Proud to introduce you to my Colors of the Wind Necklace! This crocheted necklace will sure be one of your most stunning accessories. A simple and neat design that will fit with your most elegant and trendy outfits.
The Colors of the Wind Necklace was inspired by my absolute favorite necklace since I was a little girl watching Disney animation movies. Take a close look at the picture and try to guess which one it is… Yes, you’re right, Pocahontas! Now, I know some people might think Pocahontas is one of the weakest Disney movies, but I’m surely not one of them. I was always amazed by the colors and designs used in Pocahontas, the songs, and the characters. I guess Grandma Willow has been the first true guru of my life!
I have always wanted to have a necklace like the one Pocahontas got from her mother, so here it is, a free crocheted reinterpretation of it.
For the realization of the Colors of the Wind Necklace, I chose Egyptian cotton crochet thread. Egyptian cotton is particularly beautiful as it has that additional shiny effect typical of silk. Plus, it combines the stretch of the thread with very good strength.
The necklace took around 15 g of thread, corresponding to approximately 65 m (71 yards).
Prepare your thread and hook, and let’s crochet!
Necklace Construction
The Color of the Wind Necklace is made of seven parts (see figure). The starting point is the main chain to which we’ll then add block A right side and block B right side. The next blocks will be added in order block C right and left side, block B left side, and block A left side. The necklace is then completed by the decorations in contrasting color, and the lobster claw and short chain for closing the necklace.
Materials
– 1.25-mm (10 USA) Hook
– Egyptian Cotton Crochet Thread nr. 10 – 32 wpi in two contrasting colors
– One lobster claw
– A 6-cm chain to close the collar
Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)
Ch – Chain
Drop st – Drop Stitch
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk– Skip
Sl st – Slip Stitch
St – Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Special Stitches
Drop Stitch (drop st)
Insert hook in the space between rows as indicated by the instructions, yo and draw the yarn through, pull up the loop until the level of the work, yo, draw yarn through both loops on hook.
Size
The finished Colors of the Wind necklace is approximately 23.5 cm (9”) in height and 20.5 cm (8”) in width.
Gauge
Make a gauge swatch as follow:
Ch 11.
1. Sc into the second ch from hook and dc until the end. (10 sts)
2-4. Ch 1, sc into each st until the end. (10 sts)
You should obtain a rectangular of approximately 3 cm by 1 cm (1.2” by 0.4”).
Pattern
Main Chain
Start 182 chains.
1. Sc in the back bump of the second chain from hook, and sc 180 more sts all in the back bumps of the chains. (181 sts)
Block A + Block B, right side
2. Without any additional chains, sl st into the next 5 sts (including the very first st), and make 45 sc.
3. Ch 1, sc 40, 5 sl st.
4. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 35 sc.
5. Ch 1, sc 30, 5 sl st.
6. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 25 sc.
7. Ch 1, sc 20, 5 sl st.
8. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 15 sc.
9. Ch 1, sc 10, 5 sl st.
10. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 5 sc.
11. Ch 1, sc into each st until the end of the row. (50 sts)
12. Ch 1, sc in the next 49 sts, make 3 sc into the last st (corner), and sc homogenously on the height (short side) of block A. Anchor the last sc into the initial string of sc going into st 51 from the start of block A.
This is the end of block A. We will now start crocheting block B. Block B start at st 52 and ends at st 61 of the main chain.
13. Sc into the next 10 sts. (10 sts)
14. Ch 1, sc into next 10 sts (including the very first st). (10 sts)
15. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 8 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (12 sts)
16. Ch 1, sc 12. (12 sts)
17. Repeat row 16. (12 sts)
18. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 10 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (14 sts)
19. Ch 1, sc 14. (14 sts)
20. Repeat row 19. (14 sts)
21. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 12 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (16 sts)
22. Ch 1, sc 16. (16 sts)
Tie off. Weave in ends.
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Block C, right side
Block C right side of the Colors of the Wind Necklace starts at st 63 and ends at st 90 of the main chain.
1. Sk 1 st (62 of the main chain). Make 1 sc into the next 28 sts. (28 sts)
2. Ch 1, make 28 sc (make one also in very first st). (28 sts)
3. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 26 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (30 sts)
4. Ch 1, sc 30. (30 sts)
5. Repeat row 4. (30 sts)
6. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 28 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (32 sts)
7. Ch 1, sc 32. (32 sts)
8. Repeat row 7. (32 sts)
9. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 30 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (34 sts)
10. Ch 1, sc 34. (34 sts)
11. Repeat row 10. (34 sts)
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Block C, left side
Block C left side of the Colors of the Wind Necklace starts at st 92 and ends at st 119 of the main chain.
1. Sk 1 st (91 of the main chain), make 1 sc into the next 28 sts. (28 sts)
2-11. Repeat instructions as for block C, right side.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Block B, left side
Block B left side of the Colors of the Wind Necklace starts at st 121 and ends at st 130 of the main chain.
1. Sk 1 st (120 of the main chain), sc into the next 10 sts. (10 sts)
2. Ch 1, sc into next 10 sts (including the very first st). (10 sts)
3. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 8 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (12 sts)
4. Ch 1, sc 12. (12 sts)
5. Repeat row 16. (12 sts)
6. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 10 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (14 sts)
7. Ch 1, sc 14. (14 sts)
8. Repeat row 19. (14 sts)
9. Ch 1, 2 sc into the very first st, 1 sc into the next 12 sts, 2 sc into the last st. (16 sts)
10. Ch 1, sc 16. (16 sts)
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Block A, left side
Block A left side of the Colors of the Wind Necklace starts at st 132 and ends at st 181 of the main chain.
1. Sk 1 st (131 of the main chain), sc 45, sl st into the next 5 sts (including the very last st).
2. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 40 sc.
3. Ch 1, sc 35, 5 sl st, turn.
4. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 30 sc.
5. Ch 1, sc 25, 5 sl st, turn.
6. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 20 sc.
7. Ch 1, sc 15, 5 sl st, turn.
8. Sk the very first st and sl st into the next 9 sts, make 10 sc.
9. Ch 1, sc 5, 5 sl st, turn.
Tie off.
10. Attach yarn at the bottom corner of block A (the one toward block B), ch 1, sc into each st until the end of the row. (50 sts)
11. Ch 1, sc in the next 49 sts, make 3 sc into the last st (corner), and sc homogenously on the height (short side) of block A.
Continue single crocheting all around the borders of block B (left side), the two blocks C, and the block B on the right side, making 3 sc in each corner st.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Decoration
Block A, right side
Attach the cotton thread in contrasting color at the inner, top corner of block A right side. Sc homogenously on the short side, 3 sc in the corner st, 1 sc in each of the next 50 sts. Tie off.
Weave in ends.
Block A, left side
Attach the cotton thread in contrasting color in the bottom, outer corner (the one toward block B left side) of block A left side. Ch 1, 1 sc in each of the next 50 sts, 3 sc in the corner st, sc homogenously on the short side.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Block C, right side
1. Keeping the collar upside-down, i.e. holding it from block C right side and with blocks A down, attach the cotton thread in contrasting color at the top, right corner st (see teal arrow in figure), ch 1. *Make 3 drop sts inserting the hook into the second row from the top. Make the next drop st into the fourth row from the top, the next into the fifth, then sixth, seventh, and eight. The next drop st will go into the seventh row from the top, then into the sixth, fifth, fourth, and third*. Make other 2 drop sts going into the second row from the top. Make 1 sc into the next 4 sts, and repeat from * once more. Finish the row by making 2 drop sts into the second row from the top.
2. Ch 1, make 36 sc.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Block C, left side
1. Keeping the collar upside-down, i.e. holding it from block C left side and with blocks A down, attach the cotton thread in contrasting color at the top, right corner st (see red arrow in the figure), ch 1. *Make 2 drop sts inserting the hook into the second row from the top. Make the next drop st into the fourth row from the top, the next into the fifth, then sixth, seventh, and eight. The next drop st will go into the seventh row from the top, then into the sixth, fifth, fourth, and third*. Make other 2 drop sts going into the second row from the top. Make 1 sc into the next 4 sts, and repeat from * once more. Finish the row by making 3 drop sts into the second row from the top.
2. Ch 1, make 36 sc.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Finishing
Block A, right side
Using cotton thread in contrasting color, attach a lobster claw in the middle of the short, top side of block A.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
Block A, left side
Using cotton thread in contrasting color, attach the 6-cm chain in the middle of the short, top side of the necklace.
Tie off. Weave in ends.
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