How to make a silver bauble necklace

Crochet a Silver Bauble Necklace

 

A silver necklace with baubles which adds a touch of class to that little black dress in your wardrobe.  Or team it with a crisp white T-shirt and jeans for a fun summer look!

This necklace is simple to make and takes an hour or two to complete.  All you need is a crochet hook, some silver metallic yarn, some stuffing, a sewing needle and knowledge of how to do the simple chain stitch and single crochet (US) / double crochet (UK). That’s all there is to it! Try making the necklace with rainbow-coloured yarns for a contemporary funky look.  Hope you have fun making this!

 

Materials:

·        1 ball acrylic metallic yarn (25gm)

·        Stuffing / weighted beads

·        Embroidery needle for sewing

·        Ballpoint pen

·        4mm crochet hook

 

 Level of Difficulty: easy

 

Duration: 1 to 2 hours to complete

 

 

Things you need:



 

Abbreviations

ch = chain stitch

sc = single crochet (US) / double crochet (UK)

st = stitch / sts = stitches

 

Method

 

Using a 4mm crochet hook, ch 2

 

Insert your crochet hook into the first ch stitch and * sc into that stitch 7 times to form a circle chain.

(You will be crocheting in rounds)

 



 Increase Row
Miss one ch and insert your crochet hook into the 2^nd ch and sc twice into each of the next 6 chs.

 (Counting at the top of your bauble, there should now be 12 ch sts)

 

 

 Work 3 rounds of sc on these 12 ch sts.
(You should complete 36 scs altogether)

Decrease Row
Miss 1 ch, sc into next ch.  Repeat 5 times.
(Counting at the top of your bauble, there should be 6 ch sts remaining)

Stuffing the Bauble
Using a ballpoint pen, push some stuffing inside the bauble to your desired fullness.

Finishing the Bauble
Keeping the stuffing inside the bauble, Miss 1 ch, sc into the next ch.
Repeat 3 to 4 times until the top of the bauble is completed.
(You may prefer instead to insert a small weighted bead inside the bauble
to give some ‘heaviness’ to the necklace.  This makes it hang better.)

Make 13 ch sts.
Insert your hook into the 2^nd ch st from your hook and repeat from *.
Continue making baubles at 12 ch intervals until the desired length.
(End the necklace after you have crocheted 13 ch sts)

 

Using a needle, secure the first bauble to the end of the last 13 ch sts.  Cut off any loose ends.

Pull the necklace a few times to straighten the chain stitches.

And Voila! You have a great necklace to go with your little black dress!  Happy crocheting!

If you would like to download a PDF file of this pattern, or other free patterns from my designs, then please visit Serina Cheung Designs on www.ravelry.com.