Bead Pi: Make Pi Day Jewelry

Here’s a pretty way to celebrate Pi Day with beads. Create an endless color block necklace to commemorate March 14, also known as Albert Einstein’s birthday, the day we love to elevate pie, and be inspired by 3.14. I found a cute kindergarten project using beads to teach children about Pi and decided to make a grown-up version of my own. Share your Pi Day jewelry and other makes on Facebook.

Choose 10 Different Beads

The first step in creating a Pi Day color block necklace is choosing 10 different beads. (The #10 will represent #0.) I selected seed beads in a pretty palette, with a mixture of metallic, clear-lined, opaque and luster-finish beads. You can use any beads from your stash to create different looks. Choose beads in a palette you’ll love to wear!

String to Infinity

Gather a pi charm, cute tassel, two crimp beads, and beading wire. You’ll also need a crimping tool and wire cutters. Print out as many numbers of pi as will fit on one page. Start beading at the beginning of pi with three beads of color #3. Then one bead of color #1. Then four beads of color #4. Check off each number as you go.

Continue beading for as long as you like and watch as the color block starts to appear. Bead until infinity or when your necklace reaches the desired length. I strung the first 100 numbers of pi for my necklace. Then, string a tassel and pi charm onto your beaded strand.

Endless Necklace

Can you spot a pattern? Nope! The numbers of pi never reveal any pattern, no matter how many numbers/colors you bead. To finish your endless Pi Day necklace, cut the beading wire off the spool leaving at least 3″ extra on both ends. String a crimp bead on each side of the last 5-10 seed beads and pass the wire ends through opposite ends of the crimp bead/seed bead section. Pull the wires snug and carefully crimp the crimp beads. Cut off any extra wire.

Hooray for Pie!

For my Pi Day jewelry, I used a combination of seed beads from my stash, TierraCast pi charm from Artbeads.com, tassel from JesseJamesBeads.com, and .015″ diameter bright beading wire from Beadalon.com.

Grandma Safeway made my blueberry pie, but our Yarn Team coworkers made must-see Pi Day pies that you won’t believe!

Originally published 3/14/2022. Updated 3/14/2023.