Friday, July 2, 2010

Mae Flower Necklace

Materials
Size 10 crochet cotton
1.65mm steel crochet hook
Approx. ½” shank button
Sewing needle
Beads and findings (optional)

Special stitch
Petal cluster: sl st in next sc, ch 3, dc in same sc, holding back last lp on hook (2 lps on hook), dc in next sc, holding back last lp on hook (3 lps on hook), yo, pull through 3 lps on hook, ch 3, sl st in same sc

Instructions
Large flower (make 1)
Rnd 1: Ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join with sl st in beg sc, ch 1
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each of next 12 sc, join with sl st into beg sc (24 sc)
Rnd 3: 12 petal clusters around, fasten off, leaving at least a 6” tail

Small flower (make 2)
Rnd 1: Ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join with sl st in beg sc, ch 1 (12 sc)
Rnd 2: 6 petal clusters around, fasten off, leaving a tail of at least 6”

Ring (make 33)
Rnd 1: Ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join with sl st in beg sc, ch 1, fasten off, leaving a tail of at least a 6”

Large ring* (make 1)
Rnd 1: Ch 10, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 20 sc in ring, join with sl st in beg sc, ch 1, fasten off, leaving a tail of at least a 6”

Finishing
Using yarn tails, connect (sew) one ring to each side of the large flower, then connect one small flower to each ring as shown in the photos

Connect 16 rings to each small flower, using the large ring as the final ring on one side, sew button onto center of last ring on other side (not too tightly – leave enough room so that when buttoned, the large ring is sandwiched between the button and the small ring)

Attach bead(s) to large flower if desired

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*If you have a very small button, you can make a 34th small ring instead of the large ring. Just make sure you can push the button through one of the small rings.

11 comments:

  1. This is awesome! Can't wait to try it.

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  2. Wonderful! I saw it on Ravelry and I fell in love with it! I'll try to make one for me as soon as possible!
    Bye!

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  3. This is beautiful! By the way, may I know what type of yarn did you use exactly? Here in Malaysia the types of yarns available are limited.

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  4. Okay...I'm making this! Love it!

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  5. Wish I could crochet, I would love to have this...Do you make these to sell?

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  6. I love your necklace! Thank you for sharing the pattern. Many people don't share their patterns just the pictures. So sweet of you and I will make this.

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  7. Lindo collar puedes compartir el diagrama para hacerlo

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