How to Crochet a Silk Necklace

You can crochet a simple necklace easily in a short time.

Even if your crochet skills are fairly basic, you can crochet an elegant silk cord necklace for yourself. Adding some beads to it will make it even dressier and more special. Once you've made a basic silk cord necklace, you can try different colors of yarn and beads for different looks.

Things You'll Need

• Thin silk bead cord, such as size 8
• Beading needle to fit cord and beads
• Scissors
• Small crochet hook
• 3 to 4 millimeter beads
• Button

Instructions

1. Pre-string 120 beads onto the silk cord. Thread the cord through the needle, and then draw it through each bead. Coil the beaded cord into a basket or bowl.

2. Make the button loop. Leave a 12-inch tail, and chain 12. Join the 12 stitches into a ring, using a slip stitch. Chain one. Work 24 single crochets into the ring around its edge. Join with a slip stitch to the beginning of the round. Chain three.

3. Make a bead cluster. Do this by moving one bead up to the hook. Then yarn over, and pull the thread through the loop on the hook, securing the bead.

4. Chain three. Move another bead up to the hook, and repeat the instructions for Step 3. Chain three. Continue in this manner until you have all 120 pre-strung beads secured to the crochet chain. Pull the thread end through the last loop.

5. Sew a button onto the end of the chain, that fits the button loop made at the beginning. Darn in any tails of silk thread, and then soak the necklace in a bowl of warm water for 20 minutes. Remove and blot dry with a towel. Lay the necklace on an ironing board, so that the beads are all facing the same way. Pin and let dry.

References

• Ravelry: Necklace Crochet
• Knot-Cha-Cha: Understatement Necklace
• Bead Crochet: Bead Crochet Ropes-A Primer