Gauge: 1 sq. = 4 1\2”
Please note: Glass beads aren’t consistent in diameter, so take time now to go through and separate the beads into two containers. Using your largest needle (one to take both bead and yarn) test each bead to whether it will slide over needle or not. These are the ones that will you use in the blocks. The ones that won’t slide over the needle will be use to thread onto the ribbon.
BASIC FULL BLOCK:
With large needle string 16 beads randomly onto yarn. Remove needle and with size E hook ch-6, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-3, work 15 dc in ring, sl st top beg ch-3, do not turn.
RND 2: Ch-5, * slide a bead down, dc next st, ch-2, * rep bet ** around, slide last bead, sl st 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn.
RND 3: Sl st to 1st ch-2 sp, ch-3, 2 dc same sp as beg ch-3, * ch-1, 3 dc next ch-2 sp, * rep bet ** around, ch-1, sl st top beg ch-3, do not turn.
RND 4: Sl st next 2 sts, ch-1, sc in next ch-1 sp. * Ch-6, sc next ch-1 sp, (ch-3, sc next ch-1 sp) 3 times, * rep bet ** 3 times, ch-6, sc next ch-1 sp, rep bet () twice, ch-3, sl st top beg sc, do not turn.
RND 5: Sl st to next ch-6 sp, ch-3, (3 dc, ch-2, 4 dc) same sp, *[(3 dc next ch-3 sp) 3 times], (4 dc, ch-2, 4 dc) next ch-6 sp, * rep bet ** 3 times, rep bet [] once, sl st top beg ch-3, fasten off.
HALF BLOCK:
With needle thread 7 beads onto yarn. Remove needle and with E hook ch-6, sl st to form a ring.
ROW 1: Ch-3, work 7 dc in ring, turn.
ROW 2: Ch-5, * slide bead, dc next st, ch-2, * rep bet ** 6 times, slide last bead, dc top previous row ch-3, turn.
ROW 3: Sl st next ch-2 sp, ch-1, (3 dc, ch-1) in ea ch-2 sp, turn.
ROW 4: Ch-4, sc next ch-1 sp, (ch-3, sc next ch-1 sp) twice, ch-6, sc next ch-1 sp, rep bet () twice, ch-5, sc top previous dc, turn.
ROW 5: Sl st next ch-5 sp, ch-1, work 5 dc that sp, (4 dc next ch-3 sp) twice, (4 dc, ch-2, 4 dc) next ch-5 sp, rep bet () twice, 5 dc last ch sp, fasten off.
Make 4 full blocks and 4 half blocks. With needle and yarn, sew a half block, full block, half block for the top row. Sew a half block, 3 full blocks, half block for the bottom row. Sew both rows together.
EDGING:
With yarn and E hook join in any st, ch-1, sc same st as ch-1, evenly work sc around piece in sts, ch lps and side of sts of half blocks, along the long or bottom edge of the halter top work: (2 sc, ch-2, 2 sc) in ea end for a corner turn.
BOTTOM EDGE:
ROW 1: With yarn and E hook, join in ch-2 sp, ch-3, dc same sp, * ch-1, sk next st, dc next st, * rep bet ** across long edge to corner ch-2 sp, 2 dc that sp, ch-1, turn.
ROW 2: Sc ea st and ch across, fasten off.
NECK EDGE:
ROW 1: With yarn and E hook join in 1st st above the beg of center full block, ch-3, dc same