Delft Blue Bracelet

This bracelet is made with beads made out of paper. You can use any type of bead you want as long as the measurements are 6mm x 16mm and the hole is 1/16 of an inch.

Materials Needed:
31 tube beads 6mm x 16mm. I used Delft Blue paper beads
Size 10 crochet cotton in white.
½" cabone ring
2 fine tapestry needles that will fit through beads
Size 7 steel crochet hook

Yarn Thickness: 10thread
Gauge: 8sc=1"
Finished Size: 8" x ¾"
Skill Level: Intermediate

Instructions
STEP 1: Cut a piece of thread 6 feet long. Fold it in half and attach it to the bone ring with a larks head knot. Larkshead knot You will now be working with 2 strands of thread about 3 feet long each.

Step 2: Secure the ring to your work surface with a piece of tape or a tack. Thread each end of your thread through a needle. String your beads onto the thread, one at a time, pushing each end through each hole in each bead in opposite directions. There will be 2 strands of thread going through each bead. When you are done threading on 30 of the beads, tie the ends into 3 square knots. Do not cut these threads. You will need them later to attach the last bead to be used as a toggle.

STEP Now you will crochet.: Tie thread onto thread to the left of the 3 square knots. Treat the thread on the sides of the beads as spaces. Work 5 sc in this first space. (Ch2, 2sc in next sp.) Rep bet () until you reach the other end. Ch2. Work 5 sc in space at end. Work 20 sc in bone ring. Work 5 sc in next sp on same end. Rep bet () until you reach the end where you started. Join w/slst to first sc. Fasten off and weave ends into work.

Finishing Toggle: String last bead as you did before but then weave each end of your thread back into the 3 square knots and into the crochet work.

Delft Blue Bracelet

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