Sweet Garden Bead and Daisy Chain Necklace - Free Beading Pattern

I think lampwork glass garden beads are neat, like miniature blossoming gardens contained in each bead.  

These garden beads have so much character they look just fine attached to a simple chain or silk cord. But if you're keen to make something more elaborate, here is a daisy chain necklace pattern that is a sweet match alongside a garden focal bead

If you'd like to adjust the sizes of the beads for a larger necklace or you'd like to add several more strands of the daisy chain, remember to replace the size 8 beads with larger beads so there is enough room for several thread strands to pass through its centre. I hope you enjoy this pattern.

 TOOLS

One Artisan lampwork garden bead

Approx. 3 grams Size 11 seed beads colour of main necklace A (blue)

Approx 1 gram of Size 11 seed beads second colour for picot leaves B (red)

Approx 1 gram of Size 11 seed beads third colour for flower petals C (yellow)

Small amount of Size 11 seed beads fourth colour for flower centre D (orange)

Small amount of Size 8 seed beads matching main colour E (dark blue) 

One small blue lampwork bead as clasp

One headpin

Two small silver balls

One silver jump ring

Thread

Needle

Round Nose Pliers

This is a very easy stitch, and will only take a couple hours to complete. I have made the piece with size 11 beads, as I was aiming for a daintier, subtle look. But you may use larger beads for a more striking finish.

This is a basic chart of a section of the necklace.

 

First Side of the Necklace

Step One

Condition thread with beeswax. Thread on a stop bead leaving about 20cm (8inch) tail.

Step Two

Thread on one E (size 8 dark blue) bead, fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads, and again one E (size 8 dark blue) bead.

Step Three - Make a 5 bead Picot.

Now, thread on three A (size 11 blue) beads, and five B (size 11 red) beads. Next, pass your needle through the last A (blue) bead you just strung on, passing the needle through the same end of the bead from which the thread is tailing from. Pick up another two A (size11) bead.

Step Four – Make a daisy flower

Add four C (size 11yellow) beads for flower petals, one D (size 11 orange) bead for flower centre, now again thread through the very first C (yellow) bead you added in this step, passing the needle through the same end of the bead from which the thread is trailing from.

To complete your daisy flower:

Add two more C (size 11 yellow) beads, and pass through the fourth C (yellow) bead you added in the beginning of step four.

Step Five

Add another picot - see step three

Add another daisy - see step four

Another picot - see step three

Another daisy - see step four

Add three A (size 11 blue) beads.

Step Six

Repeat Step two through to Step five two times – you will have three sets of three daisies on each side of your necklace (that's nine daisies altogether). Remember this is just a guide so you can add more length if you would like a longer necklace.

Centre of the Necklace

Step Seven - The centre of your necklace will have three sections of fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads separated by the larger E (size 8 dark blue) beads. Your garden bead (which you will attach at the end) will hang from the middle section.

Thread on one E (size 8 dark blue) bead, fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads, and again one E (size 8 dark blue) bead. Repeat three times.

Second Side of Necklace

Step Eight – To complete the other side of your necklace you will simply follow the same pattern as the beginning, but you will need to reverse the sequence of steps slightly so that the daisy chains appear in the same positioning. So this time you will:

Add three A (size 11 blue) beads.

Make your daisy flower - step four

Make a five bead picot step three

Another daisy flower - step four

Another picot - step three

Another flower - step four

Another picot - step three

Now Thread on one E (size 8 dark blue) bead, fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads, and again one E (size 8 dark blue) bead.

(Repeat all of step eight two times).

To make clasp

Step Nine

Add 9 A (size 11 blue) beads, one lampwork bead, and three more A beads (size 11 dark blue) beads.

Pass back through the first bead you added after the lampwork, through the lampwork bead, and continuing through the A bead you added just before the lampwork bead. Now add three A (size 11 blue) beads and skip three beads, and pass through the fifth A bead you added at the very beginning of this step. Add three more A (size 11 blue) beads and pass through the very first A bead you added at the very beginning of this step. You can see the Bubble and Squeak Bracelet Tutorial for a diagram of how to make this clasp.

Make a second strand of daisy chain.

Step Ten

To make your second strand of daisy chain simply follow the directions all over again, from step two through to step nine, but instead of adding the E (size 8 dark blue) beads pass through the existing E bead already added on in the first strand. See the diagram for guidance.

Make a loop

Step Eleven

Remove your stop bead and thread approximately twenty A (size 11 blue) beads to form a round loop. Ensure it fits over the lampwork bead clasp.

Attach your garden bead

Step Twelve

Add one silver ball, your garden bead, and another silver ball to a headpin. Curl end and attach to an open jump ring. Attach the jumpring to the centre of the necklace.

And that's it, a beautiful garden bead necklace.

And for something a bit different here is a garden bead lariat that has with a very similiar stitch, only this one has picots only and no daisies. It also has several more strands.