Bead Patterns and Ideas : Pearls and Gold Bracelet Pattern

This pretty bracelet is easy to make and uses a handful of seed beads and 3mm fire-polished crystals. When finished it looks like delicate lace around your wrist.

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A = Miyuki® #593, 11/0 seed bead
B = Miyuki® #301, 11/0 seed bead
C = 3mm Fire-polished, Crystal Capri

Start by waxing and stretching your thread, use Nymo D or C-Lon & a #11 or #12 beading needle. I used Fireline 6lb. crystal. Tie in a "stopper" bead, leaving about an 12" tail and begin at step #1.

1. Pick up 1C, 3B, go with thread forward through the C and 1st and 2nd B beads just added in this step.

2. Pick up 8A, go with thread forward through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added in this step.

3. Pick up 6B, go with thread forward through the 1st B bead just added in this step and the 3rd and 4th A beads added in step #2.

4. Pick up 2B, 1C, 1B, go with thread forward through the 1st b bead just added in this step and the 5th and 6th A beads, step #2.

5. Pick up 6B, go with thread forward through the 1st B bead, just added in this step, the 7th and 8th A beads, step #2, the 2nd B bead, step #1, the 1st and 2nd A beads, step #2, the 1st A bead, step #3, the 3rd and 4th A beads, step #2 and the 1st and 2nd A and 1 C beads, step #4.

6. Pick up 3B, go with thread down through the C bead, step #4 and forward through the 1st and 2nd B beads just added in this step.

7. Repeat steps #2 through #4. Pick up 6B, go with thread forward through the 1st B bead, just added in this step, the 7th and 8th A beads, step #2 and up through the 3rd B bead, step #6.

8. Pick up 3A, go with thread right to left through the 1st B bead, step #4 or #7(c) and up through the 5th and 6th A beads, step #2 or #7(a) and the 6th B bead, step #5 or #7(d).

9. Pick up 3A, go with thread left to right through the 2nd A bead, step #8.

10. Pick up 2A, 4B, go with thread down through the 2nd ans 3rd A beads, step #9, the 2nd A bead, step #8 and up through the 2 A and 1st and 2nd B beads just added in this step.

11. Pick up 1B, go with thread down through the 3rd and 4th B beads, step #10, the 2nd and 3rd A beads, step #9, the 2nd A bead, step #8 and up through the 1st and 2nd A beads, step #10.

12. Pick up 1A, go with thread down through the 2nd and 1st B beads, step #7(d). following blue line in drawing weave through with working thread, coming out at the 1st B bead, step #6.

13. Pick up 3A, go with thread up through the 3rd B bead, step #4 or #7(c), down through the 4th and 3rd A beads, step #4 or #7(a) and the 2nd B bead, step #4 or #7(b).

14. a) Pick up 3A, go with thread left to right through the 2nd A bead, step #13.
b) Pick up 2A, 4B, go with thread forward through the 2nd and 3rd A beads, this step at (a), the 2nd A bead, step #13 and through the 2 A and 1st and 2nd B beads just added in this step.
c) Pick up 1B, go with thread forward through the 3rd and 4th B beads, this step at (b), the 2nd and 3rd A beads, this step at (a), the 2nd A bead, step #13 and the 1st and 2nd A beads, this step at (b).
d) Pick up 1A, with working thread follow blue line up in drawing, coming out with thread down at the 1 C bead added in step #7(c).

15. Continue bracelet by repeating steps #6 through #14 until it fits.

16. To add clasp, pick up 4A, clasp, 4A, go with thread up through the C bead in bracelet. Continue with working thread around through the clasp beads several times. Weave the working thread into the bracelet and end. Repeat the clasp directions in the same manner on the other end after removing the stopper bead.

Pearls and Gold Bracelet Pattern, B0165
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