Crochet Earrings: A Guide to Using Steel Hook and Embroidery Floss
Materials
Size 10 steel crochet hook
Embroidery floss *It usually comes in 6-ply strands. I unwound mine down to use just 1 ply, but you can experiment and see what you come up with! This hook is far too small to handle more than 1 or 2 strands, so if you want to use the whole 6-ply, you should try a larger hook.*
Abbreviations
- sc - single crochet
- hdc - half double crochet
- dc - double crochet
- sl st - slip stitch
- sp - space
- sk - skip
Foundation
Ch 6, sl st in first ch to join.
Row Instructions
Row 1
(Ch 3 [counts as first dc], dc 3, ch 2, dc 4) in ring. Turn.
Row 2
Ch 3 [counts as first dc], (dc 1, ch 2, dc 2) in first dc, ch 3, sk next 3 dc and (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk next 3 dc and (2 dc, ch 2, dc 2) in last dc. Turn.
Row 3
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, (sk next 2 dc, ch 3 sp, & 2 dc), dc 8 in center ch-2 sp, ch 3 (sk next 2 dc, ch 3 sp, and 2 dc), (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 4
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in last dc. Ch 2, sk next 2 dc, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 5
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, sc in last ch of ch-2 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) 4 times, ch 3, sc in first ch of ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 6
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 dc & ch-2 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) 4 times, ch 3, sk next ch 2 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 7
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc & ch-3 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) 3 times, ch 4, sk next ch 3 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 8
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc & ch-4 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) twice, ch 4, sk next ch 4 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 9
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc & ch-4 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 4, sk next ch 4 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 10
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next 2 dc & ch-4 sp, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-3 loop, ch 2, sk next ch-4 sp & 2 dc, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 11
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, (sk next 2 dc, ch-2 sp, & 2 dc), sc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, (sk next 2 dc, ch-2 sp, & 2 dc), (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 12
Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next (2 dc ch-2 sp, sc, ch-2 sp, & 2 dc), sl st in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 13
Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc) in final ch-2 sp. Fasten off.
Repeat for the second earring! Lightly starch, attach to earring hooks.