Crocheted wire bracelet with vintage button

It’s time to start making great, ‘green’, easy gifts.   I have just designed a fun, project that uses vintage buttons to make lovely bracelets. Yesterday, I posted about crocheting with wire and vintage and retro buttons.

photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

Today,

I got out my

28 gauge copper wire

and fine steel crochet

hook,

and a wonderful

vintage button.

I love bracelets

and decided that

it was time to  turn

this button into a

bracelet.

photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

I wrapped the

end of the wire

through the shank

of the button

and around the

end of the hook

to form a loop.

Then….

I crocheted and

crocheted

and crocheted, and frogged and frogged and frogged…. sheesh… for a simple bracelet, it took a heap of attempts to get it right! humph.

photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

I finally settled

on working a

simple shell stitch

pattern for the

bracelet.

Isn’t it amazing

how long it can

take to get

to the simple

solution?

Have to try out all

the permutations and combinations first….

photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright

Happily,

I got there

eventually!

I am pleased!

Here’s my design for a shell stitch crocheted bracelet. I used 28 gauge wire and a #7 Milwards steel crochet hook.

Each shell is about 1.25 inches wide and about 3/4 inches tall.

The pattern is, of course, copyright and may NOT be copied or transmitted, or shared – please share the link freely, though!

Wrap the end of the wire several times over the end of the crochet hook, through the shank of the button.

Insert the hook into the wrapped loops, and ch 3.

Crochet the shell: (5 dc, ch 2, 5 dc) into the loops.

[Turn, ch 1, sl st into the top of the 1st 5 dc, ch 3, work shell.]

Repeat from [ to ] for desired length of bracelet.

Ch 1, turn, sl st in 1st 5 dc, ch 11, sl st to top of next dc. Turn, ch 1, work 1 sl st in each ch st, sl st across 5 dc, cut wire, pull end through last loop on hook. Weave end into bracelet. Enjoy!

Hmmm…. this would make a great gift… get out your grandmother’s button jar and start making those bracelets!