There are quite a selection of styles concerning crocheted earrings. They can go from casual to formal with a few picots or the addition of beads. Crochet is, after all, a very versatile hobby. All it takes is a small hook and size 20 thread to get the right size. Crocheted items have always been popular since their invention. What better thing to crochet than earrings for style that will last?

So many different ideas started popping in my head when I glanced at Pinterest, and those just concern earrings! That site has a knack for stirring creative thoughts. Most trendy pairs go for around $10. Two balls of yarn can go for under that easily, and the glue is trivial because of the use it will get. With 210 yards on each skein, that’s a lot of earrings. Plus, creating your own pair makes them that more unique and tailored to you.

Using beauty products (mascara bottle and eyeliner cap) can help to make jewelry. By wrapping yarn around the products, you create a ring that is the base for the earrings made here. No needle is necessary for connecting the two rings. Just use a slip stitch to join them. The best place to join them is where the larger circle is finished off so that all loose ends are near each other for gluing. If two colors are used, there is no need to fasten off on the larger ring. Just pretend there is a color change, making sure both rings are front-side up, then slip stitch to secure the connection.

Pattern and Pictures for Summer Earrings

As pictured above and to the far left, those are the materials I used. A pair of pliers will be needed to open and close the fishhook earrings over the crocheted loops. Wrap the yarn around both beauty products 18 times. Then take a size 8 hook and make a slip stitch to secure the ring. Single crochet 40 stitches into the larger circle and slip stitch into the first single crochet to finish the round. For the smaller circle after wrapping, single crochet 20 times into it and slip stitch to close the round. After that, chain 3 and double crochet into the same space that was slip stitched. Connect the two using a slip stitch. Cut the yarn and glue the loose ends. The length of the joined circles is about an inch and a half.

Those ideas I mentioned earlier will find their way to DaintyKitty eventually. So, stay tuned for more in the future. Maybe I will have to try my hand at a really formal pair.