Crocheting with beads is easier than you may think. Follow this tutorial to add beads to your next project, the easy way. Materials you will need are: Worsted weight yarn, pony beads, and two crochet hooks. One the size called for by your particular yarn or pattern, and a C hook-2.75mm.
Heres how:
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| With hook called for by your particular pattern or yarn, Work stitch you wish to have a bead in until you have two loops remaining on hook. Here I am demonstrating using dc. |
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| Remove your hook from one loop. |
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| Grab your C hook, and put a bead on it. I usually load up my hook so I dont have to grab a bead every time. The thumb rest portion of the hook prevents them from sliding off the end. How handy is that? |
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| Now, Insert your C hook with the bead into your dropped loop. |
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| And then push bead down over the end of hook onto loop, using hook to pull loop through the bead. |
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| Now remove the C hook from the loop, and reinsert first original hook back into the loop. Yarn over, and draw through both loops on hook. Bead attached and stitch completed. Please note here I have changed beads to a wooden one only for better visibility. |
This is the Fleuri purse I made with Beads. The purse pattern is not my own, and can be found here: Fleuri: A bag in blossom. However, I did make changes to the pattern. They can be found here: Beaded Fleuri Purse
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| I love how the crystal beads simulate dew on the flower. |
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| Beads not so visible in this pic unfortunately. |
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| However, they are stunning in the sunlight. |
