Gemstone Bracelet
INTERMEDIATE
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
1 inch x 71/2 inches
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Size 10 crochet cotton (350 yds per ball): 50 yds each #424 light peach
and #419 ecru • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook • Tapestry needle • 9 x 14mm oval bead • 8mm jump ring • 6 x 12mm lobster-claw clasp
GAUGE
Center = 1 inch across Gauge is not critical for this project.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.
BRACELET CENTER
Rnd 1 (RS): With light peach form a slip ring (see illustration), ch 1, 10 hdc in ring, join
(see Pattern Notes) in first hdc, draw loose end of slip ring tightly to close opening, do not turn. (10 hdc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, [hdc in each of next 4 sts, ch 1, in next st work (hdc, dc, hdc), ch 1] twice, join in beg hdc, do not turn. (12 hdc, 2 dc, 4 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, [sc in each of next 4 sts, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next st, (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in next dc, sc in next st, 2 sc in ch-1 sp] twice, join in beg sc, do not turn.
Fasten off light peach. (20 sc, 4 hdc, 2 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 4 (RS): Join ecru in ch-1 sp, ch 1, [(hdc, ch 1, hdc) in ch-1 sp, sc in each st across to next ch-1 sp] twice, join in beg hdc. Fasten off. (24 sc, 4 hdc, 2 ch-1 sps)
POINT
Make 2.
Row 1 (RS): Join light peach in first sc before ch-1 sp, sk next hdc, [hdc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 3 times, hdc] in next ch-1 sp, sk next hdc, sl st in next sc. Fasten off.
Row 2: Join ecru in last unworked sc on Center before Point, sc in each of next 4 sts of Point, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in next dc, sc in each of next 4 sts, sl st