Bead Patterns and Ideas : Evening Lace Necklace Pattern

A = Miyuki 11° SEED bead, 70*
B = 3 mm Fire-polished crystal, 6*
C = 4 mm Fire-polished crystal, 1*
D = 2 mm Fire-polished crystal, 5*
E = 6mm Bugle beads, 4*
LZ = Czech ZoliDuo Left 5x8 mm beads, 2 beads*
RZ = Czech ZoliDuo Right 5x8 mm beads, 2 beads*
*Bead Counts are per repeat, repeat is approximately 3/4"
Nymo D Thread or Fireline (4 or 6 pound) #11 or #12 beading needle

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Start by waxing and stretching your thread. Tie in a “stopper” bead, leaving about a 8-10” tail and begin at step #1.

1. Pick up 1B, 2A, 1C, 2A, 1B, 2A, go with thread right to left through the C bead just added in this step.

2. Pick up 2A, go with thread down through the 1st B bead added in the last step.

3. Pick up 1A, 1E, 1A, 1D, 4A, 1B, 4A, 1D, 1A, 1E, 1A, go with thread up through the 2nd B bead, right to left through 2 A, 1 C, and 2 A and then down through the 1st B bead, step #1 or step #16, and down through the 1A, 1E and 1A beads this step 2. Pick up 2A, go with thread down through the 1st B bead added in the last step.

4. Pick up 4A, go with thread left to right through the 1 B bead, step #3.

5. Pick up 4A, go with thread up through 1 A, 1 E and 1 A bead added in step #3 as shown, up through the 2nd B bead, right to left through 2 A, 1 C, and 2 A and then down through the 1st B bead, step #1 or step #16, and down through the 1st A bead, step #3.

6. Pick up 1A, 1E, 1A, go with thread left to right through the 4th A bead, step #4, and the B bead, step #3.

7. Pick up (2A, 1D, 1RZ, 1D, 1LZ, 1D), 2A, go with thread left to right through the B bead, step #3, and forward through ( ).

8. Pick up 1LZ, 2A, go with thread up through the 1st D bead, step #3.

9. Pick up 6A, go with thread left to right through the bottom hole of the LZ bead, step #8.

10. Pick up 1D, go with thread left to right a through the LZ bead, step #7.

11. a) Pick up 5A, go with thread left to right through the LZ bead, step #7.

b) Pick up 1D, go with thread left to right through the RZ bead, step #7.

12. Pick up 5A, go with thread left to right through the RZ bead, step #7.

13. Pick up 1D, 1RZ, 6A, go with thread down through the 2nd D bead, step #3.

14. Pick up 2A, go with thread right to left through the top hole of the RZ bead, step #13, the 1st D, RZ, 2nd D, LZ, the 3rd D bead and the last 2 A beads, step #7, left to right through the B bead, step #3 and the 1st A bead, step #5.

15. Pick up 1A, 1E, 1A, go with thread up through the last A bead, step #3, and the 2nd B bead, step #1 or step #16.

16. a) Pick up 4A, 1B, 2A, 1C, 2A, 1B, 2A, go with thread right to left through the C bead just added in this step.

b) Pick up 2A, go with thread down through the 1st B bead added in the last step.

17. Repeat steps #3 through #8.

18. a) Pick up 2A, go with thread down through the 4th and 3rd A beads, step #13.

b) Pick up 2A, go with thread left to right through the bottom hole of the LZ bead, step #8.

19. Continue Unit by repeating steps #10 through step #15.

20. Continue by repeating steps #16 through #19 until the necklace is the length that you would like. To add clasp, pick up 3A, clasp, 3A, go with thread up through 1 A and 1 B beads in necklace. Continue with thread around through the clasp beads several times for strength. Weave the working thread into the necklace and end. Repeat the clasp directions in the same manner at the other end of necklace after removing the stopper bead.