Sweet & sour
Get zesty with Joanne Fowler’s necklace and Pauline Morgan’s earrings
CITRUS JEWELLERY SET
YOU WILL NEED
■ Rico Design Essentials Crochet (100% cotton, 50g/260m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Yellow (013) Yarn B Vanilla (020)
■ A 1.5mm (US 8) hook
Choker
■ A lockable stitch marker
■ 1m pale pink ribbon, 3mm wide
Earrings
■ Stuffing
■ 4 jump rings, 5mm
■ 2 midi-long ball wires, 25x20mm
■ Curved nose pliers for jewellery making
For yarn stockists contact Rico Design www.rico-design.com/en/home
TENSION
Earrings: Tension is not critical, but it may affect yarn quantities required Choker: 26 sts measure 10cm (4in) over double crochet using a 1.5mm hook, or size needed to obtain correct tension Each Lemon Motif measures 4.5cm (1¾in) in diameter
MEASUREMENTS
Earrings measure approx 7.5x1.5cm (3x½in) Choker measures 26 (32.5: 40)cm (10¼ (13: 15¾)in) long
ABBREVIATIONS
invdec Insert hook in front loop of next st, insert hook in front loop of next st across, yrh and pull through both sts, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook spiked dc Insert hook in st 2 rounds below, yrh and pull loop up to heights of current round, yrh and pull through 2 loops on hook
For a full list, see page 78
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade jewellery! Vintage lace combines with a festoon-style design in this classy yet whimsical necklace, and the drop – or, should we say, lemon drop – earrings coordinate beautifully. It’s a set that’s perfect for garden parties, picnics and evenings out.
NOTES
Choker is designer in three sizes: Child, Teen and Adult. A classic close-fit choker is usually 1-5cm smaller than the neck circumference. Earrings are made up of Lemons and Lemon Drops. Lemons are worked from top down and Lemon Drops from bottom up. Keep tension tight to prevent gaps. Parts of this pattern are worked using the amigurumi method. Work stitches continuously in a spiral without closing off each round with a slip stitch. It may help to use a stitch marker in the first stitch of each round, moving it up as you work. Weave in starting tail after working a few rounds.
CHOKER CHOKER SECTION
Using a 1.5mm hook and Vanilla, ch84 (102: 120).
Row 1 (RS) Htr in third ch from hook, 3htr, skip 1, *8htr, skip 1 ch, rep from * until 5 ch rem, 5htr, turn. [75 (91: 107) sts] Row 2 (WS) Ch2 (counts as htr), htr in st at base of ch-2, *ch2, skip 2 sts, 2htr, rep from * to end, pm around central 2-htr group, turn.
