Candy Cane

First create a 15cm long tube with 8 seed beads around the circumference and then string about 120cm of seed beads in the following order:

• 8x #10 gold rocaille seed beads at the beginning
• 120cm of 1x #10 gold rocaille seed beads
• 3x #10 PermaLux mix rocaille seed beads
• 1x #10 gold rocaille seed beads
• 3x #10 white sphinx rocaille seed beads
• 8x #10 gold rocaille seed beads again at the end

Create the basic loop. Keep it quite large, as you will use it later to join the seed beads into a ring. Count off 8 seed beads and crochet a chain with the seed beads. Move one seed bead as close as possible to the hook, then grasp the yarn behind it and crochet the first loop with a seed bead. Repeat the procedure another 7 times and thus create a chain consisting of 8 links with 8 seed beads (fig. no. 2a- 2b).

Thread the hook through the initial basic loop and pull the yarn with both loops at the same time (fig. nos. 3a – 3b). Then poke the hook into the loop from the left, turn the seed bead downwards to the right, move it as near as possible to the next seed bead, grasp the yarn with the hook and crochet a slip stitch (tighten the yarn with both loops at the same time), (fig. no. 3c). Add the seed beads to the second row (fig. no. 3d).

Crochet a number of slip stitches with seed beads in a spiral. If all the seed beads in all the rows have their holes turned in the direction of crocheting (upwards), you have proceeded correctly (fig. no. 4a). Continue crocheting and use up all the seed beads (fig. no. 4b).

Prepare a piece of wire that is 16cm long. Twist the end of the wire using the pliers (fig. no. 5a). Insert the wire into the tube (fig. no. 5b) and then sew up the opening with the remainder of the yarn so that the wire cannot be seen. Hide the yarn inside the tube and cut off the remainder (fig. no. 5c). Bend the wire into the shape of a candy cane (fig. no. 5d). If you wish, you can decorate the candy cane with a bow on a ribbon (fig. nos. 5e + 5f).