Easy Picot Necklace Pattern

This beautiful Necklace Sample was made by: Robin Haizman

The Easy Picot Necklace pattern has little beaded picots to add dimension to the lacy look of the necklace. This necklace introduces you to how easy it is to add picots to any pattern you are working on.

A = 11/0 seed bead

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 8" tail and begin at step #1. 

1. Pick up 10A, go with thread forward through the 1st through 6th A beads just added.

 

2. Pick up 1A, go with thread forward through the 6th through 10th & 1st A beads added in step #1.

3. a) Pick up 11A, go with thread forward through the 2nd through 7th A beads just added in this step.
b) Pick up 1A, go with thread forward through the 7th through 10th A beads just added in this step, down through the 3rd A bead, step #1 (first time) or the 9th A bead added in step #7 (every time after) and forward through the 10th, 11th & 1st A beads just added in this step.

4. a) Pick up 11A, go with thread forward through the 2nd through 7th A beads just added in this step.
b) Pick up 1A, go with thread forward through the 7th through 10th A beads just added in this step, down through the 4th A bead, step #3 and forward through the 10th, 11th & 1st A beads just added in this step.

5. a) Pick up 10A, go with thread up through the A bead added in step #4(b) and down through the 10th A bead just added in this step.
b) Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 10th A bead added in this step at (a).

6. Pick up 3A, go with thread up through the 10th, 9th, 8th and 7th A beads added in step #5a.

7. Pick up 16A, go with thread forward through the 7th through 12th A beads just added in this step, down through the A bead, step #5b, and forward through the 7th through 11th and 1st A beads just added in this step.

8. Repeat steps #3 and #4.

9. Continue necklace by repeating steps #5 through #8 until you reach the length that you want your necklace to be.


10. With working thread weave through necklace, coming out with thread down through the A bead added in step #4 repeat. To add clasp, pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through 1 A bead (picot bead) in necklace. Continue with working thread around through the clasp beads several times. Weave the working thread into the necklace and end. Repeat the clasp directions in the same manner on the other end after removing the stopper bead.
 

Easy Picot Necklace Pattern
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How to change any of my necklace patterns into an ornament cover

Decide on the size ornament that you are making a cover for. The ornament I am using for this lesson is about 2-1/4".  The base pattern I am using is the Lace Lanterns Necklace Pattern

These basic directions can be used for just about any necklace pattern. Once the middle part is complete, made from the necklace pattern, the rest is up to you what you want to add.  The beads used to attach the top ring to the middle section can be any variety of beads you would like to use. You can also decide to add fringe or leave the bottom edge plain. You could add drops of large crystals too. Use your imagination to create your ornament. You might need to experiment with different beads but since the middle is made from the necklace pattern the rest is easy.

	Start by making the necklace as the pattern directs. You will want to use a necklace pattern that has Units of repeats. Of course do not add any closures.
	When you just about reach the size that you want, you then need to work on joining the 2 end pieces together. Whatever necklace pattern you are using, look at the front center of the finished piece to match the section you are missing. Join the 2 ends by working the missing section by following your pattern. The sample I am using has 2 rows, so it is a little trickier. Attach the first row together first
	After completing the second row, join that row. You need to have an even number of repeats because the repeat Unit in Row 2 is 2 sections. So I did the pattern with 23 loops and the 24th loop was the joining loop.

	As you are working on the necklace pattern piece, place it around the ornament to check for size. This is also when you decide where on the ornament that you want the piece to lay. The ring of the necklace pattern has 24 sets of 3 beads at the top.
	Also make a ring of beads to fit the top of the ornament. Go with working thread around through the ring of beads twice and that way the ring doesn’t come loose while you are working on it. The count doesn’t matter but should be an even number. On my sample thee top ring around the neck of the ornament has 36 beads. The number of beads around the neck of the ornament is determined by your ornament.
So now we need to figure out how many times to go down to the necklace pattern ring with beads from the neck ring beads. I do not want to go into every 3 bead spaces of 24, so I divide the necklace pattern ring by half. So now we have 12 sets of 3 beads. Going up to 36 beads. 36 ÷ 12 = 3 So to get an even number of beads lines we are going to go through 1 bead in the top ring and then skip over 2 beads (=3 beads), all around and go into every other bead.
	Now that the center piece of the ornament is complete you need to finish the rest of the ornament. Put both the ring of beads and the necklace ring on the ornament to figure out how many beads are needed to join the top and the middle pieces together. These also don’t have to be all seed beads, You can mix in crystals and different color seed beads too. Because of the location of my necklace pattern ring, my attach beads are 10 beads.

 If you want beaded fringe around the bottom of your ornament you can add that too.

 

necklace patterns into an ornament cover
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Polished Crystal Necklace Pattern

The Polished Crystal Necklace pattern is  looping lace worked in bead weaving. In the top sample I used 6mm doughnut beads, but you can also use Fire-polished 4mm crystals. It is not hard to make even though it might look like a lot of work.

A = 11/0 seed bead
B = 4mm crystal

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 8" tail and begin at step #1.

1. Pick up 12A, go with thread up through the 1st A bead added.
2. Pick up 9A, make a circle and go with thread forward through the 1st & 2nd A beads just added in this step.
3. Pick up 11A, go with thread down through the 5th A bead added in step #1 (first time) or the 4th A bead added in Step #10, (every time after).
4. Pick up 1B, 8A, go with thread down through the 5th A bead added in step #3 and up through the 8th A bead just added in this step.

5. Pick up 11A, 1B, 6A, go with thread up through the 4th through 8th A beads added in step #4, down through the 1st & 2nd A beads just added in this step, up through the 7th & 8th A beads, step #4, down through the 1st A bead just added in this step, up through the 8th A bead, step #4 and down through the 1st A bead just added in this step, pull up snug.
6. Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 1st through 5th A beads added in step #5.
7. Pick up 3A, 1B, 7A, go with thread up through the A bead added in step #6.

8. Pick up 5A, go with thread down through the 5th A bead added in step #3, up through the 8th A bead added in step #4, down through the 1st A bead added in step #5 and up through the A bead added in step #6.
9. Pick up 10A, go with thread down through the 1st A bead added in step #7 (of the 7A).

 
10. Pick up 7A, go with thread up through the 7th A bead added in step #9.
11. Pick up 7A, make a circle and go with thread down through the 5th & 6th A beads added in step #9, and up through the 1st & 2nd A beads just added in this step. 

12. Continue necklace by repeating steps #3 though #11 until you reach the length that you want, then finish at the next step

13. To add clasp, Pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through 2 beads in necklace, continue with thread around through the clasp and necklace beads a couple of times, then weave in and end your thread. Repeat clasp directions in the same manner on the other end, after removing the stopper bead.

 

 

 

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Simple Sparkle Necklace Pattern

The Simple Sparkle Necklace pattern is another easy necklace to make. It uses larger crystals, so it really does sparkle. I really like these easy necklaces, you can take a handful of beads and make a beautiful necklace.











A = 11/0 seed bead, main color
B = 11/0 seed bead, 2nd color
C = 6mm crystals

Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Use Fireline*, Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about a 10" tail and begin at Round 1, step #1. *Fireline does not need to be stretched or waxed.



Row 1
1. Pick up 3A, 1B, 5A, 1B, 2A, go with thread up through the 1st A bead just added.

2. Pick up 4A, 3B, go with thread up through the 1st B bead just added.

3. Pick up 7A, 1B, 5A, 1B, 2A, go with thread up through the 5th A bead just added.

4. Continue Row 1 by repeating steps #2 & #3 until the necklace is the length that you want.

5. To add clasp, pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through 2 A beads in necklace. Continue with working thread around through the clasp beads several times, then following blue dotted line in illustration go through the loop of beads coming out with working thread up through the 1st B bead added in a repeat of step #3.

Row 2
6. a) Pick up 2B, go with thread up through the 3rd & 1st B beads and the 4th A bead, step #2.
b) Pick up 1B, go with thread down through the 1st A bead, step #3 and the 1st & 2nd B beads, step #2.

7. Pick up 3B, 1C, 1B, go with thread up through the C and 3rd B beads just added in this step.

8. a) Pick up 1B, go with thread up through the 3rd & down through the 2nd B beads, step #2.
b) Pick up 1B, go with thread down then up, following blue dotted line in illustration go through the loop of beads coming out with working thread up through the 1st B bead added in the next repeat of step #3 to left.

9. Continue Row 2 by repeating steps #6 through #8 to the other end. Add the other end of the clasp, in the same manner as step #5. Weave in the working threads and end.

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