Tired of having to buy expensive jewelry that cracks, chips, dents, or tarnishes? Thinking of making your own but don’t have a forge, drills, pliers, or metal? Never fear – you can show off your softer side with a slew of these crocheted rings. This free pattern from Fave Crafts is the perfect accessory – doesn’t take long, and it comes in any color you choose!
There are several great things about crocheted jewelry – it travels well (doesn’t get bent, scratched, or smashed, can be tucked safely in a pocket or bag), it’s inexpensive (you can have one for every day of the week, or month even), and it’s a great stash-buster – what’s not to love?
If you end up with a dozen or more of these, they make great presents for friends and family, as holiday or birthday presents. You can use their favorite colors and adorn the rings with other bits and bobs to make them truly unique. One of the best ways to do this is with ribbon, but you can also use beads and sequins. Be sure and try out several methods and additions so you can find the right fit for you.
And if you don’t want crochet rings but love this pattern, you can use them for plenty of other things – as napkin rings, a garland, Christmas ornaments, embellishments on hats, scarves, and bags, or an addition to your keychain. You could use them to identify your water bottle or wine glass, use them as gift tags, or scatter them on a table as part of a theme dinner party (if you did pastel colors they’d make a great addition to an Easter dinner, for example).
Want to make one of these? You’ll need the following: one skein of crochet thread (the pattern recommends using Aunt Lydia’s Fashion Crochet Thread in Silver), Size “D” crochet hook, scissors, a stitch marker, and a sewing needle. Of course, you can make the first ring with crochet thread and then try out different materials, such as jewelry wrapping wire, ribbon, or embroidery thread.
You’ll need to know some beginner stitches as well as the cluster stitch and the picot stitch – the pattern calls for chain (ch), double crochet (dc), slip stitch (sl st), and single crochet (sc). Just remember to use your stitch marker so you don’t get stuck counting and then lose your stitches when you try to figure out where you left off.
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Sound fun? If this is something you’d love to do, grab the free pattern from Fave Crafts, make a few of these rings, and then marvel at your delicate new fashion accessories.
