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Harvest Gold Necklace

A combination of wire crochet and wire sculpture.

by Judy Zedalis

All photos courtesy of the author.

After my mother died in 2005, I felt very

lost. I didn’t know what to do with myself

and found myself spending hours on the

computer just surfing the web. One day

I came across wigjig.com. I was in awe

at the thousands of jewelry projects they

have posted on their Web site. I was

intrigued with the beautiful jewelry one

could have just by twisting some metal and

adding beads. I started buying magazines

and books on beadwork and wirework

jewelry making. I began experimenting,

adding my own skills to the new ones I

was learning. My grandmother taught me

to crochet when I was nine years old. So

it was very natural for me to add this to

my jewelry making. I picked up a spool of

fine wire, a bowl of beads, and my crochet

hook. And you see the results of that

attempt ... this necklace.

MATERIALS:

24-gauge dead soft sterling wire

Assortment of amber, gold, black and brown

seed beads amber faceted glass bicones, other

assorted amber beads

2 small melon beads

1 large melon bead

Gold spacer beads

Rochaille beads

4 jump rings

TOOLS:

Crochet hook

Coiling jig/gizmo

Dowel

Round nose pliers

Chain nose pliers

Wire cutters

TECHNIQUES

Wirework

Crochet

SKILL LEVEL

Intermediate

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HARVEST GOLD NECKLACE

Begin by stringing a random pattern of beads on three 30” pieces

of wire.

Loop one piece of wire over

a crochet hook, and begin a chain

stitch. Choose random amounts of

beads to loop and use in the chain.

Crochet two of the strands and use the third strand to crochet the first

two together. Tuck in the ends of the wire on each side of the crocheted

piece, but leave enough room to attach the wires to the other pieces. You

will end up with something like this. Repeat Steps 1-3 to make a second

crocheted piece for the necklace.

Take about 18”-20” of wire, and tightly coil both ends with a wire

sticking up from the middle of each coil. If you use a coiling jig, you should

have just the right size wire sticking up. Add whatever findings you like to

decorate the middle of the spiral with the wire sticking up. I used a rochaille

bead and a gold spacer.

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HARVEST GOLD NECKLACE

Make three of these,and wire two

of them together.

Bend the tail in half. Bend the

tail of the third coiled component, and

slide it over the tails of the first two

you wired together. Wire all of them

together for stability. You need four of

these components for the necklace.

Step 7 Create three 3”-4” springs of wire by using a coiling gizmo or wrapping

wire around a screwdriver, dowel, or anything round. Slide a piece of wire

up into the coil with approximately ½” of wire sticking out of each end of

the spring.

Using round nose pliers, begin

coiling each end of the spring and

wire until you have an “S” shape, as

pictured. Make two of these without

the spring on one side for the necklace

closure.

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HARVEST GOLD NECKLACE

The third coil with a wire insert should be shaped for the pendant. Coil

one end, and thread the straight end through the center of the coil.

Place two beads on the straight wire, and twist the end with the

round nose pliers to hold the beads in place.

Start assembling the pieces. Attach an “S” coil on either side of the

pendant with jump rings. Attach the “S” links to the coiled links. Attach

the coiled links to the crocheted beads. Attach the next set of coiled links.

Attach another “S” coil to the coiled links. It should follow the same pattern

as in the photo.

To make the closure, take two 4” pieces of wire, and bend one end of

each into a hook shape, using either your pliers or a coiling jig.

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HARVEST GOLD NECKLACE

Pass the straight end of each wire through a small melon bead, a large

melon bead, and another melon bead. Slide the wires toward each other

until you get the approximate size you want.

Bend the straight end of the wire in a 90° angle, and wrap close to

the small melon bead on each side.

One side of the hook should be enclosed in the smallest part of a coil

link to keep it in place. The loop on the other side is large enough to slide

over the other coil.

JUDY ZEDALIS grew up in a family that enjoyed arts and

crafts. She studied art in school, and like most women

loved jewelry. She has worked in an office environment

since graduating high school. About 10 years ago, she

returned to school and got a degree as a paralegal. She

works for her husband in his construction company, plays

with her dogs, and makes jewelry. She may be contacted at

jzedalis@tampabay.rr.com.

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