Make head-turning jewelry using simple crochet techniques
with Crochet Jewelry, even if you’ve never crocheted before! Learn
to create the intriguing crochet accessories reappearing in the fashion world—with
your own personalized twist.
Choose from multicolored bead and crochet necklaces, lacy spiderweb
chokers, delicate yarn and wire bracelets, lively cherry earrings, mohair flower
pins, or pretty cocktail rings embellished with beads and stones. Experiment with
a range of materials, from sumptuous ribbon and eyelash yarns to silver and gold
wire, and find out how to decorate finished crocheted pieces with beads, crystals,
ribbons, feathers, embroidery, and silk flowers.
Learn what materials and tools are needed to create these fabulous
fashions and how to achieve different looks using various types of yarns and beads.
All the core techniques are demonstrated with step-by-step photographs, from working
basic stitches to adding findings and finishings, and each design includes a recipe
of ingredients, suggested color palette, and easy-to-follow instructions. Basic
stitches are reviewed, including chain stitch, single and double crochet, increasing
and decreasing, how to crochet around a bead, making a necklace closure, and putting
components together.
Experiment with a range of materials and see just what you can create with Crochet Jewelry.
Paperbound, 8¾ x 8¾, 128 pages
175 photographs
ISBN 978-1-59668-035-7 |