Are you a hoarder like me with a ton of crochet cotton lying around? Consider making quick and easy crochet earrings! The yarn comes in so many different colors AND you can add beads too.
You can see what I mean when you check out Bulgarian designer, Dobromira Velikova's shop, MyHandmadePassion. She has many designs especially for beading hoops although some of her tutorials do not require these findings. Scroll down for notes on hoop supplies.
A number of designs can be made for different sized hoops. She also offers great deals with her bundles.
Dobromira said her passion started a few years ago. Already an earrings addict with 300 (and growing) pairs in her collection, she spotted online a crochet pair she really liked. Her mother taught her how to crochet and she hasn't stopped since!
She has recently separated her finished crochet jewelry from her tutorials. Check out her other site called CrochetJewelryByMHP.
Notes on Hoop Supplies
Dobromira uses beading hoops. They are convenient as you can just hook the ear wires directly to them. The beading hoops are designed such you can carefully pull out the round wire from the main part which allows you to feed beads onto the wire. Some of her designs will require you to do that.
The beading hoops below from yadanabeads show the findings from behind. Just carefully pull out the wire from the metal tube, thread the beads, and then replace the wire.
One way to reduce the how low the earrings hang is to avoid ear wires and use hoops with levers as shown below which are available from MOBODUC. The business end goes through ear holes. But the design will be best viewed from the side for these hoop styles.
You can also get just simple circles like these stainless steel hoops from DOMEDBAZAAR . Just add a couple of small jump rings to the ear wires.
Before You Go :
- Multi-Strand Gemstone Chip Crochet Necklace Tutorial Uses Fishing Line | Making a Wire Clasp and End Cones | Conetastic Mandrel Tool Tutorial
- Crochet Spiral Earrings Tutorial with Pearl Centers
- Reversible Bead Crochet Bracelet Uses Basic Crochet Stitches
"hoarder"?! I think not! I am a curator of an extensive and priceless craft-supply collection! ;) lol
ReplyDeletethese are adorable, i do have cotton crochet thread, and the hoops, to give these a try. thanks for sharing.
LOL! I have to remember to use your line!
DeleteI love that watermelon design!
ReplyDeleteSo did I - hence this pick!
DeleteI am definitely a hoarder of craft supplies of all kinds. I bought a set of 30 colors of size 10 crochet cotton from ThreadArt.com not so long ago. I mean I bought it for inkle weaving, which I am doing, but I see no reason not to use it for other purposes as well! I did recently (finally) figure out how to crochet after many years of trying although I expect I need some more practice with worsted or DK weight yarn and larger hooks before I move on to cotton thread.
ReplyDeleteI knitted for many years before venturing to crochet. I now love it. Strange that I can do wire crochet but working with crochet thread is still a work in progress. I have had practice with worsted weight and thicker yarns so those are easier. So yes, practice with those first.
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