Beaded Choker

You Will Need:
Size 10 crochet thread
29 small glass beads
Beading needle
Optional Clasp
Steel hook size 4/2.00mm (or size needed to obtain gauge)

Gauge: 7 hdc per inch
Note: If you plan to add a clasp for closure, make the size closest to your actual neck measurement. If you plan to tie the ends together to fasten your choker, make a size or two larger.
Before you begin: String 29 beads onto the crochet thread using a beading needle. Remove needle and make a slip knot as normal.

Ch 122 (136, 150).
Hdc in 3rd ch from hook and in next 29 (36, 43) chs. Ch 4
(Hdc in next 2 chs, ch 4) 29 times.
Turn. Ch 2. sc in top of first ch-loop.
(Ch 3, pulling a bead into 2nd ch, sc in top of next ch-loop) 29 times.
Ch 1, turn.
*Sc around ch beside bead (side closer to your hook-hand), ch 1 taking care to pass the ch behind the bead, sc around ch beside bead (side farther from your hook-hand)
Rep from * 28 more times.
Sl st down to the foundation ch.
Hdc in ea ch – 30 (37, 44).
Finish off.
Weave in ends.
Attach clasp, if desired.

For my choker, I used solid-colored crochet thread with multicolored beads.
Try one color of beads with a variegated thread for a different effect!

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