Antique Bone

Add a bit of bold, bohemian style to your casual-chic outfit when you wear this elaborately fashioned necklaces embellished with lavish, eye-catching beads.

Design by
Mary Layfield

Finished Size

19 inches

Materials

South Maid size 10 crochet cotton: 150 yds #494 victory red
Size B/1/2.25mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Sewing needle
Sewing thread
Black antique bone beads by The Beadery:
- 5 long
- 12 round
4 black 6mm glass beads
8mm black glass bead

Gauge

6 dc = 1 inch

Pattern Notes

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Work with 2 strands of victory red held together throughout unless otherwise stated.

Special Stitch

Add bead to ch: To pull beads through onto crochet chain, use sewing needle and sewing thread, feed thread through bead and into crochet ch lp and back through bead, pull on both ends of thread to pull crochet cotton through bead, remove sewing thread, pick up dropped lp and continue.

Necklace

Row 1: With 2 strands of victory red, ch 111, dc in 10th ch from hook (closing lp), dc in each of next 49 chs, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch (Necklace center), dc in each of next 50 chs, ch-18 leaving a length of cotton, fasten off. Pass ch-18 through a long antique bone bead, sew end of ch to first ch of ch 18, fasten off.
Row 2: Attach 2 strands of victory red with a sl st in 8th dc to the right of ch-2 sp at Necklace center, ch 3, sk next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, sk next 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, sk next 3 dc, sl st in next dc, fasten off.
Note: Thread antique bone beads onto cotton before beg next row, 1 round bead, 4 long beads, 11 round beads. The 5 glass beads are sewn into Necklace after completed.
Row 3: Attach 2 strands of victory red in 63rd dc of row 1, ch-1, sc in same dc as beg ch 1, ch 2, sk next dc of row 1, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 5, add bead to ch (see Special Stitch), dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 4, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 2 dc, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 4, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 5, add bead to ch, dc in 42nd dc of row 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, sc in next dc, fasten off.
Row 4: Attach 2 strands of victory red in 65th dc of row 1, ch-1, sc in same st as beg ch 1, ch 4, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 7, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 5, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, 5 dc over ch 5 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch-5, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 7, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 4, add bead to ch, sk next dc of row 1, sc in each of next 2 dc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 5, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 9, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 9, add bead to ch, dc dec in first, 2nd and 3rd dc sts, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 6, ch 3, dc dec in 3rd (same dc as last dc of previous dc dec), 4th and 5th dc sts, ch-6, sl st in 3rd ch of ch-6, ch 3, dc dec in 5th, 6th and 7th dc sts, ch 6, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 6, ch 3, dc dec in 7th, 8th and 9th dc sts, ch-6, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 6, dc dec in 9th, 10th and 11th dc sts (5 groups of dc dec), ch 9, add bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 9, add a bead to ch, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 5, add a bead to ch, sk next dc of row 1, sc in next dc, fasten off.

First side trim

Row 6: Attach 2 strands of victory red in 70th dc of row 1, ch 4, dc in same dc as last sc of row 5, ch 7, [sc dec in next 3 dc, ch 10] twice, sc in top of next dc dec, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each of next 4 chs, 2 sc in each of next 2 chs, sc in each of next 3 chs, ch 3, sk sc dec, sc in each of next 3 chs, 2 sc in each of next 2 chs, sc in each of next 3 chs, ch 3, sk sc dec, sc in each of next 2 chs, 2 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 2 chs, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in each of last 3 chs, sc in next st, fasten off.

2nd side trim

Row 6: Attach 2 strands of victory red in top of first dc dec of row 5, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, [ch 10, sc dec in next 3 dc] twice, ch 7, dc in same dc as first sc of row 5, ch 4, sc in 32nd dc of row 1, turn.
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in each of next 3 chs, ch 3, sk next dc, sc in next 2 chs, 2 sc in next ch, sc in each next 2 chs, ch 3, sk next sc dec, sc in next 3 chs, 2 sc in each of next 2 chs, sc in each of next 3 chs, ch 3, sk next sc dec, sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 chs, sc in each of next 4 chs, join in beg sc, fasten off.

First neckline trim

Attach 2 strands victory red in 31st dc of row 1, sc in same st, sc in each of next 6 sts, [2 sc in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts] 4 times, fasten off.

2nd neckline trim

Attach 2 strands of victory red in last dc of row 1, ch 1, sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc in each of next 4 dc, [2 sc in next dc, sc in each of next 5 dc] 4 times, 2 sc in next dc, sc in each of next 2 dc, fasten off.

Finishing

Use photo as a guide for bead placement. With sewing needle and thread, sew 8mm black glass bead to center of row 3 in ch-5 sp. Sew 6mm black glass beads in ch sps at center of row 5.