January's theme for Ornament Thursday is Love Story. It may bring to mind that sappy '70's movie with Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neill . Today's project has nothing to do with that. One of the crafts I love is crochet and I'm happy it's back with a vengence. Spirals n shay uses crochet and my flat spirals for a one of a kind necklace.
Supplies you'll need are
Five (5) silver plum flat spirals
Size 8 seed beads in coordinating color
Pearle Cotton size 5 in coordinating color
Two (2) soldered sterling silver jump rings
One (1) "S" sterling silver clasp (I made my own out of 18 gauge sterling wire)
Tools:
1 big eye needle
1 crochet hook size 2.5mm
Scissors
Rather than give an entire set of directions, I'm going to focus on what I love most, the crochet. Below I show you how to crochet the beads onto the embroidery floss.
Bead crochet is fast, easy and lovely to look at! See why I love it so much? So go get a hook, a few spirals, embroidery floss and start hooking! While you're at it, you can sing a few bars of my version of Love Story:
Where do I begin?
To tell the story of how great a hook can be?
The sweet yarn stitches that are lo-va-lee to see
The simple truth about the joy 'Shay brings to me
Where do I start?
You know the lyrics now, go ahead - SING!
Cindy
ReplyDeleteWonderful project and your photos are FABULOUS!
I love this because love comes in many forms. Perhaps the creative force is the greatest love of all?! Paging Whitney...
Cheers
Margot
Very pretty. I love your step-by-step instructions complete with photos!
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous! I always have trouble following crochet instructions - your photos make everything beautifully clear!
ReplyDeleteCindy...I love how you used the disks! Very clever.
ReplyDeletei love the mix of textures Cindy! hmm, the big 'shay, I may have to pull out my hook and give it a try.
ReplyDeleteLove the spiral beads. How fun!
ReplyDeleteJennifer Jangles
This is SO beautiful! I love this!
ReplyDeletejean
Thanks, Everyone! Gotta spread the love of bead crochet every where I go!
ReplyDeleteLoving the project AND the step shots--so clear. Like Lisa, I love that you used the disks as dangles! Thanks so much for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteGreat piece Cindy! Love the spirals and the texture and the repetition of the seed beads...
ReplyDeleteI just learned how to crochet with wire and beads and I can see how easy it would be to "get hooked." Love your necklace!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet project..I'm going to have to find time to try it. Great post!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun project - if you know how to crochet already, you can do this in under an hour. Thanks for stopping by! :-)
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