With the country just beginning to open back up, travel is still on hold for us. In the meantime, I've been working on my next book - Halloween crochet. This week I'm offering a simple pattern for sugar skull jewelry. If you have some cotton thread to use up, this is a great project. I normally prefer working with worsted yarn, but lately I have come to love using thread to make earrings.
Materials:
Aunt Lydia’s Cotton–
15 yards ivory
Few yards of a few bright colors for skull decorations
Size 1.5 mm steel crochet hook
Needle
Directions:
Row 1: With ivory thread, ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of next 5 ch (6 sc).
Rows 2-4: Ch 1, turn, inc, sc across to last st, inc in last st (12 sc at end of Row 4).
Row 5: Ch 1, turn. Sc in 1st 3 sts. Leave remaining sts unworked.
Row 6: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st. Leave loop hanging. Using separate piece of yarn, go back to Row 4. Skip 6 sts, sc in each of last 3 sts.
Row 7: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st. Ch 6, join with sl st in first section of Row 6. Fasten off. Pick up loop on Row 6, sc across 3 sts.
Row 8: Ch 1, turn, sc across all sts & chs (12 sc).
Rows 9-10: Repeat Row 2 (16 sc).
Row 11: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st.
Row 12: Repeat Row 2 (18 sc).
Rows 13-14: Repeat Row 11.
Row 15: Ch 1, turn, sc in 4 sts.
Row 16: Ch 1, turn, dec, sc in next 2 sts (3 sc).
Row 17: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st.
Row 18: Ch 1, turn, inc, sc in next 2 sts (4 sc). Leave loop hanging. With separate piece of yarn, sk 3 sts on Row 14. Ch 1, sc in next 4 sts, ch 1, turn, dec twice. Ch 1, turn, sc in 2 sts. Ch 1, turn, inc twice. Ch 3, sl st in 1st st of Row 18. Fasten off.
Go back to Row 14. Sk 3 sts, ch 1, sc in last 4 sts. Ch 1, turn, sc in next 2 sts, dec (3 sc). Ch 1, turn, sc in each st. Ch 1, turn, sc in 2 sts, inc next st (4 sc). Ch 1, sl st in middle section of Row 18. Fasten off.
Row 19: Pick up loop on first section of Row 18. Ch 1, sc in each st and ch (18 sc).
Rows 20-22: Ch 1, turn, dec first 2 sts, sc across to last 2 sts, dec last 2 sts (12 sc).
Row 23: Dec, sc next 8 sts, dec, continue down side, sc around entire skull. Join with sl st in 1st sc of Row 23. Stop here for single-color skull.
To make multicolored skull, continue with adding colors.
With pink yarn, sc around both eye openings.
Heart:
With pink yarn, ch 3. In 3rd ch from hook, work 2 dc, 4 hdc, ch 1, 4 hdc, 2 dc, ch 2, sl st in same ch. Fasten off leaving 12” length and sew to forehead of skull.
Nose:
With purple yarn, ch 3, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, ch 2, sl st in 3rd ch. Fasten off leaving 6” length and sew to center of face.
Attach jump ring and necklace chain or earring hooks.
This PDF pattern is available to download on Ravelry, separately or included in the Sugar Skull Crochet Patterns ebook. If you prefer, it is also available on Amazon as a Kindle download or paperback.