A while back the folks at Red Heart asked me to design a simple beaded necklace that beginning crocheters could manage. They asked me to crochet it in their Red Heart Metallic Crochet Thread in Size #10.
I’ve always loved this metallic crochet thread, mainly because I’m part magpie. If it has sparkle I will find it. So beads and sparkly crochet thread. I’m there!
Remember these beads? They were for working out this design.
We are coming up on the holiday season. Lots of parties and packages and New Year’s Eve where sparkle is the Thing! This is a great quick crochet project to add some sparkle to your wardrobe or packages. It is even a terrific quick gift project.
The folks at Red Heart did a lovely job photographing the sample I made for them. You can find the free pattern on the Red Heart website here. The pattern even includes a photo tutorial on making the beaded chain stitch.
Of course for the holiday season I like my sparkle to really be kicked up a notch. That means I need lots of strands to my necklace.
Maybe sparkly thread isn’t really your thing? Take a look at all the other wonderful colors of Size #10 thread that Red Heart has available.
You can also have fun with mixing up the size and shape of beads you are using.
I generally go with the size 6 E beads but in this strand I added size 2 and some triangle shaped beads. Look for beads with a smooth edge around the hole. Otherwise your beads will cut your thread or abrade the metallic tape.
I prefer to use a dental floss threader to string my beads onto the crochet thread (or yarn). The flexibility of the “eye” of the floss threader compresses easily to pull thru the hole in your beads and the sturdiness of the “point” end works well for scooping up beads. You can find these in most drug stores in the dental floss area.
Now it’s your turn. Time to get out the beads and thread and make some sparkle you can wear all year long.
Mamas2Hands 
Thanks so much for the pattern and the hints! I’ve been wanting to try something like this so now’s my chance.
Glad you found it helpful Gail. It’s a super fun and easy project to crochet and the results can be quite stunning. It can be our little secret as to how easy it was to do.