• Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Ebooks and Printables
  • Etsy
  • Sewing Journal

Make it Yourself. Yes You Can!

  • Sewing Projects
  • Tips and Techniques
  • Embroidery
  • Other Crafts
    • Crochet
    • Felting
    • Jewellery
    • Wreaths
  • Christmas

Crocheted Wire Earrings

September 13, 2015 · 8 Comments

The other day I wanted to crochet but I also needed to make some earrings. So it got me thinking: would it be possible to mash the two things together and crochet some earrings? Preferably earrings that are neither enormous or woolly looking.

I had a go at crocheting some fine wire and the results were not enormous or woolly!
crocheted wire earringsThey were rather fiddly but they are very delicate light to wear, so well worth it!

They are made by crocheting three strands of wire, adding beads as you go, then plaiting the strands together.

I have included Amazon affiliate links for the materials. If you would prefer to buy a kit for making these earrings, complete with instructions, you can do so here.

crocheted wire earringsHow to Make Crocheted Wire Earrings

You will need: fine craft wire (1 metre will be enough to make 1 pair of earrings), a 2 or 2.5 mm crochet hook, 2 earring wires, 2  jump rings, wire cutters or pliers (or scissors will do but not your best pair! ), 10 beads including a mixture of 6mm glass beads, 8mm glass beads, crackle glass beads and faceted beads, and a selection seed or other small beads.
crocheted wire earrings

1. Cut 3 pieces of wire, each measuring 15cm. Twist the ends together a couple of times.crocheted wire earrings 2. Slip one of the larger beads onto the twisted end. Thread the same end through a jump ring and twist to secure.crocheted wire earrings

3. Using the handle end of the crochet hook, make a loop next to the bead in one of the strands of wire and twist it a couple of times.crocheted wire earrings

4. Now we’re ready to start crocheting! A word of warning first though: crocheting wire is not like crocheting wool. It sounds obvious but the lack of stretchiness took me by surprise.
Crochet a couple of chains.crocheted wire earrings

5. Slip a bead onto the wire. Then crochet one chain by taking the wire from the far side of the bead.crocheted wire earrings

6. Continue to crochet chains and add beads. Try to space the beads out so that when you plait the strands together at the end, the beads are evenly spaced out.crocheted wire earrings

7. Repeat for the other two strands.crocheted wire earringscrocheted wire earrings

8. Gently plait the three strands together. crocheted wire earrings
9. Using the jump ring, attach the earring wire.crocheted wire earringsRepeat for the other earring.crocheted wire earrings

Tips

Use a metal crochet hook because the wire will probably gouge lumps out of a bamboo one!

As wire does not stretch, the loops in the chain need to be big enough. If they are not, wiggle the loop down the crochet hook to where it is wider then back up again.

If overworked, the wire will break, so be careful when twisting. If it does break, you may be able to reattach beads using extra bits of wire.

If the strands are difficult to plait, try pulling them gently to stretch the chains a little bit.

If you would like to buy a kit to make the earrings and not have to faff about buying lots of different beads when you only need a few, you can do so here.

crocheted wire earringscrocheted wire earringscrocheted wire earrings

Linking up here:
Behind the Seams Sewingclairejustine “HM" Amy

Live Randomly SimpleSuper Busy MumSincerely, PaulaCraftyAllieCreativeHump Day HappeningsVIEW FROM THE FRIDGEDear Creatives

Seasons of a Homemaker

Craft DictatorLink PartySew-Many_Ways
Inspire Me Monday
Show and Tell

Do Tell Tuesday

Tuesday Pintorials

Create, Link, Inspire

Create It Thursday
Seasons On Saturday
Skip The Housework Saturday

 

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

Filed In: Crochet, Jewellery, Other Crafts / Tagged: craft fair, craft kit, Crochet, gift ideas, how to, Jewellery, wire

Crocheted Flower Necklace Tutorial

August 9, 2015 · 4 Comments

A few months ago I made these crocheted flower earrings. crocheted flower earringsI have worn them a few times and people have remarked on how unusual they are. I’ve also found that despite them being quite long, they are very light and don’t pull on my ear.

So I decided to make a matching necklace!crocheted flower necklace tutorial

If you are a crocheter and you have never tried jewellery making, don’t be put off! They are easy to make. You will need some round nosed pliers though in addition to a 2 mm crochet hook.

I have also decided to start selling kits for some of my tutorials, so if you like the necklace (and the earrings), you might like to buy a kit so that you can make them without the trouble of hunting down the materials to make them! Here is the link to the craft kits page. Otherwise you can find the link in the navigation bar at the top. The kit for the necklace is £5 and the kit for the earrings is £3 🙂

I’ll be adding more kits over the next few months, so don’t forget to check back!

How to Make a Crocheted Flower Necklace

You will need: thread and a crochet hook (I used Anchor Pearle and a 2 mm hook), 11 jump rings, 1 head pin, 5 eye pins, 6 chip beads, round nosed pliers, ordinary pliers or wire cutters.

1. Make 5 crocheted flowers. The pattern is the same as for the crocheted hair bobble, which can be found here. Using lighter thread and a smaller hook will produce much smaller flowers!crocheted flower necklace tutorial

2. Attach jump rings to either side of 4 of the flowers. crocheted flower necklace tutorialFor the fifth flower, you will need to attach 3 jump rings evenly spaced around the flower.crocheted flower necklace tutorial

3. Thread a chip bead onto an eye pin and bend the other end into a loop. crocheted flower necklace tutorialcrocheted flower necklace tutorialDepending on the length of the eye pins, you might need to cut off some of the excess first. If you are new to making jewellery, practise making some loops first you have an idea of how much you need to make a loop. You will need to make 5 of these.crocheted flower necklace tutorial

4. Using the jump rings already attached to the flowers, join the flowers together using the bead eye pin things you made in the previous step. The flower with 3 jump rings will need to be in the middle.crocheted flower necklace tutorial

5. Add the last eye pin and chip bead from step 3 to the 3rd jump ring on the middle flower. Thread a chip bead onto the head pin and make a loop. Using a jump ring, attach the head pin with a bead to the eye pin with a bead.crocheted flower necklace tutorialcrocheted flower necklace tutorial

6. Take a length of chain and attach to one end of the flowers using the jump ring. Try it on to determine how long you need the chain to be. Cut the chain using pliers. Attach the other end on the chain to the other end of the flowers.crocheted flower necklace tutorial

7. Find the centre of the chain and break one of the links. crocheted flower necklace tutorialUse jump rings to attach a lobster clasp.crocheted flower necklace tutorial

Now wear it out and wait for people to admire it! crocheted flower necklace tutorialDon’t forget, if you want buy a kit to make this necklace, you can do so here!

If you haven’t already, you might also like to have a look at the tutorial for the matching earrings, which can be found here!

Linking up at these parties:

Behind the Seams Sewingclairejustine “HM" Amy

Live Randomly SimpleSuper Busy MumSincerely, PaulaCraftyAllieCreativeHump Day HappeningsVIEW FROM THE FRIDGEDear Creatives

Seasons of a Homemaker

Craft DictatorLink PartySew-Many_Ways
Inspire Me Monday
Show and Tell

Do Tell Tuesday

Tuesday Pintorials

Create, Link, Inspire

Create It Thursday
Seasons On Saturday
Skip The Housework Saturday

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

Filed In: Crochet, Jewellery, Other Crafts / Tagged: craft fair, flowers, how to, necklace

A Crocheted Flower Earrings Tutorial

March 13, 2015 · 16 Comments

I haven’t made any jewellery in so long, it was nice to dust off my round nosed pliers and my wire bits and bobs!

I’ve incorporated crochet into jewellery making before. You cancrocheted wire earrings read about it here:Crocheted Wire Earrings.

 

This time I have used a crocheted flower as an element of each earring. The beads are semi precious stones that used to be a rather boring necklace! I strung them together using eyepins and jump rings.

The earrings came together pretty quickly and took at most a couple of hours to make. This included designing the earrings and crocheting the flowers.crocheted flower earrings

A Crocheted Flower Earrings Tutorial

You Will Need: single strand embroidery thread, 2 mm crochet hook, 2 ear wires, 8 semi precious natural rough cut or chip beads, 2 head pins, 6 eye pins, 14 jump rings, round nosed pliers, flat nosed pliers, wire cutters.crocheted flower earrings

1. Make the flowers using the embroidery thread and the crochet hook. Instructions can be found here (it’s a tutorial for making a flower for a hair bobble, but the pattern is the same. The flower turns out smaller because the thread is finer and the hook is smaller).

2. Take one of the beads and thread it onto a head pin. Make a loop.crocheted flower earrings

If you are new to this or it has been a while and you’ve forgotten, to make a loop, bend the end of the head pin over to make a right angle.crocheted flower earrings Cut the end off so that you are left with about a cm of wire. Using the round nosed pliers and starting at the end furthest from the bead, bend the wire into a loop about half way. crocheted flower earringscrocheted flower earringsAdjust your hand and the pliers so that you are comfortable. Complete the loop.crocheted flower earrings If the loop is not quite closed, give it a gentle squeeze with the flat nosed pliers.

3. Take another bead and thread it onto an eye pin. Make the free end into a loop. Repeat for the 2 remaining beads.crocheted flower earrings

4. Attach a jump ring to the top of the flower between the petals. Attaching it here will hopefully prevent the flower from becoming stretched when you are wearing the earrings. Attach another jump ring to the first jump ring.crocheted flower earrings

5. Attach 2 more jump rings to the bottom of the flower in the same way.crocheted flower earrings

6. Using the jump rings, attach the rest of the elements together. Below the flower, attach 3 beads all joined together with jump rings with the last bead being the one on a head pin.crocheted flower earringscrocheted flower earringscrocheted flower earrings

Above the flower, attach one bead and then the ear wire.crocheted flower earringsHere are the finished earrings!crocheted flower earringscrocheted flower earrings

Share this:

  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

Filed In: Crochet, Jewellery, Other Crafts / Tagged: Crochet, earrings, how to

I'm Anna and I live in rural Norfolk in the UK. My mum taught me how to use a sewing machine when I was 10 and I haven't looked back! I love making all sorts of things and I hope you find inspiration here.

Join the list

Join the mailing list to receive updates, useful and interesting links and free pages from the Sewing Journal.

My New Ebook

things to male and do in the autumn

Bunting Makes Everything Better Tote Bag

Featured Kit

The Sewing Journal

My Kits and Patterns on Etsy

Shop the Christmas Shop at Sew and So



Join the List

Join the mailing list to receive updates, useful and interesting links and free pages from the Sewing Journal.

Privacy Policy

For information about cookies and Tea and a Sewing Machine's privacy policy, please click here.

Instagram

Instagram Widget by SnapWidget



UK Sewing Blogs

Theme by 17th Avenue · Powered by WordPress & Genesis

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok