Tennis Crystals and Beads Bracelet Pattern

I saw a bracelet similar to this on a lady at our local bead society meeting. I kept admiring it and finally asked where she got the pattern. She had said she got it from the Beads Baubles and Jewels http://www.pbs.org/ web site. They had a tennis bracelet, but it was 2 rows wide and made with seed beads. On my Tennis Bracelet I did 1 row wide and changed the center beads to 3 beads wide instead of 2 beads. It works up fast and it looks like a real tennis bracelet. Sparkles like crazy!

A = Miyuki, 11° Delica beads B = 4mm Crystals 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 10A, go with thread forward through the first 5 A beads just added.
	2. Pick up 1B, go with thread, left to right through the 10th & 9th and up through the 8th, 7th and 6th A beads added in step #1.
	3. Pick up 7A, go with thread up through 3 A beads added in the previous steps and forward through the 1st and 2nd A beads just added in this step.
	4. Pick up 1B, go with thread left to right through the 7th & 6th A beads and up through the 5th, 4th and 3rd A beads added in the last step.
	5. Continue bracelet by repeating steps #3 and #4 until you reach the length that you want the bracelet to be.
	6. After adding the clasp, I went through the 3 center A beads and the crystals again for security of holding the crystals on. After the bracelet is complete, twist it so it lays flat.

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