Purple drop necklace

This pattern will produce one necklace approximately 18" in length.

Supply List

6" Silver Cable Chain cut into 4 - 1 1/2" sections

22 Gauge Silver Wire

1 Silver Lobster Claw Clasp with Tab (clasp pictured is 12mm)

9 - 10mm Opaque Lilac Teardrop Beads

12 - 6/0 Light Amethyst Beads

20 - 6/0 Amethyst Beads

4 - 4mm Silver Heishi Spacer Beads

 

Step One

Begin by creating all of the wire links that you will need for this necklace.  Please reference my January 2003 Looped Bracelet/Chain tip if you are unfamiliar with creating wire links.  You will need 23 wire looped sections in all, they break down like this:

 12 - Links with a single 6/0 Light Amethyst Bead

 9 - Links with an 6/0 Amethyst Bead / 10mm Opaque Lilac Teardrop Bead / 6/0Amethyst Bead

 2 - Links with a 4mm Silver Heishi Spacer Bead / 6/0 Amethyst Bead / Silver Heishi Spacer Bead

 

Step Two

You can now begin assembly of the necklace; you will work from one end of the necklace to the other.  Begin by connecting links* and additional materials together in this order:

Connect Clasp to one of the Heishi/Amethyst/Heishi links

Add one chain section

Add a Light Amethyst link

Add one chain section

Add a Light Amethyst link

 

Step Three

Repeat the following Nine times:

Add a Teardrop link

Add a Light Amethyst link

 

Repeat Step Two materials in reverse order to complete the necklace.

*Remember to TWIST your link loops open, do not open them by bending the loop open or you will ruin the circular shape of the loop.

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