Crochet Beaded BEads

Material:
Crochet hook 1.0 mm (size 12) and/or 0,75 mm (size 14)
Yarn:
Buttonhole-thread matching to beadcolor or
Crochet Yarn No. 40 or
Jean Stitch
Beads:
Seed beads size 11/o or 10/o (no cylinderbeads!)
wooden bead with 15 mm diameter

First string the seed beads onto thrad.Youll need to string 270 (string a
few more) beads all together. String patterns as you like or see examples.
Increasing part:
Row 1: Use needle No. 12 to work
five chain stitches with one bead
each stitch.

The cream-colored bead is made of

japanese seed beads (Matsuno), size
11/0.
The two red beads are made with
czech seed beads, you can see more
of the thread.
The greenish bead in the back was
made of 10/0 beads from a german
company.

Slip Stitch
Foundation Chain
Row 2: Slip down the next 10 beads from yarn. Do two crochet stitches with beads in each of the five chain stitches.
Row 3: Slip down the next 15 beads from yarn. Divide the beads into five groups of three each. *Stitch two crochet
stitches into the first appearing stitch from row before. Next stitch one crochet stitch into the next (second) stitch
appearing from the row before*. Repeat ** four more times.
Row 4: Slip down the next 20 beads from yarn. Divide them into groups of four beads each. *Stitch two times crochet
stitch into the first appearing stitch from row before. The next two stitches again are one-to-one*. Repeat ** 4 times
more.
Row 5: Slip down the next 25 beads from yarn. Divide the beads into five groups of five beads each. *Stitch two times
crochet stitch into the one stitch appearing from row before. The next three stitches are one-to-one*. Repeat four more
times.
Row 6: Slip down the next 30 beads from yarn. Divide them into five groups of six beads each. *Stitch two times crochet stitch into the first appearing stitch from row before. The next four stitches are one-to-one*. Repeat ** 4 times
more.
Row 7-9: For each row slip down 30 beads from yarn. Work three rows one-to-one. For row 9 use a thinner hook or a
stronger tension.

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Decreasing Part:
Row 10: Slip down 25 beads from yarn. Divide the beads into five
groups of five beads each. Use the thinner hook for the following
rows or crochet with stronger tension. *Skip the first appearing
stitch from row before, work the next five stitches one-to-one*.
Repeat ** four more times. Fill in the wooden bead. From the
next row on you must crochet around the bead.
Row 11: Slip down 20 beads from yarn. Divide the beads into five
groups of four beads each. *Skip the first appearing stitch from row
before, work the next four stitches one-to-one*. Repeat ** four
more times.
Row 12: Slip down 15 beads from yarn: Divide the beads into five
groups of three beads each. *Skip the first appearing stitch from
row before, work the next three stitches one-to-one*. Repeat **
four more times.
Row 13: Slip down 10 beads from yarn. Divide the beads into five
groups of two beads each. *Skip the first appearing stitch from row
before, work the next 2 stitches one-to-one*. Repeat ** 4 more
times.
Row 14: Slip down the last five beads from yarn. Skip 1 stitch,
crochet 1 bead in the next stitch* 5 times.
Now youre done. Cut the thread and pull it through the last stitch. Hide the thread in your work, trim.
Depending on the size of the used seedbeads and thread it could be necessary to skip one of the 30-beadrows. Put the wooden bead after the 9th row in your crochet-work, the last row should be a little bit
above the equator.

Have Fun!
Wooden Bead with 10 mm
Use the same materials for a bead with a diameter of 10 mm.
Your starting row contains only four beads, in each round you have to increase fourmore beads.
Row 1: 4 Beads - Row 2: 8 Beads - Row 3: 12 Beads - Row 4: 16 Beads
Row 5: 20 Beads - Row 6: 24 Beads - Row 7: 20 Beads - Row 8: 16 Beads
Row 9: 12 Beads - Row 10: 8 Beads - Row 11: 4 Beads

Andrea Hoffstadt 2004

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