Color Blocks Bracelets
Finished measurements:
Approx 1*8″m/ 2.5*20 cm
You will need:
Approx total: 112yd / 101m
Color 1: 16yd/14m in orange
Color 2: 16yd/14m in red copper
Color 3: 16yd/14m in light beige
Color 4: 16yd/14m in steel grey
Color 5: 16yd/14m in light grey
Color 6; 16yd/14m in dark grey
Color 7: 16yd/14m in avocado
Steel crochet hook: 1.65mm/ 7 or size needed to obtain gauge
2 7/8″ / 2.2 cm multistrand necklace bar ends
1 bracelet clasp
2.5 cm plastic cabone rings
Large eye sewing needle
Gold or silver thread to match bar ends
Stitches used:
Chain stitch (ch)
Single crochet (sc)
Slip stitch (sl st)
Gauge:
Take time to check your guage.
7 sc and 8 rows= 1″/2.5 cm
Pattern notes:
You may need to adjust the number of blocks to fit your wrist. this is easily done by adding or subtracting a block. Try the bracelet on four sizes after the fifth block by wrapping it around your wrist. You will be able to determine if the bracelet will need one or more blocks to fit.
Color block squares
Block 1
Ch 10 of 1st choice color, turn.
-insert hk in 2nd chain from hk for 1st sc stitch.sc across ch,turn,ch 1,sc in ea sc across,turn,Repeat the previous step for 6 more rows.
– Draw yarn through lp, leave a 1″ / 2.5 cm tail, and cut.
Block 2;
Attach next color choice to last st of previous block with sl st, ch 1,and sc in all lps of previous color row, turn.
– ch 1,insert hk in 2nd sc from hk for 1st sc stitch.sc across row,turn,repeat previous step for 6 more rows.
Draw yarn through lp, leave a 1″ / 2.5 cm tail, and cut.
Block 3-7:
Rep color block 2 for rem colors until you have made enough squares to wrap around your wrist.
Color Rings;
Each block will have a contrasting color ring
Ring 1:
Sc 10 sts around the cabone ring with 1st color choice
On 11th stitch the ring on the 1st square and catch under the ring and into a horizontal lp of 1 of the middle 2 sts of the next to last row on the square.
Draw lp through and finish the sc.repeat into 2nd st of that row,
Draw lp through and finish the sc,
Sc 10 more sts around ring. catch under the ring and into a horizontal loop of one of the middle 2 sts of the 1st row of the square
Draw lp through and finish the sc.repeat into next middle st of that row. draw lp through and finish the sc (approx 24 st)
Draw a loop through and fasten off leaving a 2″/5cm tail.
Rings 2-7
Cont as for 1st ring with rem colors, rep from previous step (draw lp through and finish the sc (approx 24 st)), centering the ring and attaching the 11th and 12th scs into horizontal lps as directed. Draw lp through and fasten off leaving a 6″/15cm tail.
Finishing:
With the large eye sewing needle, thread 1 yarn tail and take a couple of stitches into the middle loop of the ring next to it, sewing through to the back as well. weave thread horizontally through the row on the back side of the square.
Repeat for each yarn tail
Use matching sewing thread to attach the bracelet bar ends to both ends of the wristband