CHRISTMAS PRESENT PROJECT 4:
How to make the simple Buttons and the Gem Necklace
Bead 'n' Bezel
How to make the simple Buttons and the Gem Necklace
Bead 'n' Bezel
BUTTON PATTERN
US Terms in Balck UK Terms in red Brackets
One finger wrap of 10 wraps.
ROUND1:sc [dc], into the circle 12times, sl st to complete.
ROUND 2: 40+sc [40+dc], into the circle over the top of round 1
continue until you have a dughnut for a button and continue to fill the hole for a Gem
NOTE: don't pull the stitches tight but not loose either.
NOTE: don't pull the stitches tight but not loose either.
Turn Gem over this is the side that will be on view
A doughnut for a button,
A Gem...fill the hole completely about 50-60+ sc [dc].
NOTE: How many sts you need will depend on your tension the figures are a guide, but all your button or Gems need to me made the same, so after the first one, make all buttons and Gems with the same number of sc [dc]
leave a long end for sewing
add to projects as decoration or as actual working buttons...the middle button is through a button hole in the mini bag above
Making a Gem Bezel
Three finger wrap of 8 wraps
Round 1: 32sc [32dc], into the circle sl st to complete.(32sts)
Round 2: sc [dc], in every st, sl st to complete. (32sts)
Round 3: 2sctog [2dctog], x 16 times (16sts)
Round 4:2sctg [2dctog], x 8 times (8sts)
Round 5: 2sctog [2dctog], x 4 times (4sts)
Round 6: 2sctog [2dctog], x 2 times (2sts)
cut off and leave a long end for sewing
turn the bezel inside out and reshape, pull long end through middle st,
place a Gem inside the cup bezel pulling end through the middle of the bezel,
the gem should sit snug inside the bezel,
Tie the two ends together one from the gem and one from the bezel
sew off the gem thread and use the bezel thread to join the gems in bezels
together.
Thread the long end to one side of the Gem, over stitch with small stitches the the next Gem.
Make several and sew together in a straight line for a bracelet or with a slight curve for a necklace.
LENGTHENER
Attach yarn to one bezel add a length of ch st, to fit.
Row 1: sc [dc], in every ch st sew off end securely
HAPPY HOOKING
Make a set of Gems in the colour of your choice and join together in a variety of different designs.
In a triangle of 3, in a long row long enough to make a complete necklace, or join 7, 8 or 9 Gems together for a necklace
or 5 together as a bracelet or make a statement ring with a singe Gem
This necklace is made in Merino and Alpaca
