How Do You Crochet Multistrand Bead Necklaces?
Crochet multistrand bead necklaces using crochet thread and your favorite beads. You only need to know the simplest of crochet stitches: the chain stitch and the slip stitch. String 90 beads onto your skein of crochet thread using a beading needle. You can use any type of bead for this project, but something around the size of a pony bead works best. Using your crochet hook, chain six stitches. Then pull up a bead from the skein and make a slip stitch around it. To do this, position your hook on the finished side of your initial six chain stitches. Then pull the bead up next to the hook and bring the hook around the bead to draw up a loop for the slip stitch using the thread from the other side of the bead. Now you have a slip stitch around the bead, effectively holding the bead in place on your necklace. Make six more chain stitches and then another beaded slip stitch; repeat until you have used 30 beads total. Finish with six chain stitches. Make the second strand by chaining four st
