Friday 2 November 2012

DIY - Crochet and chain necklace


The other day I saw THIS PRETTY NECKLACE on pinterest. I just tought it was perfect... until I clicked on the link and saw the over 200$ pricetag. Then the crafty part of me tought, I can totally do this myself. And here you are.

To do this you need to know the most basic and easy crochet stitch (it's actually the first thing you learn when learning to crochet), the single crochet. That's it ! Anyone can do this I promise. To learn the stitch, THIS VIDEO is awesome. I promise it's really easy. And please email me or feel free to ask any questions in the comment section.



  1. SUPPLY: Yarn, chain, rhinestone chain, jewelry jump ring and lobster clasp (or any other clasp you want). You will also need a crochet hook, mine is a size 5mm, wich is the bigger size that I was able to get through the chain.
  2. Take a chain of the desired lengh of the inside of the necklace and install your lobster clasp with the jump rings. Knot your yarn at the end of the chain.
  3. Put your hook through the chain 
  4. With your hook, go grab the yarn and pull a loop through
  5. Now using chain as the base of your crochet work, crochet 2 single crochet in each chain link all the way to the end of the chain (if your chain is smaller, only do one single crochet in each chain link) To learn how to do a single crochet, see the video I mentionned before.
  6. You will  need to make 4 single crochet row in total (including the first one). This is how it's looking when it's done. 
  7. To finish the crochet part of the necklace, cut the yarn and pull the end if it inside the loop and pull. 
  8. Now you will sew the bottom chain to the necklace with the yarn and a needle. 
  9. Quick tip, close the necklace and put it flat on a table while doing this, so you'll end up with the right shape. The bottom chain should be longer than the inside one.
  10. Now you're all done 
  11. Now the last step, again with a needle and yarn, is to sew the rhinestone on the middle of the necklace.
  12. Now that you're done, cut the rhinestone chain at the end and you're done !


Enjoy !!!




PS. Again, feel free to ask any question in the comment section, or send me an email ! And to see my other DIY projects, click HERE.

31 comments:

  1. Definitelly an amazing DIY!!

    Corina
    www.cocorrina.com

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    1. Thanks ! It was fun to make ! And easy too !

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  2. Amazing! I love the rainbow yarn too. Great job!
    xx
    Lia
    Smart n Snazzy

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    1. Thanks ! And surprisingly easy to do too !

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  4. OMG!!! You are so talented!! It literally looks just like it!! Great job!!
    Meredith
    createthatoutfit.com

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    1. Thanks Meredith ! I'm super happy with the result. I wore it today and got tons of compliments !

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  5. Wow, it looks great ! ^^ You made it look so simple, he. Cute piece, love all the colours.

    Have a lovely weekend! x

    Satu
    Indie by heart

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  6. wow that's a beautiful necklace! can't believe someone charges $200!!!

    www.lilmsadventures.blogspot.com

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  7. This is gorgeous! I've never tried crochet but this looks totally doable. Great DIY!!

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    1. Thanks. It is doable, and I wasn't kidding, there is only one stitch involved and it's the most basic one of all ! Easy peasy !

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  9. Cute Blog! Love this necklace!

    Check out my blog and if you like it we can follow each other on google or bloglovin.

    xo,
    Deanne
    MyFashAvenue.blogspot.ca

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    1. Thanks ! I'll definitely check you out ! I love discovering canadian bloggers !

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  10. The necklace looks so cool. Great DIY.

    www.zadinblog.com

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  11. This is great! Looks like it took a lot of work. It's beatiful.

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    1. It's not that much work ! The crochet part is actually the fastest part !

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  12. This is really awesome... I love it! Nice job.

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  13. What a great necklace!! i love it :)

    love K

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  14. WOW!!! It's really unique!!!!! I've done crochet, but I'm not sure if I can do the same perfect job!!!

    Happily following you! Thank you! Post more great ideas!!! Loking forward!

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    1. Thanks ! Of course you can. It's basically only a rectangle of single crochet stitch, using the actual chain as your chain stitch ! it's really easier than it looks !

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  15. LOVELY! Adding it to my list of must-do DIY's! Now I just have to find some good multi-colored yarn...

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  16. Hi Marie-Eve. I love your work. I found this necklace that seems very similar to the one that you have made. I am wondering if it was made using the same technique that you have used on yours.
    http://boticca.com/lamprini/under-the-moonlight-necklace/12279/

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  17. Hi, could you please tell me the lenght of the chain you used? And also how many more single chrochet you did in each row from the first row?

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