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Pearl Necklace with 3 Flower Center Motif Free Crochet Pattern
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MATERIALS:
One skein (27 yds) size 5 DMC Pearl Cotton in Lavender or color of you choice, size 0 (zero) crochet hook, large eye beading needle, needle to take DMC, size 6 mm pearl beads about 600 hundred
FINISHED SIZE: 27” long including flowers and end loops.
FLOWER (MAKE THREE):
With DMC and 0 (zero) hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, (sc in ring, ch-3) 4 times, sl st top beg sc, do not turn.
RND 2: Ch-1, (sc, 7 dc, sc) in ea lp around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn.
RND 3: Ch-1, sc in beg ring behind petal in rnd 1, ch-4, (sc, ch-4) twice in ea sp around, sl st top beg sc, do not turn.
RND 4: Ch-1, (sc, 9 dc, sc) in ea lp around, sl st top beg sc, fasten off.
BACKING:
With DMC and 0 (zero) hook ch-4, sl st to form a ring,
RND 1: Ch-1, work 12 hdc in ring, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.
RND 2-3: (2 hdc next st, hdc next st) around, sl st top beg hdc, ch-1, turn.  (18 sts)(27 sts)
RND 4: (2 hdc next st, hdc next 2 sts) around, sl st top beg hdc, fasten off.  (36 sts)
Arrange the three flowers on the backing and sew in place making sure no part of the backing shows through.
STRAND ONE:
With large eye beading needle and DMC thread on 144 beads, remove the beading needle.
With DMC and 0 (zero) hook join in edge of flower, ch-1, (slide bead, ch-1) 144 times, sl st in corresponding place on second flower using the photo as a guide.
STRAND TWO:
With large eye beading needle and DMC thread on 140 beads, remove the beading needle.
With DMC and 0 (zero) hook join in edge of flower several sts after the first stand, ch-1, (slide bead, ch-1) 140 times, sl st in corresponding place on second flower using the photo as a guide.
BOTTOM BEAD LOOPS:
With large eye beading needle and DMC thread on 320 beads, remove the beading needle.
With DMC and 0 (zero) hook join in bottom edge of flower, ch-1, (slide bead, ch-1) 160 times, sl st in same st as beg join, ch-1, (slide bead, ch-1) 160 times, sl st again in same st as beg join, fasten off.
Tie a knot in the beaded lps just after the flowers.
By Donna Collinsworth
of Donna’s Crochet Designs