As Salamu Alikum and hi everyone!
I became really interested in crochet jewelry lately and I mostly like necklaces, since earrings somehow eventually feel very heavy after a while plus my ear gets irritated. So I searched up some patterns, and found two I really liked. One used metal chains and the other one was just yarn. I didn’t have any chains at the time so I made the second one first.
I became really interested in crochet jewelry lately and I mostly like necklaces, since earrings somehow eventually feel very heavy after a while plus my ear gets irritated. So I searched up some patterns, and found two I really liked. One used metal chains and the other one was just yarn. I didn’t have any chains at the time so I made the second one first.
The pattern came from Crochet Spot and the pattern is called Angel Wings Necklace. The only problem that I had was that you had to chain about 100 chains in order for you to get the necklace over your head. The 31 chains that you also have to chain is the – (I don’t know what to call it) pretty part. I had to tie the chains to the length I wanted the necklace to be because it is so long.
I didn’t want that and felt that it was a waste of yarn, so I wanted to make the pretty part and then add some metal chains to it to 1. make it so I didn’t have to tie the chains to get it at the level I want, and 2. to make it look like a real necklace, at least to me. I know that there are some crochet necklaces that only use yarn and are long, and I think that they are really pretty, but for this pattern, I felt it needed some metal chains. The chains measured about 9 1/2 inches for each side. I had a hard time cutting the chains I must say.
I didn’t want that and felt that it was a waste of yarn, so I wanted to make the pretty part and then add some metal chains to it to 1. make it so I didn’t have to tie the chains to get it at the level I want, and 2. to make it look like a real necklace, at least to me. I know that there are some crochet necklaces that only use yarn and are long, and I think that they are really pretty, but for this pattern, I felt it needed some metal chains. The chains measured about 9 1/2 inches for each side. I had a hard time cutting the chains I must say.
So, since I was able to get the metal chains, I also made the first necklace that I saw. It costs 5 AED a yard of chains so I just got one yard. I decided I had to buy some yarn to go with the metal chains, colors that went well with the gold chains. I wanted to buy some bigger and silver chains, but the store I went to didn’t have them. I also bought rings and clasps and a crochet needle, size 3mm. The pattern came from Kollabora and because the chains I used were smaller than the ones used in the pattern, I slip stitched onto the chains, then did a round of single crochet, then a round of single crocheting twice into each stitch, then double crocheting into every other stitch with a chain one in between the double crochets. It doesn't look like the pictures from the pattern, but I like it.
The yarns that I used were Venus knitting yarn and each one is 25 grams and I got 2 colors. They are 2 AED each. I don’t remember how much it cost for the rings and claps, as I didn’t pay for them ( I was, but I was with my Grandma and she got a few things too so she just paid for it all together), but I think it was just a few Dirhams, not more than 3 I think. I think it all cost about 10 AED to make both necklaces. The guy who I was talking to was looking at me funny, because I was only buying 4 rings and 2 clasps. He must have thought I was going to buy a bagful or something hehe.
What kind of jewelry do you like? Have you made a necklace before? Tell me all about it, I’d love to know!
What kind of jewelry do you like? Have you made a necklace before? Tell me all about it, I’d love to know!