Crochet Wire Necklace Tutorial

My bestie is getting married! Super excited for her, however, I won't be able to make the wedding. So my gift for her is a necklace to wear for her wedding as well as necklaces for her bridesmaids. I'm super excited to make them for her but it would have been nice to be there.   

Below are the steps I took to make the brides necklace. First thing you definitely need to know how to do is crochet a chain stitch, click here for a video tutorial. Also I will pride a list of supplies.  

1) Start by stringing the beads directly onto the spool of wire.
2) Before starting leave a really long tail, I left about 6 inches.
3) Begin your necklace by chaining several times. This will be the back of your necklace. 

4) To add the beads, move the bead up to the, yarn over the wire over your hook, then pull through just like a normal chain stitch. You can add the beads anyway you like. The necklace will be beautifully unique. 

5) When you are finished with the beads & coming to the end chain several times.
6) Remember to leave a decent length tail before cutting.
7) Make as many stands as you want. I usually make 3 strands. 

8) Gather all strands at the end and twist.
9) Braid or twist the strands all the way to the ends.
10) Use your wire tails to add the clasps or length. 

Supplies:

• 24 or 22 gauge wire  
• Beads   
• Needle nose pliers 
• Wire cutters 
• Metal crochet hook (plastic will end up getting ruined from wire

I hope this necklace inspires you to be creative with your gift making. Because the best gifts are those that are made with love. It's just fine to buy someone something. But for that person to know you took the time to create something just for them? Don't know about you but that sounds pretty meaningful to me. 

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Have a Sweeter Day 

Than 

Yesterday

Baby Blanket (free pattern)

So excited! I'm finally done with my baby blanket. I have a small addiction to pinterest. And while feeding my slight addiction, I found a blanket that had a super cute stitch I just had to try. Usually I have trouble reading patterns online but this one was pretty simple and super easy. So of course I was super excited. It's probably my favorite stitch right now. It's really simple once you get past the foundation it's a piece of cake. The finished product is a beautiful textured  look.

Now I didn't really plan to make a blanket. I originally just wanted to try the stitch out, but once I realized how crazy easy it was I couldn't help it. And of course I didn't have any one to make a blanket for, I just wanted to make something! Oh the woes of a avid crocheter.

The finished product:

I love this stitch. I can't say it enough. If you would like to try it out, it's a free pattern located on Sea Trail Grandmas Blog. Now if you notice, my blanket doesn't look like the one on the blog. I didn't follow the pattern, I just went with the stitch. My blanket is not only a rectangle but the border is also completely different. I wanted the border to be more boyish, because of the colors I chose to use. 

If you are not a pro crochet here are some things you'll need to know before you start this stitch. I have attached a couple of youtube videos that are feel are real easy to follow. 

• Chain  (tutorial)
• Slip Knot (tutorial)
• Double Crochet (tutorial)

Some other things I did differently:

• The yarn that I used was Bernat Sport Weight Solids   
• The size crochet hook I used was F or 3.75 mm  

If anyone has any questions, let me know. I am more than happy to help. :)

As always thanks for reading 

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Have a Sweeter Day Than Yesterday! 

Crochet Wired Jewelry

So one of my many hobbies is jewelry making. I love designing things and giving the things I make as gifts. I would really like to sell my hand made creations. My ideal dream would be to have a craft store that I would teach classes in.

One of my top favorite things to make is my crochet wired necklaces. They are super easy to make.
This is a bracelet and necklace set I crocheted for my wedding. The wire is gauge 24 and the pearls are just glass beads from Hobby Lobby or on Amazon. I added glass crystals  last minute for some sparkle. I think they turned out elegant. The necklace took about 2 hours to make and the bracelet was only maybe half an hour.

Crochet Wired Jewelry

Bracelet

Necklace and Bracelet

What I'm About

Hi! My name is Amanda and this is my blog about stuff I think is sweet and stuff that's on my mind. Some of my favorite things to do is crochet, so you're going to see a lot of that on here. My other hobbies are paper quilling, reading, watching movies, dancing, working out, and glass etching just to name a few.

To give you more of an idea of what to expect on this blog, check out my pinterest boards. Honestly I'm addicted to pinterest.com. I can't help it, I'm on it every chance I get. ravelry.com is another favorite of mine. The only way I can explain it is as a Facebook for people who crochet and knit. 

Another thing about me you should probably know is that I'm easily entertained. Oh and I have a small obsession for the Minions from the movie Despicable Me. 

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