Free Crochet Pattern: Peacock Eye Necklace

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I know some of you have been eagerly awaiting the release of this free Peacock Eye Necklace pattern and I'm really happy that I can present it to you today. It would be so great if you could share pictures of your necklaces on social media tagging @thecuriocraftsroom and #peacockeyenecklace. I'm looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

Love, Christa

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PATTERN
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General Information & What You Need

Skill level: easy/beginners
Hook: 2.5 mm / C
Tapestry needle
Yarn: Scheepjes Catona mercerized cotton, sport / 5 ply
Diameter peacock eye circles: 3.5 cm / 1.4 inch

Necklace lengths:

20 circles = approx. 52 cm / 20.8 inch

22 circles = approx. 57 cm / 22.8 inch

24 circles = approx. 60 cm / 24 inch
Crochet Terms used in this pattern: US

Stitches used in this pattern:

US Crochet Terms		UK Crochet Terms
ch	chain	ch	chain
slst	slip stitch	slst	slip stitch
sc	single crochet	dc	double crochet
dc	double crochet	tr	treble crochet

Colorways: 
Scheepjes Catona yarn is available at Wool Warehouse and Deramores
or at other Scheepjes stockists.

Scheepjes Catona yarn colors:

394 Shadow Purple

240 Amethyst

192 Scarlet

388 Rust

401 Dark teal

391 Deep Ocean Green

387 Dark Olive

395 Willow

124 Ultramarine

400 Petrol Blue

110 Jet Black

254 Moon Rock 

Scheepjes Catona yarn colors:

201 Electric Blue

146 Vivid Blue

113 Delphinium

282 Ultra Violet

205 Kiwi

241 Parrot Green

257 Antique Mauve

Scheepjes Catona yarn colors: 
201 Electric Blue

146 Vivid Blue

113 Delphinium

282 Ultra Violet

205 Kiwi

241 Parrot Green 
254 Moon Rock 

Scheepjes Catona yarn colors:

401 Dark Teal

391 Deep Ocean Green

244 Spruce

110 Jet Black

The peacock eye circles

Base

Start with a magic (adjustable) ring.

Magic ring.

Round 1

Ch 2 on top of the magic ring chain (=1^st dc) and 15 dc in the ring, slst in top ch to close this round.

Total of 16 dc.

Ch 2 on top of magic ring.

Round 1.

Round 2

Start with a sc in any dc. 2 sc in next dc, *1 sc in next dc, 2 sc in next dc*. Repeat *-* all around. Slst in 1^st sc to close this round.

Total of 24 sc.

Round 2.

Weave in the ends. I recommend not weaving in the end of the magic ring just yet. Later on you will be making the peacock eyes stitches in the center opening and it would be nice if you could still tighten the ring a bit after you’ve done that.

Joining the peacock eye circles

The necklace in the tutorial pictures has a total of 24 circles: 11 on each side and 2 that dangle. Lay the circles out and start with a sc in any sc of the 1^st circle, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc = total of 12 sc on one side of the 1^st circle,

ch 3,

sc in any sc of the 2^nd circle, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc = total of 12 sc on one side of the 2^nd circle,

ch 3 and join the 3^rd circle; continue in the same way until you have joined the first 12 circles (11 + 1 dangling circle) on one side. The first 3 pictures show this.

 Start joining the circles at the top left-hand side. 

12 circles (11 + 1^st dangling circle) have been joined on one side.

12 sc on one side of the 1st circle, ch 3, 12 sc on one side of the 2nd circle and ch 3.

Join the 2^nd dangling circle: 
24 sc (= 1 sc in each sc) around the circle, ch 3, 12 sc on the other side of the 1^st dangling circle, ch 3, join the remaining 11 circles.

11 circles on the right-hand side all joined on one side.

Close the necklace by attaching both strings of circles at the top: 
end with ch 3 and then insert hook from back to front in very first circle and in same stitch you made first sc in and work 1 sc. 
Cut yarn.

The join with 1 sc. Now you are going to join the other sides of the circles. 

Start in the last circle you’ve just joined to the first one: 
12 sc along the side, ch 3, 12 sc along the side of the next circle. Work your way down to the 2 dangling circles.

All the circles on the right-hand side have been joined on 2 sides up to the 2 dangling ones.

ch 3 on the last circle, which will now be joined to the first dangling circle by working 1 sc in the same stitch as the one you made the last sc in (see next picture).

The joins to the dangling circles: 
ch 3, sc in same stitch as last sc made in 1st dangling circle, sc in sc next to that (=same stitch you made the first sc in)
ch 3, 12 sc along the side of the next circle and work your way up to the top. 

The other join at the top: 
ch 3 and then insert hook from back to front in opposite circle and in same stitch you made first sc in and work 1 sc. 

Cut yarn and weave in all ends.

Peacock Eye Stitches in the Center

With a tapestry needle work 6 stitches into the center to create the peacock eye. A 40 cm / 16 inch thread is long enough for 6 stitches including ends. Start 3 sc from the middle and work over rounds 2 and 1 into the center opening. Weave in the ends.

Blocking

To block the necklace, you can use Styrofoam and pins, but you could also put a towel on your ironing board and pin the necklace onto that. Spray with some water and let it dry for about 12 hours. 

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