Friday, September 14, 2012

Chandelier Earrings

This is probably my last crochet pattern for this month... the rest of the posts will be about the various other crafts I've been working on. I've seen a few different full fan crochet earrings, but I thought that the full 180 degree fan was too much, and I thought it would look cute to have a smaller fan, so I wrote one up! I think it turned out less like a fan and more like a chandelier, which is why I called it that! Enjoy!


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Materials:
Size 7 crochet hook (This is the first set I ever owned!)
Crochet Thread size 10 (This is a great brand for cotton thread!)
OR
Size 4 Crochet Hook (I highly recommend this set!)
Embroidery Floss (This is a great deal on bulk floss!)
Sewing needle (Blunt ended needles are a MUST HAVE!)
Earring findings (Here's a great starter kit!)
Round Nose Pliers (I highly recommend this kind of pliers when working with earring findings!)

Gauge:
Works out to be about 1.2 inches wide using the cotton thread, 1.5" using embroidery thread. 


Pattern:
Row 1: Ch 6 (counts as dc + ch-3), dc in 1st ch (or 6th ch from hook). Turn.
Row 2: Ch 6 (counts as dc + ch-3), dc in the ch-sp, ch 3, dc on top of the turning ch (should be top of the ch-3 that counted as a dc from previous row). Turn.
Row 3: Ch 6 (counts as dc + ch-3), dc in the ch-sp, ch 3, dc in ch-sp, ch 3, dc on top of the turning ch (should be top of the ch-3 that counted as a dc from previous row). Turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, *(1 sc, ch 3, 2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc, ch 3, 1 sc) in the ch-3 sp, repeat from * two times, performing the last sc in the top of the ch-3 that counted as a dc from the previous row.


Be sure to block it well, as that is the best way for the earrings to keep their shape.

Here is a chart to help you out if you need it.

Original Photo from the original blog post in 2012