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Queen Anne’s lace thread crochet bracelet pattern- pinterest challenge

January 5, 2012 by Ashlee · 66 Comments

Today is my turn to share my pinterest piece! I’ve been seeing this queen anne’s lace pattern on all sorts of pieces lately, scarfs mostly, some bookmarks as well as a headband. Then I saw this silver bracelet and fell in love!

It took a half dozen tries to figure out a pattern and size that would work. It was worth it! I’ve made it in 4 colors so far, and wear one of them all the time! I love them! Black, cream, red and now this brown one.

Here is the silver cuff mine is based off of. Of course since mine isn’t metal it’s not a cuff, it’s a full circle! The pattern itself is pretty quick and easy, the last few rows, connecting the ends creating the circle is the tricky part, but I feel great about how I do it. I hope it’s easy for you to follow!

Queen Anne’s Lace bracelet

Material:
crochet thread
hook 1.25

stitches used:
chain (ch)
slip stitch (sl st)
single crochet (sc)
double crochet (dc)
treble crochet (tr)

fan 1
ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring
row 1- working in the ring- *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14)

row 2- turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr), *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces)

row 3- turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* ten times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

fan 2
row 4- turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot of 3rd row and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

row 5- (same as row 2) turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr), *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces)

row 6- (same as row 3) turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* ten times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

fan 3
row 7- (same as row 4) turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot (from row 6) and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

row 8- turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr), *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces) skip next picot (from row 6) and 1 dc into next ch2 picot space (7 picot’s from the left)

row 9- (same as rows 3 and 6) turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* ten times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

Repeat fan 3 (rows 7-9) until you have 8 fans (if for some reason this is too tight for you then add more fan’s here- but always in pairs, so add rows 10 and 11)

fan 9
row 25- (same as row 4) turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot (from row 6) and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

row 26- (same as row 8 ) turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr), *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces) skip next picot (from row 6) and 1 dc into next ch2 picot space (7 picot’s from the left)

row 27- turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* six times. ch1, dc in sc of row 3 from first shell (connecting it into a circle). ch1, dc in same ch space from row 26, dc in next space. *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* three times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

shell 10
row 28- (same as row 4) turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot (from row 6) and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

row 29- turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr). dc in the sc from row 1 in the first shell (connecting the circle a second time). *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces) skip next picot (from row 6) and 1 dc into next ch2 picot space (7 picot’s from the left)

row 30- turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* six times. ch1, dc in sc of row 6 from second shell (connecting the circle a third time). ch1, dc in same ch space from row 29, dc in next space. ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space. ch1, dc in sc of row 2 from first shell (connecting the circle a 4th time). ch1, dc in same ch space from row 29, dc in next space. ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space. sc in the bottom of the last tr in row 1 of the first circle (connecting the circle a fifth and FINAL time). finish off and weave in ends.

There it is!!! I hope you all love it as much as I do!!! I’ll be tickled if any of you try it! Don’t forget to link up your pinterest projects to our link party! Also Check out Holly’s shrinky dink bracelets, Amanda’s dog biscuits, and tomorrow is Rebecca’s turn!

Queen Anne’s Lace Bracelet

Material:
crochet thread
hook 1.25

stitches used:
chain (ch)
slip stitch (sl st)
single crochet (sc)
double crochet (dc)
treble crochet (tr)

fan 1
ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring
row 1- working in the ring- *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14)

row 2- turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr), *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces)

row 3- turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* ten times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

fan 2
row 4- turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot of 3rd row and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

row 5- (same as row 2) turn, work *1sc, ch3* in first tr (counts as first tr), *ch1, tr* in each tr around (14, with 13 ch1 spaces)

row 6- (same as row 3) turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* ten times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

fan 3
row 7- (same as row 4) turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot (from row 6) and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

row 9- (same as rows 3 and 6) turn, work *1sc, ch2* in the first space (counts as first dc), *ch2, 1dc in same space, 1dc in next space* ten times. ch5, skip three spaces, 1dc in last tr (3rd chain)

Repeat fan 3 (rows 7-9) until you have 8 fans (if for some reason this is too tight for you then add more fan’s here- but always in pairs, so add rows 10 and 11)

fan 9
row 25- (same as row 4) turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot (from row 6) and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

Fan 10
row 28- (same as row 4) turn, working in the ch5 space, *1sc ch3* (counts as first tr), 13 tr (14 total) then skip 1 picot (from row 6) and 1dc into next ch2 picot space

Crochet button necklace or bracelet

December 9, 2010 by Ashlee · 25 Comments

I was inspired by this Amazing piece of Jewelry from Tom Bjorn Designs on Etsy. I thought: “I can TOTALLY make this myself…” So 2 weeks ago when The Reader and I were flying to Dallas I decided to give it a try! I didn’t bother with all of the smaller beads (they totally add to the necklaces, but I didn’t have any matching ones). I couldn’t believe I was allowed to take this small crochet hook onto the airplane. As well as a small set of scissors. Anyway, I ended up making to different styles. The 2nd one, as seen above, is by FAR my favorite, but there is a place for both.

This couldn’t be easier to make. If you know how to make a chain in Crochet you can make this. I have a ton of this gorgeous thread for the beaded toddler socks I like to make and I found these fun buttons at Jo-ann’s last time I was there. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with them, at the time, but when I saw the necklace I was inspired!

First knot your thread, and chain 10.

Crochet your button into the chain, chain another 10, add another button, Repeat!

Do this until your necklace or bracelet is as long as you want it to be! I like mine about 50+ inches! Knot the ends together and using a needle thread the ends into your chain. Now the Tom Bjorn Necklace actually uses a nice jewelry closure, but this was fast and easy and cheap!

The end! I had a hard time getting a necklace shot on the plane, but got a decent bracelet shot. Sorry about all the coloring issues. Correction bad airplane lighting is a TAD bit difficult. You’ll notice that all the buttons are FLAT because of crocheting them into the chain.

For the 2nd one I made I actually threaded all of the buttons for the necklace ONTO the thread before crocheting. So as I worked only one side of the button got caught in the chain. This way the buttons are sticking out rather than flat in the chain. MUCH better I think, don’t you agree??? I am in LOVE… I’ve gone a bit crazy and have made about 10 in the past few weeks, with more to come.

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For my mom and sister

May 28, 2010 by Ashlee · 1 Comment

My mom loved the silhouette jewelry and wanted silhouettes of her grandkids, but 11 is just too much for a necklace. At least I think so. And since my mom likes bracelet’s I decided to try a charm braclet! What do you think? Oldest (mine) to youngest, left to right. Can you find my 4?

When I first put it together I noticed something about my son was off… Opps!

AND as long as I have all the silhouettes for my neices and nephews done my middle sister wanted a necklase of her 5 kids! So while this isn’t the most exciting post we all live very far away and they are both traveling so who know’s when they’ll actually GET these! So Enjoy!

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Dr. Seuss 3rd birthday party

April 27, 2010 by Ashlee · 52 Comments

The party went SO amazingly well! Really, I’m not sure I’ve thrown a better party ever! It’s fun looking back on the pictures, but at the same time frustrating that I missed so many pictures, or took bad pictures, or learning something new from taking them. It’s funny how much I learn about making parties better from looking at the pictures when it’s over! Whey can’t I see those things without a camera lens? Anyway while the pictures aren’t quite what I’d like it was a great party in the end!

Here’s a reminder of the fun booklet invitations we made for the big day, setting the mood (and the new color on our door wreath as well!)

Using the image from Dr. Seuss’s Happy Birthday book I created this special necklace for the birthday girl to go with her new Skirt! She’s been wearing it for days and only takes it off at night (cause I make her) but first thing in the morning she’s asking for her special birthday necklace!

And the big reveal… the cake!!! I LOVE how it turned out! I stacked 8 inch cakes about 12 inches tall and started carving away until I got the shape I wanted! Then I covered three 10 inch cake boards with white fondant, covered the cake with white fondant then added red fondant to the top and in stripes around the sides.

To get the black lines I started with a black edible food marker, but it wasn’t quite dark enough so I took some black gel and mixed it with some clear vanilla and painted the lines on. I like, no LOVE what the black lines add to the cake! They take it from cute to over the top AMAZING! And even more important the birthday girl loved it!

Since the party was April in Salt Lake we couldn’t count on good weather so we had to expect the party to be inside. So we decorated inside. I spent the night before making these great tissue poof balls. I actually made about 30 of them, but ran out of time when I was decorating! I used 8 sheets of tissue, next time I’ll use 10 sheets to get a poofier look, and start decorating earlier!

The Reader and I made a ton of these yarn balls to represent Horton’s Clovers! We had a game for the older kids attending the party, guess how many clovers! They were clustered like this over the whole basement! I forget now, but I believe it was around 134… AND we added a BEAD to one of the clovers, our little Who Speck, for one lucky winner to find!

I hand drew the cat in pencil then used a sharpie to make it permanent! I had the hardest time finding a picture of the cat without his hat, so this was kind of made up, I think it worked out really well! The three year olds at the party all “cheated” and you can see about 15 hat right on top of each other in JUST the right place on the poster! The older kids, who had their eyes covered, didn’t do quite as well…

I made these Truffula trees out of feather boas, and had them every few feet around the entire room! I loved them, they are SO soft! I used long rolls of paper for the rolling hills and the truffula tree trunks!

The goodie table! I wanted to create a candy bar with the colors from the party, red, yellow, orange, turquoise and even some green! Red is obviously the easiest color to find, but I was happy with how it turned out. I had bags for each of the party attendees and their parents to grab candy and eat it a the party or take some with them. The kids loved it (the parents probably not so much!). The Yertle the Turtles I found at the local DI!

I made mini cupcakes, and added paper thing 1 and thing 2 circles to the front, along with blue cotton candy to the frosting. The mistake I made was frosting and adding the cotton candy the night before. DON’T DO THAT! Wait as long as you to do that. The frosting crystallized the cotton candy and it hardened and clumped together, not soft and fluffy like you want them to be.

I created these water bottle wraps with the same image I used on the envelope of the invitations. They were a HUGE hit!

I used food markers and a stamp to create this great plates for eating the cake on! I searched high and low for a Dr. Seuss stamp but didn’t find one! But the red “it’s your birthday” worked fine in the end. Such a fun impact for such an easy craft!

And I used images from the Cat in the Hat book to make these utensil wraps. I wrapped way to many, but it was so fast and easy to do! And added such a nice color to the table as well. I found the wooden tray at DI as well an painted it the same color as the picture frames on the wall.

and the favor and gift table. I also found that totally cute cookie jar at the DI too! Who knew there would be so much Dr. Seuss stuff at the DI! Perfect timing.

Cat in the Hat cake pops! These were a huge hit, and I get more questions about these than anything else from this party, so I recreated them and made a tutorial so you guys can make your own Cat in the hat cake pops (or like me, oreo pops!)

And while I was shopping online for this party I stumbled upon the best sucker mold EVER, fried egg suckers! I made a huge batch of these in white (white food coloring also makes your candy opaque instead of translucent! A trick I use often with my candy making). I used green food gel, mixed with clear vanilla, and painted on the green yolks!

The kids all helped me make these red fish blue fish soap favors for the guests! It was SUCH a fun craft to do, they loved picking the scents and helping me color them, and because it was soap it was super easy to clean up! And the guests loved them too! It’s fun to come up with that perfect favor!

I made these glass tile necklaces to be prizes for all our games, in the end we had enough for every girl that came (sorry boys) so it kind of just worked out!

I painted a to of frames and created this fun wall to be a backdrop for pictures of all the guests! They are actually a great red and turquoise, but for some reason the red just doesn’t show up very well at all.

Here’s the birthday girl with her older cousin! We had such a fun turnout! We ended up with GREAT weather so while we had indoor activities (like reading, coloring, etc…) everyone enjoyed playing outside! It really could NOT have been a better day!

The birthday girl was actually a bit overwhelmed and spent quite a bit of time hiding in her room. She’s starting to show a lot more signs of Aspergers lately, we’ll see where it takes us. She did play with her cousins a bit, but was a bit wary of the other kids.

And the final touch? A fun vinyl quote I found on Etsy! Since we’re tearing down that wall anyway this summer we’re just going to leave it up, one of my favorite quotes.