How to Make a Wire Crochet Bracelet With Beads
I posted about this bracelet last week some of you expressed interest in the pattern….
Sooo…. Here I am with my first ever photo tutorial! Hopefully you will find it helpful!
As you might expect you are in for an extremely photo heavy post!
Are you ready?
Lets start with the humdrum technical bits, shall we?
Things you will need:
24 guage silver plated wire
18-20 beads (that can be threaded onto the wire)
a toggle clasp
2 jump rings
a pair of wire cutters/pliers
a 4mm crochet hook (metal will be better than plastic/bamboo here)
Stitches & Terminology
I use UK terminology, these are the stitches and abbreviations being used.
st(s) = stitch(es)
ch = chain
ss = slip stitch
htr = half treble (half double U.S)
tr = treble (double crochet U.S)
chWB = chain with a bead
The first thing you need to do is determine the length your bracelet should be. Do this by measuring your wrist, taking into account how tight or loose you want it to be. Whatever this measurement is take an inch off to allow for the clasp length.
To start, thread all of your beads on to the wire before anything else.
Tie a slip knot into the wire as you would with yarn. You may want to use your pliers to help pull it tight, a knot like you see above is fine.
Start making chains, you will find that working with wire requires a little more effort than yarn, there will be some tugging and pulling!
Keep making chains until you have a length that equals the measurement you took earlier. Make sure this is an odd number of chains, here I've chained 25.
Then chain on 3 more, bringing the example to 28 chains. These act a your first treble and chain of R1.
R1: Make a treble into the 6th chain from your hook, as the needle shows above.
You should now have something that looks like this! Now to start adding beads.
Skip a chain and treble into the next chain, chain one, skip a chain and treble into the next chain. (Shorthand – *chWB, skip a st, tr in next st, ch1, skip a st, tr in next st*)
By now it should be looking like the above picture. Repeat these stitches (**) 4 more times. (Or until the end of your row of chains!)
To finish the round, chWB, skip a stitch, treble into the last chain. (If you haven't already come to the end!)
R2: TURN. Chain 3.
The first stitch of R2 is a treble into the treble of the previous round, where you see the needle above. All trebles are made into previous trebles and all chains are skipped.
(R2 Shorthand – ch3, *tr, chWB, tr, ch1*, repeat ** 4 times, tr, chWB, tr in last st. TURN.)
It should start looking like the picture below.
R3: ch3, *tr, chWB, tr, ch1*, Repeat ** 4 times, tr, chWB, tr into last st.
Hopefully you now have something resembling this…
This is the bulk of the bracelet done, hoorah! All thats left to do is shape the ends and attach your clasp.
Start by rotating your work 90 degrees clockwise and chain 1.
Make a htr in the next st, a tr in the next st, ch1 and skip a st, tr in the next st, htr in the next st and ss in the last st.
Finish off by cutting the wire leaving a tail. Pull it through the last stitch and pull firmly. Weave the tail end in and out of your stitches, you might want to use your pliers to help here. Cut of any excess wire and make sure the ends are bent into the bracelet, not poking put where they can scratch. Do the same with the original tail end aswell.
Turn the work to the opposite end. Insert the hook into the first stitch and pull a loop through. Holding the tail end firmly, chain 1. Now wrap this tail around the edge of the next stitches so it can be crocheted over, as above.
Make a htr in the next st, a tr in the next st, ch1 and skip a st, tr in the next st, htr in the next st and ss in the last st. Finish off and weave in ends as before.
Attach each part of the clasp using the jump rings to the central chain space at each end.
Ta-Dah!
Here is the quick written pattern for those of you don't need the step by step!
Beaded Wire Bracelet
Determine the length your bracelet should be. Do this by measuring your wrist, taking into account how tight or loose you want it to be. Whatever this measurement is take an inch off to allow for the clasp length. Chain this length ending in an odd number, then chain 3 more. The following pattern will create a bracelet with a 7.5in circumference, adjust the stitch repetitions to suit your bracelet size.
ch28
R1: tr into 6th ch from hook, *chWB, skip next ch, tr in next ch, ch1, skip next ch, tr in next ch*, repeat ** 4 more times, chWB, tr into last ch. Turn.
R2: ch3, *skip a st, tr in next st, chWB, skip a st, tr in next st, ch1*, repeat 4 more times, skip next st, tr in next st, chWB, skip next st, tr in last st. Turn.
R3: ch3, *skip a st, tr in next st, chWB, skip a st, tr in next st, ch1*, repeat 4 more times, skip next st, tr in next st, chWB, skip next st, tr in last st. Rotate work 90 degrees clockwise.
R4: ch1, htr in next st, tr in next st, ch1, skip a st, tr in next st, htr in next st, ss in last st. Fasten off and weave in ends.
R5: Turn to the other end of the work, pull through the wire, ch1, htr in next st, tr in next st, ch1, skip a st, tr in next st, htr in next st, ss in last st. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Finishing: Attach each part of the clasp using jump hoops to the central chain space at each end of the bracelet. Ensure there are no sharp ends sticking out anywhere.
One last note, always over estimate the number of beads you thread on at the beginning because once you start there's no going back to add more!
Phew! Did you make it all the way through that in one piece?! It is now very late and I'm thoroughly exhausted so if it appears I've missed something out or it isn't quite making sense, please feel free to drop me a message and I will try to sort it out 🙂
Enjoy!
How to Make a Wire Crochet Bracelet With Beads
Source: http://www.lovelylittlelife.org/2013/02/crochet-wire-bracelet-tutorial/
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