Add a touch of handmade charm to your style with this adorable crochet necklace! Featuring an array of miniature fruit, flower, and smiley face motifs, this pattern is perfect for beginners and experienced crocheters alike. It’s a delightful way to personalize your accessories or create a unique gift that brightens any outfit.
Craft Your Own Whimsical Wearable Art
This charming necklace allows you to express your playful side through crochet. Each tiny motif is quick to make, offering instant gratification and a chance to use up small yarn scraps. Imagine the joy of wearing a piece of jewelry that you created with your own hands, radiating cuteness and personality wherever you go!
Small amounts of sport/DK weight yarn in: Red, Dark Blue, Green, White, Yellow, Pink, Light Green
Black embroidery floss for facial features
Crochet hook (1.5mm – 2.0mm, or size appropriate for your yarn/thread)
Tapestry needle
Scissors
Jewelry clasp (lobster clasp and jump ring)
Abbreviations
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet
inc – increase (2 sc in one stitch)
dec – decrease (sc 2 stitches together)
MR – Magic Ring
Instructions
Gauge: Not critical for this project, just ensure your stitches are tight enough to hold their shape.
Necklace Base (Gold Thread)
Ch 150 (or desired length for your necklace, ensuring it’s long enough to go around your neck with the clasp).
Sl st into the second ch from hook and in each ch across to create a sturdier chain. Fasten off, leaving a tail for attaching the clasp.
Mini Charms (using sport/DK weight yarn)
Strawberry (Make 3-5, Red & Green)
With Red yarn:
Row 1: MR, 4 sc. (4)
Row 2: Sc in each st around. (4)
Row 3: [Sc, inc] x2. (6)
Row 4: [Sc, dec] x2. (4)
Sl st to next st, fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.
With Green yarn:
Ch 3, sl st into the first ch (forms a small loop/leaf). Ch 2, sl st into the same first ch. Ch 2, sl st into the same first ch. Fasten off.
Sew the green calyx to the top of the red strawberry.
Blueberry (Make 3-5, Dark Blue)
With Dark Blue yarn:
Row 1: MR, 5 sc. (5)
Sl st to join, fasten off, leaving a tail.
Flower (Make 3-5, Yellow & White)
With Yellow yarn:
Row 1: MR, 5 sc. (5) Sl st to join.
With White yarn:
Row 2: Attach white yarn to any sc. *[Ch 2, dc in the same stitch, ch 2, sl st in the same stitch]* repeat 5 times, working into each sc from Row 1 for each petal. Fasten off, leaving a tail.
Smiley Face (Make 2-3, Pink & Black)
With Pink yarn:
Row 1: MR, 6 sc. (6)
Row 2: [Inc] x6. (12)
Sl st to join, fasten off, leaving a long tail.
With Black embroidery floss:
Using a tapestry needle, embroider two small ‘v’ shapes for eyes and a small curved line for a smile on one side of the pink circle.
Light Green Round (Make 2-3, Light Green)
With Light Green yarn:
Row 1: MR, 5 sc. (5)
Sl st to join, fasten off, leaving a tail.
Assembly
Attach the jewelry clasp to each end of the gold necklace base using a tapestry needle to secure the ends or small jump rings.
Evenly space and securely sew each crocheted charm onto the gold necklace base using the tails you left. Weave in all remaining loose ends.
