Dangling Flower Earrings: Crochet
Dangling Flower Earrings: Crochet
Dangling Flower Earrings: Crochet
5 FINISHING
x 3 cm), including earwire and large dangle. Weave in ends. Block and lightly starch as
needed.
Special Stitches Earwires With pliers, open loop of each
beg-pop (beginning popcorn) = Ch 2 (counts earwire, insert through any point on each
as dc), 3 dc in ring, drop loop from hook, insert flower, then pinch loop closed.
LC4286 hook from front to back in top of the beginning Large Dangle (make 2)
ch, place dropped loop back on hook and draw Place an 8mm bead on a headpin, then place
through. a 4mm bead on the headpin. Leaving ½” (1.5
popcorn = Work 4 dc in ring, drop loop from cm) above last bead, use wire cutter to cut
crochet hook, insert hook from front to back in first off unused length of headpin. Insert headpin
Designed By Kristen Stoltzfus dc of 4-dc group, place dropped loop back on through point directly opposite earwire and
hook and draw through. pinch loop closed with pliers.
Small Dangle (make 4)
What you will need: Special Technique Make same as large dangle with 6mm beads
Adjustable-ring method = Wrap yarn into in place of 8mm beads. Insert headpin through
AUNT LYDIA’S® Classic Crochet
Thread, Size 10: 1 ball 226 Natural
a ring, ensuring that the tail falls behind the point on each side of large dangle and pinch
working yarn. Grip ring and tail firmly between loops closed with pliers.
Susan Bates® Steelite® Crochet middle finger and thumb. Insert hook through
Hook: 1.65mm [US 7 steel hook] center of ring, yarn over (with working yarn) ABBREVIATIONS
and draw up a loop. Work stitches of first ch = chain; dc = double crochet; hdc = half
Yarn needle, 6 bronze headpins, 2
bronze earwires, four 6mm brown
round in the ring, working over both strands double crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); ( ) = work
and tan spectra glass beads (the tail and the ring). After the first round of directions in parentheses into same st; [ ] =
(sample used Color Gallery by stitches is worked, pull gently, but firmly, on work directions in brackets the number of
Bead Treasures model #987149), tail to tighten ring. times specified; * = repeat whatever follows
two 8mm brown and tan spectra the * as indicated.
glass beads (sample used Color
Gallery by Bead Treasures model
EARRING
#184911), six 4mm lab topaz Flower (make 2)
gem cut glass beads (sample used Make an adjustable ring.
Color Gallery by Bead Treasures Round 1 (right side): Beg-pop in ring, [ch 2,
#648915), wire cutter, needle popcorn in ring] 5 times, ch 2; join with slip
Dangling Flower
nosed pliers
st in first popcorn—6 popcorns and 6 ch-2
GAUGE: Gauge is not critical for spaces. Pull gently, but firmly, on tail to tighten
Earrings
this project. ring.
Round 2: Ch 1, *(hdc, dc, ch 3, slip st in 2nd
Buy Thread ch from hook (point made), ch 1, dc, hdc)
Add dangling beads to these stunning in next ch-2 space, slip st in next popcorn;
AUNT LYDIA’S Classic Crochet
® crocheted earrings and give them extra repeat from * around ending with last slip st in
Thread, Size 10, Art. 154 available appeal! Need a certain color for your outfit? beginning ch—6 points. Fasten off.
in white & ecru 400 yd; solid color
250 yd; shaded color 300 yd balls Check out all the colors available in size 10
crochet thread.