PATTERN: BEAD N BEZEL PATTERNS

BEAD AND BEZEL PATTERNS

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How to make the simple Buttons and the Gem Necklace
Bead 'n' Bezel

Alpaca beads are so soft...

add to projects as decoration or as actual working buttons...the middle button is through a button hole in the mini bag above

Make several and sew together in a straight line for a bracelet or with a slight curve for a necklace.

HAPPY HOOKING

Make a set of Gems in the colour of your choice and join together in a variety of different designs.

In a triangle of 3, in a long row long enough to make a complete necklace, or join 7, 8 or 9 Gems together for a necklace

or 5 together as a bracelet or make a statement ring with a singe Gem

 This necklace is made in Merino and Alpaca

CROCHET BALL/BEADS A VERY EARLY PATTERN FROM 2009

Simple Crochet bead Ball or Flat puff

to make a ball stuff before decreasing, to make a fat puff no stuffing required.

first crochet ball Necklace I made in DEC. 2009

SIMPLE BEAD PATTERN

ROUND 1: Make a slip knot and ch2, 6sc, into second st from hook cont. [6sc]

ROUND 2: 2sc, in each st, cont. [12sc]

ROUND 3-5: 1sc in every st, [12sc]

ROUND 6: decrease 2sctog,  sl st to complete. Leave a long end to sew after stuffing. [6sc]

To make the balls bigger continue to increase 

ROUND 3: 2sc, 1sc, alternately in every st, cont. [18sc]

ROUND 4-6: skin every st, cont. [18sc]

ROUND 7: 2sctog, sc, alternately until 12 sts remain, cont. [12sc]

ROUND 8: 2sctog, until 6sts remain, sl st to complete, [6sc]

EXOTIC PUFFS
Magic loop,
ROUND 1: 12dc into circle, sl st to complete. [12dc]
ROUND 2: Working 1dc in each st, 2dctog, 6 times, leave a long end to sew off [6dc]

For much larger Puffs use same 12dc, and then decrease in next round, but use much thicker yarn to make the Puffs of different sizes. Layer the puffs and add a crochet ball to the centre.
Try using different yarns for texture

A HAT WITH EXOTIC FLOWERS MADE FROM BALLS AND FLAT BALL PUFFS 

PATTERN JAN. 2010 

Using different weights of yarn and hook size puffs of sc and dc can be made for these Exotic flowers