Proud to introduce you to my crochet Colors of the Wind Necklace! This crocheted necklace will surely be one of your most stunning accessories. A simple and neat design that will complete your most elegant and trendy outfits.
This crochet necklace was inspired by one of my favorite Disney animation movies since when I was a little girl. Take a close look at the picture and try to guess which one it is… Yes, you’re right, Pocahontas!
I know that for some people, 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.
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Necklace Construction
The Color of the Wind Necklace is made of seven parts (see figure below).
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
- Crochet Thread nr 10 in two contrasting colors
- One lobster claw
- A 6-cm chain to close the collar
Yardage
About 71 yds (65 m) of crochet thread nr. 10.
Crochet Abbreviations (US Terms)
Ch – Chain
Drop st – Drop Stitch
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sp – Space
St – Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Special Stitches
Drop Stitch (Drop St)
Insert your hook in the sp between rows as indicated by the instructions, yo and pull up a loop until the level of the work, yo, draw yarn through both loops on your hook.
Size
Approximately 9″ (23.5 cm) tall by 8″ (20.5 cm) wide.
Gauge
Make a gauge swatch as follow:
Ch 11.
Row 1. Sc 1 in the second ch from hook, sc across. (10 sts)
Rows 2-4. Ch 1, sc across. (10 sts)
You should obtain a rectangular of approximately 1.2″ (3 cm) by 0.4″ (1 cm).
Colors of the Wind Necklace – Free Crochet Pattern
Main Chain
Ch 182.
Row 1. Sc in the back bump of the second chain from hook, sc across working in the back bumps of the chains. (181 sts)
Block A + Block B, right side
Row 2. Do not ch, and turn. Sl st 5 (including the very first st), sc 45.
Row 3. Ch 1, turn. Sc 40, sl st 5.
Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Sk the very first st, sl st 9, sc 35.
Row 5. Ch 1, turn. Sc 30, sl st 5. (35 sts)
Row 6. Ch 1, turn. Sk the very first st, sl st 9, sc 25. (34 sts)
Row 7. Ch 1, turn. Sc 20, 5 sl st. (25 sts)
Row 8. Ch 1, turn. Sk the first st, sl st 9, sc 15. (24 sts)
Row 9. Ch 1, turn. Sc 10, sl st 5. (15 sts)
Row 10. Ch 1, turn. Sk the very first st, sl st 9, sc 5. (14 sts)
Row 11. Ch 1, turn. Sc across. (50 sts)
Row 12. Ch 1, turn. Sc 49, [sc 3] in last st (corner), sc homogenously along the short side of block A. Anchor the last sc in the initial string of sc going in st 51 from the start of block A.
Block B, Right Side
Block B starts at st 52 and ends at st 61 of the main chain.
Row 13. Sc 10. (10 sts)
Row 14. Ch 1, turn. Sc 10 (including the very first st). (10 sts)
Row 15. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 8, [sc 2] in the last st. (12 sts)
Row 16. Ch 1, turn. Sc 12. (12 sts)
Row 17. Repeat row 16.
Row 18. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 10, [sc 2] in last st. (14 sts)
Row 19. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14. (14 sts)
Row 20. Repeat row 19.
Row 21. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 12, [sc 2] in last st. (16 sts)
Row 22. Ch 1, turn. Sc 16. (16 sts)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Block C, right side
Block C starts at st 63 and ends at st 90 of the main chain.
Row 1. Turn, sk 1 (62 of the main chain). Sc 28. (28 sts)
Row 2. Ch 1, turn. Sc 28 (make one also in very first st). (28 sts)
Row 3. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 26, [sc 2] in last st. (30 sts)
Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Sc 30. (30 sts)
Row 5. Repeat row 4.
Row 6. Ch 1, [Sc 2] in first st, sc 28, [sc 2] in last st. (32 sts)
Row 7. Ch 1, turn. Sc 32. (32 sts)
Row 8. Repeat row 7.
Row 9. Ch 1, [Sc 2] in first st, sc 30, [Sc 2] in last st. (34 sts)
Row 10. Ch 1, sc 34. (34 sts)
Row 11. Repeat row 10.
Fasten off and weave in your 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.
Row 1. Sk 1 st (91 of the main chain), sc 28. (28 sts)
Rows 2-11. Repeat rows 2-11 of block C, right side.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Block B, left side
Block B left side starts at st 121 and ends at st 130 of the main chain.
Row 1. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 (120 of the main chain), sc 10 sts. (10 sts)
Row 2. Ch 1, turn. Sc 10. (10 sts)
Row 3. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 8, [sc 2] in last st. (12 sts)
Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Sc 12. (12 sts)
Row 5. Repeat row 16.
Row 6. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 10, [sc 2] in last st. (14 sts)
Row 7. Ch 1, turn. Sc 14. (14 sts)
Row 8. Repeat row 19.
Row 9. Ch 1, turn. [Sc 2] in first st, sc 12, [sc 2] in last st. (16 sts)
Row 10. Ch 1, turn. Sc 16. (16 sts)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Block A, left side
Block A left side starts at st 132 and ends at st 181 of the main chain.
Row 1. Ch 1, turn. Sk 1 (131 of the main chain). Sc 45, sl st 5 (including the very last st). (50 sts)
Row 2. Ch 1, turn. Sk the very first st, sl st 9, sc 40. (49 sts)
Row 3. Ch 1, turn. Sc 35, sl st 5. (40 sts)
Row 4. Ch 1, turn. Sk the first st, sl st 9, sc 30. (39 sts)
Row 5. Ch 1, turn. Sc 25, sl st 5. (30 sts)
Row 6. Ch 1, turn. Sk the first st, sl st 9, sc 20. (29 sts)
Row 7. Ch 1, turn. Sc 15, sl st 5. (20 sts)
Row 8. Ch 1, turn. Sk the first st, sl st 9, sc 10. (19 sts)
Row 9. Ch 1, turn. Sc 5, sl st 5. (10 sts)
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Row 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)
Row 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 to sc all around the borders of block B (left side), the two blocks C, and block B on the right side, making 3 sc in each corner st.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Drop Stitches
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.
Fasten off and weave in your 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.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Block C, right side
Row 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.
Row 2. Ch 1, turn. Sc 36.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Block C, left side
Row 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 the sixth, seventh, and eighth. 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.
Row 2. Ch 1, turn. Sc 36.
Fasten off and weave in your 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.
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.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Block your work.
Your crochet Colors of the Wind Necklace is ready!
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