Leather and Lace
Necklace in Crocheted Lace
Leather and LaceNecklace in Crochet Lace
CROCHET PATTERN as PDF for sale
This pattern is suitable for the intermediate skill level worker experienced in thread crochet and crocheting with beads. The lace is lightly starched to stiffen and protect the material. Use mercerised cotton thread in size 8 or 10, and a steel crochet hook at least 1.3mm.
Intermediate
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Width of the necklace is approximately 1.75 inches
Length can be adjusted for woman’s sizes (table of sizes included in last page)
YARN
Hamanaka Lacy Crochet, 100% cotton, 107m/skein, color: 15 (Black)
OR any crochet cotton thread size 10 or size 8, color black
You can also try the pattern in thread color White or Natural
Beads are strung onto the thread before working.
NOTIONS
2 Wood beads, 0.75cm (with adequate size hole to fit the leather thongs)
Smokey glass beads, 4mm (with adequate size hole to fit the thread), 100 pcs for 14”-15” necklace
Leather thread, 25” long, 3mm wide
Yarn needle
Commercial Fabric stiffener (or 1 tsp cornstarch in 1 cup of water with 1 tsp salt or vinegar)
Manila paper or craft paper
The leather is strung through the loops in the upper row of the necklace.
HOOKS
Steel crochet hook size 3 (1.3mm) or size required for gauge
GAUGE
30 sc = 4”
TERMINOLOGY
Pattern is written using US crochet terminology (see chart on last page for conversion)
SPECIAL STITCHES
Bead-dc: Slip bead close to hook. Yarn over, insert hook in ch-2 sp, pull loop through, keep bead at the front of the hook, then yo and pull through two loops on hook, yarn over and pull through all two loops on hook.
The necklace is kept in place by tying the leather thread at the back.
DESIGN NOTES
The necklace is crocheted starting from the narrow end. The beads are worked into the stitches such that the beads appear on the front facing the worker. There are four beads per scallop in this design. With Canon Crochet Cotton Thread size 8 and steel hook size 1.3mm, five scallops make approximately 3.0 inches in length. When done, the crocheted necklace is lightly starched to stiffen it and to protect the material from dust and dirt.
Leather and Lace in natural colour cotton thread and pearl beads.
