Free Bracelet Beading Pattern for Valentine's Day

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Do you have extravagant, romantic plans for Valentine’s Day? Or will you spend some quiet time on February 14 with your one true love: your bead stash? If so, break out your cylinder beads in reds and pinks, golds and silvers, or any other combination that you love to create this free bracelet beading project for Valentine’s Day!

A big thank you to Kathy Cook for sending us this cute bracelet pattern!

Free Valentine's bracelet beading pattern in peyote stitch

Technique: Odd-Count Two-Drop Peyote Stitch

To stitch this bracelet, you need to know odd-count two-drop peyote stitch. Here’s a primer on peyote stitch techniques. (If you’re already a peyote stitch pro, just skip ahead to the bracelet pattern!)

Slouchy Ribbed Hat knitting pattern by Shannon Cook — One-drop peyote stitch

For one-drop even-count flat peyote stitch, string an even number of beads to create the first two rows. Begin the third row by stringing 1 bead and passing back through the second-to-last bead of the previous row. String another bead and pass back through the fourth-to-last bead of the previous row. Continue adding 1 bead at a time, passing over every other bead of the previous row.

Two-Drop Peyote Stitch

The two-drop peyote stitch variation is worked the same as one-drop peyote stitch, but with 2 beads at a time instead of 1 bead.

Odd-Count Flat Peyote Stitch

For odd-count flat peyote stitch, string an uneven number of beads to create Rows 1 and 2. String 1 bead, skip the last bead strung, and pass through the next bead. Repeat across the row (this is Row 3). To add the last bead, string 1 bead and knot the tail and working threads, clicking all beads into place. Start the next row (Row 4) by passing back through the last bead added.

Continue in peyote stitch, turning as for even-count at the end of this and all even-numbered rows. At the end of all odd-numbered rows, add the last bead, pass under the thread loop at the edge of the previous rows, and pass back through the last bead added.

Increases and Decreases

Begin a mid-project peyote-stitch increase by working a stitch with 2 beads in one row. In the next row, work 1 bead in each stitch, splitting the pair of beads in the previous row. For a smooth increase, use very narrow beads for both the two-drop and the one-drop between.

To make a mid-project peyote-stitch decrease, simply pass the thread through 2 beads without adding a bead in the “gap.” In the next row, work regular one-drop peyote stitch over the decrease. Work with tight tension to avoid holes.

Peyote Stitch Valentine’s Bracelet Pattern

Now that you have the techniques down, we’re on to the project!

Materials

All the bead colors used in Kathy’s version of the bracelet are available at Beadaholique. Of course, you can use any color of cylinder beads that you like. This project is a perfect stash buster!

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150 (1 g) silver-lined opal tan size 11° cylinder beads (DB1458); inner/tan border

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204 (1.5 g) matte opaque 24Kt light gold-finished size 11° cylinder beads (DB334); outer/gold border

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222 (1.5 g) matte opaque dusty rose size 11° cylinder beads (DB800); innermost/pink border

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270 (1.5-2 g) opaque berry luster size 11° cylinder beads (DB1564); inside hearts

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366 (2-3 g) opaque pale rose luster size 11° cylinder beads (DB210); pink background

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512 (3 g) opaque currant size 11° cylinder beads (DB1134); heart outlines, “LOVE,” and middle/red border

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1 gold 10x7mm trailer hitch clasp (or clasp of your choice)

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Crystal 6 lb FireLine braided beading thread

Tools

You need the following tools to make this project:

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Scissors

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Size 10 or 11 beading needle

Finished Size

The finished size of this bracelet, including the trailer hitch clasp, is 7″.

Free Bracelet Beading Pattern

Using odd-count two-drop peyote stitch, follow the pattern below to create the bracelet. You can click on the image below to open the pattern in a new page, which you can then print.

Use a permanent marker to color the thread along the edge of the bracelet so that it matches the beads.

From Kathy: “Sometimes I add picot edging (3 size 15° seed beads) along the edge of a peyote-stitched piece to finish it off, but for this bracelet I preferred to leave the gold cylinder beads on the edges.”

Attach a clasp of your choice. Kathy used a trailer hitch clasp, but you could also use a lobster clasp, a small magnetic clasp, or a tiny box clasp.

Originally published 2/13/2018. Updated 2/8/2023.

Kathy Cook began bead weaving and bead looming in the 1970s. She set beads aside for a while to raise her three children. In the 1990s, Kathy started beading again because of a friend’s influence and the fascinating new beads. When Kathy isn’t beading, she and her husband like to play music and travel. Contact Kathy at vicnkath@aol.com.

To learn more about Kathy, including a story about the party Kathy’s local bead shop threw when her first projects were published in Beadwork, see “A Beading Party to Celebrate Kathy Cook Getting Published in Beadwork.”

We hope you love this free bracelet pattern from Kathy as much as we do. Happy Valentine’s Day, and happy beading!

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Susie Gill February 15, 2023

No step-by-step instructions?

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  HiSusie
  
  The pattern is the image in the post and the instructions are listed. If you click the image it will open in a window that you can then print from.
  
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Susie Gill February 15, 2023

There is no pattern when clicking picture.

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  You may just need to refresh the page.
  
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Iris Hirsch February 11, 2023

How do you get the pattern? I clicked on the pattern, but there is no link attached. I am a member and I have logged in, but that hasn’t helped.
This is such a cute pattern that i would love to have,

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  You can click on the image to open the pattern in a new page, which you can then print.
  
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Jessica Clark February 10, 2023

Link to pattern does not work.

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  You can click on the image below to open the pattern in a new page, which you can then print if needed.
  
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Cyndy Knighton February 10, 2023

Link to the pattern doesn’t exist any longer. If you are going to send this out in your e-newsletter, you should probably check to make sure the link to the advertised free pattern actually work. 🙂

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  You can click on the image below to open the pattern in a new page, which you can then print. The image to use is at the end of the page.
  
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sharon-m February 10, 2023

I read the article- looked for the pattern and clicked all possible links. No pattern. I then read the comments and went back and clicked both images of the bracelet and still no pattern! Please provide correct link to pattern.
Thanks

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  Please click on the image at the end of the post. A new page will open for you to view the bracelet pattern and also print if needed.
  
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TatbeadJackie February 10, 2023

Clicking on the photo doesn’t do anything. Is there another location for the pattern? Thanks.

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  Please click on the image at the end of the post. A new page will open for you to view the bracelet pattern and also print if needed.
  
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linlucky711 February 10, 2023

Clicked on the image, no pattern comes up.

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1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
  
  Please click on the image at the end of the post. A new page will open for you to view the bracelet pattern and also print if needed.
  
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Patricia D February 15, 2018

Where do I find the pattern?

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1. Tammy Honaman February 21, 2018
  
  Hi Patricia – The pattern is the image in the post. If you click the image it will open in a window that you can then print from.
  
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  1. SpiceGirl21 February 10, 2023
    
    All I get when I click on the image is a page that says “Oops! That page can’t be found”.
    
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    1. Jane Oda February 15, 2023
      
      Please click on the image at the end of the post. A new page will open for you to view the bracelet pattern and also print if needed.
      
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Patricia D February 15, 2018

Where do I find the pattern?

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1. Tammy Honaman February 21, 2018
  
  Hi Patricia – The pattern is the image in the post. If you click the image it will open in a window that you can then print from.
  
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A Free Bracelet Beading Pattern for Valentine’s Day