WINTER BLOOM PENDANT

(©2022 Deborah Roberti)

Use the Hana-Ami stitch motif to make this easy pendant from size 11/0 Miyuki seed beads, 3mm and 6mm round beads and 6mm bicone beads.

MATERIALS
• About four feet of 6 lb. FireLine
• About 75 size 11/0 Miyuki rocaille seed beads (Toho brand seed beads will be a bit too fat)
• 14 size 3mm round beads
• 6 size 6mm bicone crystal beads
• 6 size 6mm round beads
• a closed-loop bail or 4-6mm closed (soldered) jump ring
• a chain, or satin, silk or leather cord with clasp

Step 1: Thread your needle with about four feet of FireLine.

Leaving about a 6-inch tail that you can weave in and cut at any time, string six 3mm round beads. Tie the beads together with a tight double knot, forming a circle:

Step 2: Go back around through this circle of six 3mm round beads, grab your tail thread and tie another knot:

Step 3: Go back through the two 3mm round beads highlighted in RED:

Step 4: String a 6mm bicone crystal, a seed bead, a 6mm round bead, a seed bead and a 6mm bicone crystal.

Go around and back up through the 3mm round bead on the circle that you just exited (highlighted in RED):

Step 5: Go through the next 3mm round bead on the circle (highlighted in RED):

Step 6: String a 6mm bicone crystal, a seed bead, a 6mm round bead and a seed bead.

Go around and across through the 6mm bicone crystal that you added in Step 4 (highlighted in RED) and then through the 3mm round bead on the circle that you exited at the end of the last step (also highlighted in RED):

Step 7: Go through the next 3mm round bead on the circle (highlighted in RED):

Step 8: String a 6mm bicone crystal, a seed bead, a 6mm round bead and a seed bead.

Go around and down through the 6mm bicone crystal that you added in Step 6 (highlighted in RED) and then through the 3mm round bead on the circle that you exited at the end of the last step (also highlighted in RED):

Step 9: Go through the next 3mm round bead on the circle (highlighted in RED):

Step 10: String a 6mm bicone crystal, a seed bead, a 6mm round bead and a seed bead.

Go around and down through the 6mm bicone crystal that you added in Step 8 (highlighted in RED) and then through the 3mm round bead on the circle that you exited at the end of the last step (also highlighted in RED):

Step 11: Go through the next 3mm round bead on the circle (highlighted in RED):

Step 12: String a 6mm bicone crystal, a seed bead, a 6mm round bead and a seed bead.

Go around and across through the 6mm bicone crystal that you added in Step 10 (highlighted in RED) and then through the 3mm round bead on the circle that you exited at the end of the last step (also highlighted in RED):

Step 13: Go through the next 3mm round bead on the circle and continue down through the 6mm bicone crystal that you added in Step 4 (both beads highlighted in RED):

Step 14: String a seed bead, a 6mm round bead and a seed bead.

Go around and up through the 6mm bicone crystal, across through the 3mm round bead on the circle and down through the 6mm bicone crystal bead highlighted in RED:

Step 15: Go back up through beads highlighted in RED:

Step 16: String a 3mm round bead. Go up through the seed bead, the 6mm round bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED so that this new 3mm round bead sits between the two existing seed beads, filling the gap:

Step 17: String a 3mm round bead. Go across through the seed bead, the 6mm round bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED so that this new 3mm round bead sits between the two existing seed beads, filling the gap:

Step 18: String a 3mm round bead. Go down through the seed bead, the 6mm round bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED so that this new 3mm round bead sits between the two existing seed beads, filling the gap:

Step 19: String a 3mm round bead. Go down through the seed bead, the 6mm round bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED so that this new 3mm round bead sits between the two existing seed beads, filling the gap:

Step 20: String a 3mm round bead. Go across through the seed bead, the 6mm round bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED so that this new 3mm round bead sits between the two existing seed beads, filling the gap:

Step 21: String a 3mm round bead. Go up through the seed bead, the 6mm round bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED so that this new 3mm round bead sits between the two existing seed beads, filling the gap:

Step 22: Go back up through the beads highlighted in RED:

Step 23: String eight seed beads. Go around (but not through) the 6mm round bead and across through the 3mm round bead highlighted in RED:

Step 24: String eight seed beads. Go around (but not through) the 6mm round bead and down through the 3mm round bead highlighted in RED:

Step 25: String eight seed beads. Go around (but not through) the 6mm round bead and down through the 3mm round bead highlighted in RED:

Step 26: String eight seed beads. Go around (but not through) the 6mm round bead and up through the 3mm round bead highlighted in RED:

Step 27: String eight seed beads. Go around (but not through) the 6mm round bead and up through the 3mm round bead highlighted in RED:

Step 28: String eight seed beads. Go around (but not through) the 6mm round bead and up through the 3mm round bead highlighted in RED:

Step 29: Go back up through the four seed beads highlighted in RED:

Step 30: String a seed bead. Go down through the beads highlighted in RED. The seed bead that you just added should sit above and a little between the two seed beads below so that the trio of seed beads form a nice point as you pull tight:

Step 31: String a seed bead. Go down through the beads highlighted in RED. Again, the seed bead that you just added should sit above and a little between the two seed beads below so that the trio of seed beads form a nice point as you pull tight:

Step 32: String a seed bead. Go down through the beads highlighted in RED. The seed bead that you just added should sit below and a little between the two seed beads above so that the trio of seed beads form a nice point as you pull tight:

Step 33: String a seed bead. Go up through the beads highlighted in RED. Again, the seed bead that you just added should sit below and a little between the two seed beads above so that the trio of seed beads form a nice point as you pull tight:

Step 34: String a seed bead. Go up through the beads highlighted in RED. Again, the seed bead that you just added should sit below and a little between the two seed beads above so that the trio of seed beads form a nice point as you pull tight:

Step 35: String a seed bead. Go up through the beads highlighted in RED. The seed bead that you just added should sit above and a little between the two seed beads below so that the trio of seed beads form a nice point as you pull tight:

Step 36: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED:

Step 37: To add a closed loop bail (or jump ring), string a seed bead, a 3mm round bead and a two seed beads. Go through the loop and then back down through the last seed bead that you just strung:

Step 38: String a seed bead, a 3mm round bead and a seed bead. Go back across through the seed bead at the top of the motif (highlighted in RED):

Step 39: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED and your bail loop or jump ring:

Weave back around the pendant, knot and cut your thread.

Beads used in the photo above

Red/Gold version:
• About 75 size 11/0 Miyuki rocaille seed beads: Miyuki #4202 Duracoat Galvanized Gold Miyuki Rocailles
• 14 size 3mm round beads: Ruby
• 6 size 6mm bicone crystal beads: Preciosa Aurum 2x
• 6 size 6mm round beads: Sueded Gold Ruby

Red/Cream version:
• About 75 size 11/0 Miyuki rocaille seed beads: Miyuki #4202 Duracoat Galvanized Gold Miyuki Rocailles
• 14 size 3mm round beads: Ruby
• 6 size 6mm bicone crystal beads: Swarovski Light Siam
• 6 size 6mm round beads: Swarovski Cream pearls

Lavender/Silver version:
• About 75 size 11/0 Miyuki rocaille seed beads: 11CZ27000 Crystal Full Labrador
• 14 size 3mm round beads: ColorTrends: Saturated Metallic Ballet Sipper
• 6 size 6mm bicone crystal beads: Swarovski Air Blue Opal AB2X (discontinued; Preciosa Lt. Sapphire Opal AB2x is a good substitute)
• 6 size 6mm round beads: Czech pearl-coated glass druk, opaque matte lavender