How to Crochet a Wire Pendant With a Flat Stitch
The art of crochet lends itself well to working with many media, not just yarn. One of these options is crocheting with wire, and this method allows you to make jewelry pendants. Crocheting in the round is one method of making a circular piece, and this technique will allow you to create a pendant as big or as small as you like. The wire you select can be of any color, but it must be flexible enough to be worked in the same way that yarn can.
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Instructions
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Create a slipstitch around your crochet hook with the wire, leaving the loose end free. You will tighten it later to close the work.
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Crochet two stitches to create the middle of the circle. Add three stitches to each stitch around the outer perimeter to widen the circle. Crochet a slipstitch into the first slipstitch at the middle of the work, and then tighten the loose wire to pull the hole in the middle shut. This will create a flat little circle.
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Start the next row of crocheted stitches on the outer row to build on the circular pendant. On each stitch, chain stitch one and slipstitch two. This will double your number of stitches to 12.
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Continue increasing the rows by six stitches until the pendant is as large as you want it to be. Ensure that each of the circular rows has the same number of stitches before continuing.
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Fasten off the last stitch and weave the loose ends into the rest of the work. This will keep them from escaping their knots, which could lead to unravelling.
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