Pattern for Crocheted Beads (Patroon voor Gehaakte Kralen)… | Flickr Pattern for Crocheted Beads, 2 sizes.
You’ll need:
- wooden beads, size 0.7 inch (1,8 cm)
- wooden beads, size 1 inch (2,5 cm)
- yarn (I use thin cotton knitting yarn, like Catania)
- crochet hook, size US B-C 1-4 (UK 14-11, NL 2-3mm)
(or use any size of wooden beads you like, with matching yarn and hook)
Stitches:
Ch = US chain stitch (Dutch: losse)
SC = US single crochet (UK: double crochet, Dutch: vaste)
Sl = US slip stitch (UK: single crochet, Dutch: halve vaste)
Pattern smaller bead:
- 6 Ch, close ring with 1 Sl
- 8 SC in ring
continue SC in spirals
- *1 SC, 2 SC in same stitch*, repeat * * (= 12 stitches)
weave in tail
- 12 SC
- *1 SC, 2 SC in same stitch *, repeat * * (= 18 stitches)
- 2 to 4 rounds of 18 SC