Double Daggers Bracelet

This bracelet from Katie Hacker works well in a variety of color combinations. Try mixing blue daggers with aqua rectangles or frosted clear daggers with red rectangles.

Materials:

• 16” length of .015” diameter bright Beadalon 49 beading wire
• 10 silver #1 Beadalon crimp beads
• 2 silver #2 Beadalon crimp tubes
• 72 AB black 10mm dagger beads
• 5 purple 12mm rectangle glass beads
• 2 purple E beads
• Silver toggle clasp
• Beadstorm™ Chain nose pliers
• Desginer Flush Cutters
• Crimping tool

Steps:

1. Cut the beading wire into two equal lengths.
    
2. Hold the wires together as one and pass one end through a crimp tube and half of the clasp.
    
3. Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
    
4. Pass the wires through one E bead.
    
5. Separate the wires and pass each one through six dagger beads.
    
6. Hold the wires together again and pass them through a crimp bead (don’t crimp it), a purple rectangle bead and another crimp bead.
    
7. Repeat Steps 5-6 four more times.
    
8. Separate the wires and pass each one through six dagger beads.
    
9. Hold the wires together and pass them through an E bead, crimp tube and half of the clasp.
    
10. Pass the wires back through the crimp tube and use a crimping tool to crimp it.
     
11. Pull gently on the bracelet to make sure the crimps are secure and then cut off any extra wire.

Tips: A. Substitute teardrop, pear-shaped or briolette beads instead of daggers for a similar look. E bead is a common name for size 6/0 seed beads.

B. This bracelet fits a 7” wrist. To adjust the pattern for a different size, use a bead board to arrange the beads and measure before stringing.