandthe loop.
Thes€
designs
areloryourpeßonaluse.
Theyarenotintended
forresale. doüblecrochetFigur€6a:Yärnover.
Thematerial haspß.r'iansly
inthisbo0klet appearcdntEead&Eutt1nMaga:l,ne.
Insertthehookthroughthesecond
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stitch from the hook, yarn over, and wrappedloopsrFigDre 12:Leavinga
drawthroughthestitch(3loopson th€ l-in. (2.5cm)tail,placethetip ofa
hook).Figue 6b:Yarnoveranddraw chainnose pliersagainstwherethe
through2 loopson thehook (2 loops b€adwill be. Bendthe tail to form
on thehook).Figure6c:Yam overand a rightangle.
dnw throughthe remaining2loopson Figüre13:With roundnose pliers,grasp
thehook(l looprenains). thetailjust pastthebendandpul it
overthejaw to pointthe otherway.
half-double crochet:Figüie7a:Yarn Figure14:Loosenthepliersgrip
ov€r. Insert th€ hook through the first enoughto rotatethemso theemptyjaw
or se€ondstitch ftom the hook, )am is aboveth€partialloopandcontinue
over,anddrawthroushthestitch(3 pullingthetail aroundthebottomjaw
loopson thehook).Fipre 7b:Yarn until it's perpendicular to th€wir€.
overanddrawthroughall3loopson Figurels: Pulla splitring,chain,et€.,
the hook(l loopon the hook). into theloop.Figue 16:To keepthe
loop round,graspit with roundnose
orerhandknot:Figue 8: Makea loop in pli€rsin yournon dorninanthand
th€cordandbringtheendthat crosses abovethecross.wrap thepliers'jaws
on top behindthe loop.Thenpull it with maskingtape to avoiddentingthe
throughto thefront. wire.Figure17:Graspthetail with
chainnose pliersto pull itaround the
squareknol:Figüre9: Bringtheleft- wire until it meetsthebead. Male the
handcordov€rtheright-handcordand firstwrapagainstthepliers;k€epwraps
around.Figur€l0: Crossrightoverleft closetogether.OneMap will keepthe
andgo throughtheloop. loop from openin$additionalwraps are
de€orative. Clip.Pressthecut €ndin
sürgson'sknot:Theextrawrapmakes with chainnose pliers.
the top curl around th€ sidesfor a
strongerknot. Fture I l: Beginasa squarestilch:Figurel8: Stringth€
squareknor ffgur€s9 and l0). Go requir€dnumberofbeadsfor thefirst
throughtheloopagain,thentighten. row.Thenstringthefirstbeadofthe
secondrowand go throughthelast
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 samedir€€tion.
Th€ n€w 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
llatpeyote
even-coult Figur€
20:
Stringonebeadandloopthroughit
againin the samedir€ction, 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
halfaspace to form row l. To b€ginrow
3 (count rowsdiagonaly), pick up a
b€adand stitch through th€ secondbead
from the end.Pick up a beadand go
through th€ fourth b€adfiom the end.
Continuein thismanner.Endby going
through the first b€adstrung.Figwe 22:
To stan row 4 and aI other rows,pick
up a beadandgo throughth€lastbead
addedon the previousrow.
weave through the work in a zigzng
path to end thread.Begina thr€adthe
sameway,exiting the lastbeadaddedin
thesamedirectionto resume.
 Easv
croöhet
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
O Strins
a lz-iD.lscm)
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 I
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 slrand. Cut the thrcad from
( p h o t o d ) . l h e n r i g h r e nt h e lhe spool,leavinga 20 in. materials
krop ncxt ro thc lasrchaiD ( 5 l c m ) t a i l a n d p u l l r h et a i l .350Seed beads,
sie8"
s t i t c h .S l i d et h e . r y s t a l u pr o through the last loop to . 20-30Accent beads,idangle
the worked sedioD-M,rkea beads,linyleardrcps,
elc.
loop nfter the crysralasfor ar .8 5.6mm Bicone
ofCzsch
overhandknot (see"Basics") tinisiing iirc-polished
crystals
and pnssthe worked sedioD O Threada needle on rhc . lg Seed beads,
sizell"
through it (photoe). Slip rhe cndingtail.Strin8an . I Spool
8" or a l{ymoD
crochct hook into the loop crysta],I 2 seedbeads, .l ll in.(l.3cm)Shank
the button
beforc tighteDiDg. button,and l-2 seedbeads. . Beadingneedles,
f12
O Repeatsrcps4 5 untilyou Sewbackthroughthecrystal . GSHypo Cement
havccrochctcdrhe entire or 8'nnd I 2 bcadson the . Steelcrochet hook,
sizel1
rr.rd.'ßu1.tr . ß..r1.rt\h.l
lastchainstitch (photo 0. Repeatthe
tlread path twicefor se.urity.
O s€wback through th€ the bracel€t
in a straightline, passingthrough l-2
of thc bead! in eachchain stit€h and
everycr'ßtal. When you r€achthe
other end,string an 8cor a crystal
and testthe l€ngth of th€ bracelet.If it's
Creative
bead
cr0chet
Ia eadcroche!rope! mak€beautifirl
öil'.:i:[1fifl:ffi::*,
monochromaticcolor s.h€mesbut th€y
canalsobe createdin just about any
pattem you desire.
For your fiIst project, us€larger
beadsstrung in a stripe pattem----one
wftite, oneblads for example.That way
you'll alwaysknow which beadis next.
After 'ou'v€ masteredth€ baric
techniqu€s(s€ep. l8), usethe followirg
procedur€to creat€your own pattems.
too long, gatherup the length slighdy. @ Reinforcedrc loop and tic aooth€r
g strhg enoughI 1" s€edbeadsto surg€on'sknot with thc t ils. S€w
makea loop th.t 6ts ov€r the button through a f€w more beadswith eachtail
and s€wba€kthrough the €rtßtalor 8" More trimming drc thread.c
- DianeDoi'
t horo g). Tie th€ working threadto thc
threadtail at th€ startingend with a
"Dasics").Glue
surSeon'sknot (s€e
the knot.
Simplycrochet l-2 inchesin plain correctstringing order for the cntire
white beads.Draw your pattem pätt€m on your thr€ad (tthoto c). You
(diamonds,hearts,l€tters,etc.)onto the canbeadwholestorieson a lope or u!.
beadropewiih pemanett colored subd€shadesto fad€a rainbow acrossa
markers(photo a). Then unravelthe Diec..a - LfirleMaic Cle.d
rope (photo b). Now you havethe
,**r ':3
.tl
r?l
B..datBrxon . B.id Croch.r
Fastandfabulous
n thecommercial fishinsharborsnearmy
homein Halrri't, fisherrneD workwith ners
coveredin sparklingdrops ofwater.These
neckla€es-withtheircrystals, pearls,and
gemstones heldcaptiveby wjre-.em ind me
ofthoseglist€ningfishingners.
Thenecklaces work up quicuyandaretun
to make.In no time at alt,you canadda high-
Iasnronaccessoryto youriewelryco ection.
B.rd+Buton.
Bepreparedto attractsomeatt€ntion,
however.
Strangers
areboundto stopyou to admire
With a crochetwife necktace,lightDess is
essential;adda hearybeadandih,i droop.
Tbefinerthewire,thelishterandmoreflexibte
theneckiace. Youcanusefine-ßauqe srerline,
gold-filled,andcopperwir. ", *.tirr,rni",";.
wire, whichis available
in manycolors.
serd cro.her
 Fora choker styleDecklace,kcep pleasirgdistributnrnoicolors,shapcs,
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 andsizeswheDthestraDds lic together.
graduateddrape.cut eachstrand a lcw
incheslonger thaDthe previousonc. attaching andclasp
cones
working with crochethooks ofdiffe.cnt
sizeschangesthe leDgtbofchaiD vou
make from a given leDgthofwirc.
Changingthe wire gaugeaffectsboth
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 .
t, |-t\)

Ioop sizeand srrandlength. (7.6cm) pieceof22 g.uge \rire, make a

wrappedloop (see Basi.s'). Put the
crocheted
strands lwistcd tvireshal6'aytlrrough the loop,
O To determirrethe length ofthe bcnd rhcm in half, aDdhvist (photod).
crocheredstrands,subtractthe length G) Pull thc headpin through the large
ofthc con€sand clasparon the desired opcning in the cone to hide tbe twisted
length ofyour finishedDeckh.e. FoL wnc ends(photo e).
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 ) @ Make the first halfofa wrapped
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 . loop rvith the wire that extendsabove
€) Startingabout 2 in. (sclll) rron ore 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
end ofa wirc srrand,make I ch.nr largerthan about l in./3mm, keepthe
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 loop f.oDr bcing pulled back irrto the
largecnough lo accommodatethe coDeby firsr stringinga beadslightly
crochcrhook, but not much larger largerthan thc opcning.) Slip one part
(photoa). Keepthe tensionaDd loop ofthc cltrspor a wire figure 8 (see
'inaknrg
sizeevcnas you work. the clasp belor') onto the
€) Stringa bc,rdon the loDgt.ril of rvire loop, theDcompletcthc wrappedloop.
and pushit closcto thc lastchain stitch. @ llepeat dresestcpsto finish the other
Cdtchthe wirc ibote thebeadwith the
hook aDdpull it through the loop to
makeanotherchainstitch,but don1pull makingtheclasp
the beadthrough the loop (photob). My cldspcoDsistsoftwo wire figure'8s
Make anothcr3 chnin stitches. rnd a hook with a spiral ernbellishment
() Repeatstep 3, stringing a rnndom (photo0.
mix ofpexrls and othcr bcads,until you Q ro nrakea figure 8, useroundnosc
haveabout 2 iD. ofi{ire left. (You crn 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
enhancethe necklaccs airy, ireclbrm end ofthe l8 gaugewire. Positionthe
look by varying thc numbcr ofchain pliersabout N in. below that loop and
stitchesbe${eenbcnds.)whcn you ve makeaDotherloop in the oppositc
madethe lxst chain stir.h, püllthe r{ire direction. l rim the excesswirc. Thc
tail through the loop. 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
@ Crochet5 nrxe strrnds to conrplerc .cntcr portior ofthe irire- Make a
the necklice.As you work, vary thc bcad
placenrentto give the finishedpiccc 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
materials chuirnose pliersiDd r{nrd thc wirc tail
.36tt (llm)28-or
. Peas.assorted
. Crystals
30-gauge
coloßand
and/orglass
Wre
szes
beads,
assodedcooß
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 ) &..
andsizes O Ällow 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
. ClasporI tt.(30cm)
l8-gauge
w re a snrallloopat the $'ire s en.l.
. Si?eJorKcrochethook @ Hanmer the rvirepiecesseveral
Tools:roundandchainnosepliers,
diagona tincs to llitlen and strengthendreDr,
lvrecutters.
hammer(optional) ifdcsircd. c - src I(; ivi/.nx
 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 wire-crocheled
chains ''llisi.s,
p. l). (lr.chcl l-3 Dredium
stores,ind citalogshlvc beentirll 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
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or cro.heted$'ith beids. \Vir. ind 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 e i o . h c ri . h i i n s t i t c h( s c e B . r s i . i
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. o m b i n e st h e s cc l c I n c n t u ssingonlv i ü . 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
thc sinplest techniqu.s. o n . . t h . c h u i r ) isn d n r i n d s o f v i n l iu.rkethe chai about onc thitul
To recrertethis lerlur.d ld)k, .rrc brdirlecl()gcthef. long.f thrn the dc!ired firrish..l length
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iDd br.id thenr toqethcrrvith tinc\' 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 ncccleds'illdepend on hoiv tighth you
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 thc r{ire tior)r thc sBr)l. trr.ridthc chrins togcrbcr.Ifthe ch,rins
$'ith conesfor i clcin ilnish. € ) M i k c r h ei r s t . h r i n n , r c hI i n . .rretdr long,you crn lrin thenrlater.
( ; . 6 c , r r )h o n r t h c . n d o f t h e \ ! i r c ( s . c 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 Car€fullystretchthewire chainsso
thestrandsaremor€uniform.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 chainsandplacethefib€r
strandoveroneofthen (photoc).
G) Braidthe 3 sections together.
wh€n
you reachthebottomofthe braid,twist
the endstogetherasbefore.
O RepeatstepsI-3 "ith theremaining
6 chainsfor a totalof3 braids.

necklace
construction
O Twistthe3 braidstogetherat one
end.Secure thetvistedendto your
worksurfaceandbraidthe 3 braided
sectionstogether(photod).T€st-fitor
measure thebraid.lf ne€essary,trim
thebraidto thed€siredlength,leaving
3-in.tails.Endby hvistingthe ends
togetherasbefore.
O Cut a s in. (I3cm) lensthof
2o'gauge wire andwrapit a.ound
onetwistedendofthe braidedchains
a fewtimes(photoe). matedals
€) Trim theendofthe braidto about .1 Spool 28-gaogewire
z in. (6mm)pastthewirewrap.Fold . l0 in.(25cm)
2()'gaogeWire
thetrimmedenddownnextto the . 200-325 4-6mm peads
Assorted and
wrapandcontinuewrappingthewire, Auslancrystalsorglass
beads
leavingabouta 3 in. tail {photo0. .24mmRound silver (oplional)
beads
Usechainnose pliersto squeezethe .2 cones
20-gaugewire aroundthebraidedends. . 3-5yd.(2.7'4.5m)
Fancyyarn
@ slidea coneon thewneandpush . I Clasp
it overthewire-wrapped end.String . Crocheihook,
sile7
a beadon thewire.(lfthe conehasa To0ls:chain- pließ,wire
andrcündn0se
largehol€,stringa 4mm roundsilver cutteß; Foamcore
andT'pins(optional)
beadbetween theconeandthebead.)
Makethefirsthalfofa wrappedloop
(see"Basicl').
O slideoneclasppartinto theloop
(photog).Iinishthewrapandtrimthe

(t Repeatstepsl-s on theotherendof
th€ necklace.c - GloridFdrvdr

B.!deIuro! lrr!dcdtl'.r

purse
Beaded
iscus,thepurseshownhere,
is mucheasierto male than
it looks.Eachsideis a single
crochetbeaded spiral,andit closes
se€urely with a snaphstener.It'sjust
therightsizefor an eveningbag or a
n€cessities pursethatyoucancarry
insidea largerhandbas.
Stitchsizeshouldequalbeadsizeso
thework wil [€ nat.Transferbeadsto
thecrochetcottonfor onesideofthe
purseat a time.Dis€ardanyrnisshapen
beads. After€rocheting
bothsidesof the and I bdsin the second.
purse,iointhemandmaketh€strap
with thethreadfrom th€se€ondpie€e.
purse sides
Q rhe crochetcottoncompletely fills round,€ndingwithI bds(24sts).
thebeads, soyoucan'tusea needleto
threadthem.Instead, stiffenthelast
2 in. (scrn)ofthreadwith clea.nail
polish.Whilethepolishis drying,twist I bdsin eachofthe lastthreests(30sts).
B.rdsBur0n . ü.!d Cro.h.r
the thread in the direction ofthe
twist to makeit tiSht€r and thinner.
Continuetwisting until th€ polish is
evenlydistributed and nearlydry.
when it's dry, add a secondand
possiblyathirdcoatifthe threadisnl
stiffenough.Cut the endoffat a tap€r
to producea needlelike point.
€) For the 6rst sideofthe purse,string
5 strandsofbeads(about1,000),being
caretulto ke€pthe thr€adftom snarling.
You'll needto ke€pabout2 yd. (1.8m)
ofthr€ad and someb€adsa\.ailableto
work with, and you'I ke€ppushingthe
restofthe beadstoward the bal asyou
usethe thread.
O Beginwith the knoblessstart (figure
l) andchain2. Theloopformedinthe
knoblessstart is the fißt 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
ov€r 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
th€hookandpu[ throughbothloops
on the hook (photo b).
Gt PuUthe tail to clos€th€ loop
partwaybut not yet tighdy. Pla€ea piece
ofcontrastthreadoverth€work (the
row marker) so that it will restbetween
thelaststitch(st)ofth€firstrcund and
thefi.st stitchofthe secondround.
Roll'd2r Work 2 beadsinglecroch€t
(bdt in eachst (12stt. To work bds,
pushup a bead,ins€rtthehookin the
backloop of the stitch below,yarn over
(photo c), and pull through the loop.
Yarnoverandpull throughboth loops.
At the eDdofeachround,flip th€long
endofthe markingthreadoverth€
workandcontinue(photod).
Rol/rd J: Work 2 bds in the tust st
Continu€
aroundin thismanner(18stt.
Roürd 4: Work I bds in the firct st,
*2 bdsin the nextst, 1 bdsin th€n€xt2
sts*.R€peatfrom * to * to th€ end of the
Roündt 2 bdsin th€ first st * I bdsin
the next 3 sts,2 bdsin th€ ner.tst*.
Rep€atfiom * to ' around,endingwith
 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

ffi^
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).
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1
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 läst 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). isure2 l.
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 sritchaDdthe loop oD thc hook-see
"ßasics"and photo0. Leavca tailto
i n t h e l a s tl 3 s t s( 9 0 s t s ) . I
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 weavein aDdpull it through the last
bds iD the next st. I bds in the Dext l'l stitchto end. Removedre nnrker düedd. pieceasfor the 6rstthroughrouDd17,
s t s ' .R e p c aftr o n r" l o ' , c n d i r g w i t h @ rfore workilgthe sccondpiece, but DO NOT endthe thread.
I b d s i n r h el a s t7 s t s( 9 6 s t s ) . looselychain (ch) 8 be.ds (photo s).
iaofln.lll work evcn (96 bds). Ar l e a v i D lgo n g t r i l s ( a b o u t6 - 8 i n . / linisfting
steps
the eDdofthe rouDd, push uP a bead 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 $ To makea tasseled,beadedcord,
and slip stitch (bd sl st) iD thc first st rhis later to thc rest oftlre str.p (see userhc samethread and siart agaimt
''finishing steps, slcp 1)- the last stitch ofround 17.Looselych 72
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, @ Transferrhe rest oftbe hank of beads.Pushup l0 beadsand slip 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 beadsto thc thrcrd aDdilork the second (Do bcad) iüo 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 ) . aDdlooselybd ch 124sts.pick up the
g wo,Lingrh,uugt'
ih" iopnr t'".r 8 bd ch piecefron1srep6 of purse materials
loopofthe bendchain,looselybd sl sr sidesandbd sl sr rh.oughits back . I BallDMCCebelia
crochetcotton,
süel0
in eachbd ch backro rhcbeeinnin*. loops.lvrap theshortpiecea.oundthe . I HankS'seedbeads,2-cut,
orho(-cut
€) Continu,nB wirhthes;e ihre,,l tasseled cord(thismakesthestrap . #3or4Steelüochd hook
rightagainstthelastsiitch,hold thetwo adjusiable)and weavein theendswirh .12-18in.(30-46cm)Theadscfap
in
sjdestogetherwiththebeadsiacing thetapcsrryneedle. Bdd st backro the contrasting
color
outward.Work throughthesl st ofboth stirt ofthe strap.EDdtheryork.Then . #22Tapestryneedle
pjeces.Thenbd sl st in thenexr66 p.irs threadthetaik on therapcsrryneedle . Clear
nailpolish
(phoroi).
otstitches aDdweavethemin n$tly. . Snapset,oDtional
@ To nake thestrap,coDrinue with the €t Sewa snapro rhemiddteofrhe
samethreadrightagainsühebeadwork opening.o - DonaKnha"B.fljantin

Beadedhandbag
 rochetedbagsarethe ragethese
days.You seethemeverywhere,
from Holln/ood to NewYork
City to yourlocalcollege€ampus. Add
beadsto yourcrocheted bagforextra
pizazz. Th;sversatile purse,inspiredby
vintagephotosof womenwith parasols
andbeaded handbags,canbeeither
dressyorcasual, basedon thebeadsyou
choose. It's easyto makeusingafew
basiccrochetstitches, but ifyou're not
familiarwith them,readthroughthe
instructions beforebeginningand
practicethosethatarenewto you.
handbag
Iase
lO chain stitch(cb) a baserow 3x-in.
(8.8cm)long (se€"Bas;cs,"
p.3).
€) work a sinslec.ochet(sc)(see
"Basics") in €achch untilyou reachthe
end.work 3 scin theendstitch(do not
tum). Keepingtbebase flat,rotateto
workscin eachstitchon theotherside
ofthe chain.work3 scin theendstitch.
(on subsequent "end"is
rounds,the
thesecondstitchofeachlsc cluster
workedon thepreviousround.Each
roundhas2 ends.)
g Repeatstep2 four times.
'Sc in the next4 stitches.
O work 2 sc
in thefifth stitch.Scuntil you r€achthe
fifth stitchfrom theend.work 2 scin
thefifth stitch.Scto theend.Work 3 sc
in theendstitch.'Repeat from * to * on
theothersideofthe oval.
€) Alternatebetween steps2 and4
until thepiecerneasures approximately
6Xx3 in. (16.3x 7.6€m)orthe size
youprefer.
O To makethepi€otdetailon the
bottomedge,.sc in the nextI stitches,
workinginto theoutsideloop only,ch
3.* Repeatfrom'to'around thebase.
O S€in eachstitcharoundthebase,
workinginto the insideloop only.
€) sc in eachstitcharoundthebasefor
@ Cut thecord,leavinga lonStail
to w€avein 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 the€ordto thetail against
figu€l,
Iigure
I to theendofthe round.
trgure
the edgeofthe basewith ä squareknot
(see"Basics ).
€) Alternate I sc and I bead
"Basics")around
crochet (bd sc) (see
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(rev€rse
G) workingwithout beads, \c
next I I stitchesand decreasein the l2th
stitch." Repeatfrom ' to ' fo. the next
To decrease,enter the l2th stitch as
for an sc,take the cord over the hook,
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
Q To createtheopenspaces for the
dräwstring, 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
spacecreated by thech I, above,and
ßcadeB!tron. B.rd cro.h.
materials
. 2-3Ballsopera
crochet #5
cotton,
.1209Seed sile8"or8"hex
beads, cuts
. Cro.hdhook,size
C
.8igEye needle
.Tapeslryne€dle
.48 in.(l-zm)Decoralive
cordfordßwst
ng
(available
inlabric
slües)
2 scin thedc.' Repeatfrom * to *
-work 1 scin the firstscthen2 scin
O
the nextsc.*Repeatfrom ' to * to the
O work I scin eachscforthe nexta
rounds.w€avein thetails.
srraI
O strins 3 a ft. ofbeadson thecord.
€) workinswithout beads, ch 8, turn,
skipthe6rstch,ands€backto thestart
(7 sc).workin s€for2%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
mensures 4l in. (1-02m).Endwith 2Yin.
singl€ (6.3cm) ofsc.
O To 6nishtheedsearoundthestrap,
work in scalonsallfoursides.worka
singlecrochet). Forcrabstitch,with the
in the work at your right,ente.thefirststitch
on the right,yarnover,andpull
through.Yarnove.andpull through
bothloops(6süresla-c).
€) Tie offthe cord,weavein the tail,
andblockthestrap.
linishing
lO Laythebasona nat surfac€. Place
thestrap'sendsinsideat eachsideofthe
bag.Alignthe strap'sendrowsofbeads
with thedrawstring loops.Makesur€
the b€adsfaceoutward.
€) Threada tapestryneedlewith cord
ands€wthestrapendsonto thewrong
sideofthebag.Sewalongthescedging
andacrossa row ofsc (belowthe
beadnork).Makesureyourstit€hes
arenl visibleon the surface.
@ weavea drawstring throughthe
open spa.esbelowth€ ruflle, starting
andendinginthecenterofone of the
sides.Embellish thedrawstringsends
wirh beads.c - Linlla Lehnan
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 Beaded
totem
doll hisbeaded dollis r fün wry ro the two body Piecesand jojn rhenr.
coDrbirre
b.rds ivirhrraditionrl ^licr stuffiDgthe heid nd l,odv nnnly,
crocheto. beadcrocher.Usea sewthern togerhcr.rtthe Deck.For i
snratldisk mirro. for thc f.ce and 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
decorateyour doll in wh.tever colors 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
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 L)ncktogether.righr sidesfaci'rg,lcaving
surprisedat ihe dcep mcrDtrrgspeotle 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 .
lnrd irr your doll. Srulfj thcn blindsrirchrhc side closed.
'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 Norv comesrhe fun: decor.ucyour
tiguresare crochetedrnd rhen dollwirhberds.
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 crochetä doll
you prcter a scwDclorh dotl (figure l). 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 , '
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 p . 3 ) , d o u b l ec L o c h e(td c ) l 2 ( s c e
''ll.sics,") Iloli,6i Scacros tl srirches.
and add seamallorvances whcn vou cut ir thc third.h fronr hook, 1?o$57 16.Repearrow 6 (12 rows
Jo'r r o l o r n ra c i r c l e . C h2 ( d o D o tr u . D ) . o f l l s cf o r r h eb o d y ) .
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 ) Row il Sc across5 stitches_
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 R o r r i/ 8 2 5 i l { e p e a r . o w1 7 1 9r o w s
i Drrrror,irndcrochct therl k)gethcr 2 1 h d c j o n r ,c h L of5 sc for a lcg). Cut the rhreadand
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 Sin8lcüoeher (sc) (see
''Bdsics') pull through the last loop.
i r e r c hh d ca r o u n d - 2 1 s c - Oth€rlegA ach the thread to the 7rh sc
j o i n , . hL ofthc lower body; rcpeatroivs l7-2s_
R o n , . 1' lr s . i n c n c ho f t h e n e x t2 s c Finishing Scevenlyallthe wayaround
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 eachdollbody p iecervithouüurning.
D e x ls . . ' C o D t i n u cn r c u n df r o m ' b ' , 'Ihen
s. or scw the front and backofrhe
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 ) - body togethcr,leavingrhe ne.k open.
l8 s.-ioin. 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
R o r , , 5 Ir s l j ps r i r c h( s ls r ) ( s e e headoDto the Deckopening.
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) 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 . beading
thedoll
Other side of thc head Rcpextrows I j. Let your imaginationbe yourguide
R o ü . l i S ci n e a c hs c , l r r h es a m ct i m c is you decorateyour doll. Chooschot,
cntchingthc loop i.on row 1 ofthe bright colorsor soft pastelsor go
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 monochronraric.TheDusebead
stit.hes.Six sk\4rcd stjtchcson rhc emb.oidery srirchesand you. favorite
m i r o r d i s kb . s ea D dt h c h e a db a c k0 2 ofi-botn techniqucsro clotheyoür
bt.l) renr.riDopcD for the Deck.Cur lhc doll. Covcr rhe figure wirh personal
t h f e i d i D d p u l l r h r o u g hr h et a s rl o o p . synrbolsor dressher realisticalty.you
B o d y ( m a k e 2 ) - R n r / i C h 2 8 .S . i n r h e may be surprisedat howshe rurns out.
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 ror the lavendcrdoll (front above
ir.(xs-27 sc.Ch t dnd tuür ll the end and b.ck at left), t sr.ung seedbcadson
the y.rn bcfore crochetingand ndded
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o f l T s cl b r t h c r r D r s ) . beddsinglecrochet).You can produce
l o ' r - 5 i S l s t r c r o s s8 s c ,c h l , s . r c ( x s a snrilarcffect by sewingbeadson after
thc dollis sruffed.Photo b shows
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2 bead-wide stitchon thebackandcome
up nextto whereyouwentdown String
the3-5beadpatternandgo downnext
to th€startofthe firstlane(Photoc and
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Usebackstitch beadappliqudfor
outliningappliqu6motifsor makirs
linesor cncles.Bringtheneedleup at the
beginningofthe line,'st.ing3 beads,
fi$rc 3 andgodownrightagainst thethirdbead
Bringtheneedle backup betw€en the
first2 beadsstrungandgo throughbeads
2 and3 again.Repeat from - (Photod
andffgüre4). To smoothlinesand materials
cnclesafteraddingallthebeäds, run the . l-in.(2.5cm)
Roundmirü{craftsslore)
threadthroughthebeadsagain. Fill in . 3Skeins pearl
cotton
{5
outlineswith interesting beadsor beads . #5(1.9mm) Steel
cochethook(i4ilyou
backstit€hed on oneai a time. crochetloosel,
I alsoliketo tackon a skirt(Photoe) . Fiberlill
madewith squa.estitch or peyotestitch . +12Shans orbeadingneedle
(see"Basics"). To addfrinsedangles to . Nymo Bbeadinglhread
thebottomoftheskirt,exitthroughthe . Varietyofglass
beads:ll",8q,and6eseed
applyingthemto thebodywith half-
crossstitch, which you maykrow from bottomholeofanybeadat thehemof beads, 3mmbugles,
4-6mn semi-precious
needl€point astentstitch.Bringthe theskin andaddthreeor mo.eseedor stone charms,
beads, etc,
thread up in onecornerof thestitch, buglebeads. Sewbackthroughall
stringabead,andsewdownin the thebeadsbut theoneon theveryend.
diagonally oppositecorner(ffgure2). Repeat thison asmanyofthe edge
Uselanestichfor thearm bandsand beadsasyouwishto createeither a full
seedbead/busle collar.To do lane or simplefringe.o
stitch,bringtheneedleup at thestart - PatChiova e' ih KathlynMoss
ofa lane(line),string3-s beads(no
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part oftheloop,thepart
thals closerto the next bead.
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way until you ve renroved the
'nessyrow(s)and havea tail
thaCsatleast6 8in.
(ls-20cm) long.As you look
down on the tubeend,each
b€3dwill seemto be anached
to the tubecent€rby 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
thebracelet
finishing
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beadontooneendotthe
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narrowlyaspossible (tuckthe
thumbuDderthemiddle
fingers), tieorhavea triendtie
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widestpartofyourhandwith
a surgeon s knot(see
"Basics Besuretheknot
).
is secure. Thecorecordwill be
I to ll,rin. (1.33.8crn)longer
thanthe crochetedrope,but
youü closethissapbeginning
in step4,below.This core
limitshowmuchthebracelet
canstretch,preventingit hom
gettingsolooseit fallsoff
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hookto openoneendofthe
tubeandpulltheknotinside
ro buryit. Trim therails.
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tailontoa#10tapestry needle
andgo underthechainrow
fthecrown)ftomtheinsideto
theoutside. Gothroughthe
centerpiece bead.Thengo
underthecrownopposite the
tailFom outsideto insideand
goba.kthrougbthebead.
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thestannrg sidefromoutside
to insideopposite thefirst
stitcb.Finallygo throughthe
beadandsewfromoutsideto
insideunderthecrownnext
to theothertail (photoh).
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untilthethreadissnügandtie
thetaihtogether with a square
knot (seeBasics).
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pul in anythreadshowingon
thecrowns.Endrhisthreadby
goingbackthroughtherope.
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arounda ropethread,go
throughmoreofthe ropeand
repeat. Backstitchtheother
tailintotherope.Do Dotsew
throughanybeads.
clasped with
necklace
centerPiece
Make two crochetedrope
sections.To determinethe
leDgthof eachsection,
subtractthe lengthofthe
centerpiecebeadand clasp
lion the desired length ofthe
necklaceand divideby 2.
O After€ompletingthe 6rst
ropepiecearound a long,
doubledcorecord, stringthe
centerpiece beadon the core squareknot on onesideof the
cord.Then crochetthe second corestrand, turn thework
rope around the corecord. overandtie anoth€rsquare
Join the ropesthroughüe knoton theothersideof th€
centerpiece beadasyou did in strand.Repeaton the first side
"finishing the bracelet,"steps again.sealthe knot with c-s
4 7. Bury the cotton tailsat H}?o Cement.wlten dry,
feedthecorestrandsbackinto
O Thrcadboth corecordsat
one end through a bead cap @ R€peat steps2-3on the
6oD insideto outside,go otherendof the necklace,
throughthe claspring, and puuingthecorestrandtight
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materials
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beads
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necldacerülhclasp
.75-809(3oz.)6o seedbeads l-2 colors
.l Ball#5 DMC perlecotton
tomatch heads
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.2yd.(1.8m) Nylonbead cord#3 orkrger
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