Materials:
size 10 steel crochet hook
embroidery floss *it usually comes in 6ply strands... I unwound mine down to use just 1 ply, but you can experiment and see what you come up with! this hook is far too small to handle more than 1 or 2, so if you want to use the whole 6ply you should try a larger hook*
Abbreviations:
sc - single crochet
hdc - half double crochet
dc- double crochet
sl st - slip stitch
sp - space
sk- skip
Foundation: Ch 6, sl st in first ch to join.
Row 1: (Ch 3 [counts as first dc], dc 3, ch 2, dc 4) in ring. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 [counts as first dc], (dc 1, ch 2, dc 2) in first dc, ch3, sk next 3 dc and (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk next 3 dc and (2 dc, ch 2, dc 2) in last dc. Turn.
Row 3: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, (sk next 2 dc, ch 3 sp, & 2 dc), dc 8 in center ch-2 sp, ch 3 (sk next 2 dc, ch 3 sp, and 2 dc), (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 4: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next st, sc in last dc. Ch 2, sk next 2 dc, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 5: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch2, sk next 2 dc, sc in last ch of ch-2 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) 4 times, ch 3, sc in first ch of ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 6: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk next 2 dc & ch-2 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) 4 times, ch 3, sk next ch 2 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 7: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc & ch-3 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) 3 times, ch 4, sk next ch 3 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 8: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc & ch-4 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop) twice, ch 4, sk next ch 4 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 9: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 4, sk next 2 dc & ch-4 sp, sc in first ch-3 loop, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 4, sk next ch 4 sp & 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 10: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next 2 dc & ch-4 sp, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-3 loop, ch 2, sk next ch-4 cp & 2 dc, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 11: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, dc 2) in ch-2 sp, ch 2, (sk next 2dc, ch-2 sp, & 2 dc), sc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, (sk next 2 dc, ch-2 sp, & 2 dc), (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2) in lasts ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 12: Sl st in first 2 dc, sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next (2 dc ch-2 sp, sc, ch-2 sp, & 2dc), sl st in last ch-2 sp. Turn.
Row 13: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc 2, hdc, sc) in final ch-2 sp. Fasten off.
Repeat for second earring! Lightly starch, attach to earring hooks.
