Crochet Bracelets

All those cute crochet thin bracelets you can make yourself! Crochet Bangle bracelets are always stylish and fashionable. Try different styles in your favorite colors - all you need is crochet tread, crochet hook and a plastic bottle!

You will need: Crochet tread #10 in your favorite colors Crochet hook size 1.5mm to 2.0 mm Plastic 10 oz beverage bottle Yarn needle The stitches and abbreviations used in this crochet tread pattern: CH - chain, SC - single crochet stitch, DC - double crochet stitch, slip stitch. The base of the crochet thin bracelet is a stripe of plastic beverage bottle - it gives shape and firmness to the bangle bracelet.

Take the beverage bottle (it is exactly 8 in or 20.5 cm in diameter which is the average bracelet size). Remove the label.

Cut out a stripe of plastic approximately 1/4 in (0.6 cm) or thinner. Now you need to crochet a cover for this stripe.

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How to crochet a bangle bracelet in a solid color:

CH 3, join in a ring with a slip stitch. SC 6 in the ring. For the solid color crochet thin bracelet do not make CH 1 in the beginning of each row and do not finish every row with a slip stitch - work in spirals instead and make a slip stitch only at the end of the last row. SC in each SC around the row row by row until the "tube" reaches approximately 7 1/2 - 8 inches (19-20 cm). Insert a plastic stripe in the tube to check the width and the length.

When the desired length is reached, make a slip stitch and cut off the yarn leaving approximately 8 in 20.1 cm) to sew the ends of the bracelet. Overlap the ends of the plastic stripe (1/4 in approximately) and sew the ends of the crochet tube. Crochet bangle bracelet is ready! How to crochet a small 5-petals flowers for the bracelet: CH 3, join in a ring with a slip stitch.Step 1: CH 3. Step 2: Cluster of DC 3 in a ring (draw the tread through 2 loops only once leaving the last loop on the hook: you will have 4 loops on a hook). Step 3: Tread over the hook and draw the tread through all 4 loops at once. Step 4: Slip stitch in the ring. Repeat Steps 1-4 for 4 more petals and the small crochet 5-petals flower is ready!  Make 3 flowers for the green bracelet and sew them on (you can also make 5 or more flowers or just one flower - be creative! ) How to make a striped bangle bracelet: CH 3, join in a ring with a slip stitch CH 1, SC 6 in the ring, slip stitch CH 1, SC in each SC, (6 stitches), slip stitch at the end. Change color every 2 rows (every 3 rows if you want the stripes wider). Do not forget to leave a 7-8 in (18-20.5 cm) of the tread to sew the ends together. How to make flower charms: Repeat Steps 1-4 for the 5-petals flower (described above). CH 5 and attach the flower to the edge on the crochet bracelet. Make 3 or more charms in one or many colors. How to make a scalloped edge crochet bangle bracelet: Make a plain solid color crochet bangle bracelet. Attach the tread to the edge of the bracelet. Step 1: 4DC in one stitch (the second stitch from the hook). Step 2: Slip stitch in the second stitch (row) from the stitch where you've made 4DC. Repeat Steps 1-2 to make scallops around the edge of the bracelet. Attach the tread to the other edge of the crochet bracelet and repeat Steps 1-2 for the scallops around the other edge. Crochet thin bracelets are ready!