CUTE
FLOWER EAR RING - 9
I’ve
been on a mad ear ring spree.. just making motifs and stringing them into ear
ring hooks. I just made a few cat motifs
, a cute lil dog motif , an elephant and now this tiny flower. I am hoping to
successfully convert these motifs into jewelry.
In today's blog you will get two patterns in one go.
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With
this pattern blog, you will get ideas for two ear rings – and lots of
combinations thereof.
Materials used : Today I’ve used our lovely Indian kankri
/ kamal kadai polyester silk yarn with a 1.3 mm crochet hook ; ready-made ear ring hooks (one pair minimum) ; beads ; connector rings ; glue to seal ends.
General yarn info : The yarn used today is not specific to this pattern.
You can use any yarn with a suitable hook to make this project to any size.
International yarns : Among the international yarns I have used in this thickness, I’d suggest Aunt Lydia Cotton 10, Aunt Lydia Bamboo-Viscose 10, DMC Petra, Sullivans knitting cotton (Australia), Milford Soft, Hilaza Rustica Eclat , Alize cotton yarn and Alize bamboo yarn.
Difficulty level : Intermediate.
The difficulty is the puff stitch / or dc 5-tog that
is the crux of this pattern.
If you have done this stitch before, come along..
Abbreviations used : (Using U.S terminology)
lp(s) : Loop(s) hk : Hook
dc : Double crochet sp : Space
sl-st : Slip stitch ch : Chain
st(s) : Stitch(es)
yo : Yarn Over
Stitches used :
Starting slip knot : Here’s how you start with a slip knot. https://youtu.be/lJcqsVcs8cw
Starting slip knot 1 or the Sloppy Slip knot : This is a neat new way to start your work without a slip knot. https://youtu.be/YfC7KmGpifs
What is a slip stitch : Here is a neat video tutorial at https://youtu.be/weB3QNbA8Iw
Magic circle : To refresh your skill, please view this easy video https://youtu.be/ISC39yOqWro
Single Crochet : Sc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (2 lps on hk); yo, draw through both lps. One sc made. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/ghACqBpA-3k
First stitch for Single Crochet : This is how I like to start my row of sc. Check out the video at https://youtu.be/6pVYRfsf4_M
What is a chain stitch ? Here is an easy video tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXx5ukBjKkY
Double Crochet : dc : yo, insert hk into st ; yo (3 lps on hk);
[yo, draw through 2 lps] twice. One dc made.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/xdnjB27zpYo
Chainless start for Double Crochet : I dislike the ch-2 / ch – 3 start, and this is what I do to start my row of dc.
Check out the video at https://youtu.be/wskv3iTjRx0
How to add beads : Check this video at https://youtu.be/EcpgMgBox8I
How to work with beads in crochet : Check out this video at https://youtu.be/yanbAnF_pr0
Instructions using U.S terminology
Please note that I start all my rows with a ch 1, turning chain for ease.
Please check the top of this blog for easy video tutorials on all stitches used in today's pattern. For your convenience there video tutorials through the blog too
Please read through all my notes before you pick up your hook, so you know just where we're heading in our pattern.
In my patterns I work with the principle of stitch count and body measurement.
This means that you need to work the stitch count in pattern, till you get the measurement (length and/or width) that you need for your project.
Tiny doily motif pattern : Get this lovely free pattern chart at
http://blogdiveramagliaeuncinetto.blogspot.com/2015/07/orecchini-particolari-uncinetto.html
This
pattern is not in English, so here are my notes as I make my project.
I’ve
made lots of cute little ear rings .. for a quick one-stop-shop, check out
these ideas at https://in.pinterest.com/shyamanivas/17-my-jewellery-made-by-me/
Start
Round 1 : with a magic circle and 4 sc in
that circle.
Pull
lightly to close and join to the 1st st with a sl-st.
Round 2 :
2 sc in the 1st sc and in each sc all around.
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
In
our next round, the designer per chart, seems to have worked a puff stitch with
5 dc. In case you are doing that too,
then here’s your instruction round. You
will need to work a ch-2 or ch-3 between 2 petals. See how many chain you need to keep the
petals flat.
Double crochet 5-tog as a decrease stitch : dc 5-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for working a dc 5-tog over 5 sts at https://youtu.be/Dh2viux_fBA
Double crochet 5-tog as a decorative stitch : dc 5-tog : Here is an easy video tutorial for working a dc 5-tog all in the same stitch as a decorative stitch at https://youtu.be/5806EIpgcV8
Round 3 :
Puff st in the 1st sc and in each sc all around.
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
I
have not done the puff stitch as I did not want chains between my petals.
So here’s what I have done. I have worked a 5-dc set of sts too, but
broken them into two sets of ch-3 and one set of 3 dc. This way I round off each petal and come back
to the base of each st at the end.
Please
check the top of this blog for a “how to work a dc 3-tog”
Round 3A :
(ch 3 + dc 3-tog + ch 3) all in the 1st sc ;
*sl-st
into the next sc ;
rep (to) in the same sc :
rep
*to* in each sc all around.
Join
with a sl-st to the 1st st.
If
you are making this into an ear ring, attach your ear ring hook at this
point.
Then fasten off and weave in
ends.
This
makes a really cute ear ring all on its own, doesn’t it?
For
the lower second half of our ear ring, re-attach your yarn in the centre of the
3rd petal from the centre hook.
Row 4 :
ch 10 ;
sk next 2 petals and attach to the centre of the next petal. Turn.
Row 5 :
17 sc in the ch-10 sp. Turn.
Row 6 :
dc in the 1st sc ;
(ch 1, sk next sc, dc in the next sc) ;
rep
(to) till end. Turn.
For
our final row, you have several choices.
You
can choose either the puff stitch that you worked with the flower petals, OR
you can do the stitch that I did, and finally you can decide to add a bead at
the centre of the stitch too.
For
convenience, I am going to write puff stitch instructions, and you have fun
creating something lovely.
Row 7 :
sl-st into the 1st ch-sp ;
Puff st in the same 1st
ch-1 sp ;
(sl-st
into the next ch-sp ; Puff st in the same ch-1 sp) ;
rep
(to) till end.
Fasten
off and weave in ends.
Finishing :
To
make this into a pair of ear rings : Attach yarn to the centre of the
motif and attach that yarn to the hook of your ear ring.
OR
neatly attach it to the centre of an ear ring hoop.
To
make this into a pendant : Attach a little pendant hook onto the centre of
the motif and slip it neatly into a necklace chain.
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