I agonized over the naming of these earrings! I hope the name makes you think of sunny beach days, family barbeques, and summer road trips; basically some of the highlights of summer! I enjoyed making these suns so much, I ended up making several versions! This pattern has three different earrings, but I kept them as one pattern as they have so many similarities.
These are being released as part of the Summer Earring CROCHET-A-LONG! If you need the details for the CAL you can find that here. The first pattern released in this collection was the Popsicle Earrings, which you can find right here. The Popsicle Earrings are the easiest to make in the collection, so if you are new to thread crochet earrings, start there! This collection was created with gorgeous crochet thread from WeCrochet, Curio size 10. I love the sheen their thread has and I think the color palette is superior in its modernity.
These solar dangles definitely look best when they are blocked. I use Aleene’s stiffening spray and that’s what I recommend. There are other options like regular fabric starch or a mixture of glue and water. Whatever gets them to hold their shape best for you!
As I typically do, I created the PDF for this pattern so you can download and use it easily on your device or print it out. Here are the links to my pattern shops! (Psssst, if you aren’t subscribed to my newsletter, you are missing out on the best discounts for my PDF patterns!)
All right, enough jabbering, I know you’re here for the pattern, so let’s get to it!
Supplies
- Size 10 crochet thread, colors as desired, approx 10 yards each set, samples are WeCrochet Curio size 10 Canary and Clementine
- Size 1.5 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle and scissors
- Earring findings: 2 fishhook style earrings per set, 2 12 mm hoops for variation Sunny Day
- Jewelry pliers, or other small pliers
- Fabric stiffener, like Aleene’s Fabric Stiffening Spray, t-pins, and a blocking mat
Stitches (US terms)
- ch = chain
- hdc = half double crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- st/sts = stitch/stitches
- tr = treble crochet
- dc = double crochet
- sk = skip
- MR = magic ring
- sc = single crochet
- prev = prev
- beg = beginning
- Special Stitches:
- picot = ch 3, sl st into 1st ch
- inc = increase (2 hdc in same stitch)
Gauge
2 rows of single crochet with 13 sts = 1 inch square
Personally, I find the smallest hook I can handle for the thread size (for earrings) produces the best, tightly stitched look. As long as the stitches are small enough for the result to look nice, if it is a little bigger or smaller, there isn’t a “fit issue.”
Notes
- Patterns worked in joined rounds, except Sunny Day which is partly continuous rounds as noted below.
- For the best look, stiffen the earrings. I use Aleene’s Fabric Stiffening Spray and t-pins on a blocking mat.
- Stitch counts are marked in { } at the end of each round.
- Finished dimensions: Solar Flare: 2 in diameter, Sunshine and Sunny Day: 1.5 in diameter
- The stitch multiple for the Sunny Day earring is 4 + 2. Use this multiple to use any size hoop.
- If you have trouble getting the sl st into the first ch for the picot, try going into just one bar of the st. It won’t change the finished piece more than just a smidgen.
Written Instructions
Solar Flare (Make 2)
Round 1: MR, hdc 6 into ring, sl st to 1st hdc to join. {6 hdc}
Round 2: Ch 2, inc each st around, sl st to beg ch-2 to join. {12 hdc}
Round 3: Ch 3, dc 1st st, then (dc, ch 1, dc) each st around, sl st to beg ch-3 join. {23 dc}
Round 4: Sl st into sp between next 2 sts, then ch 5, tr in same space, then tr, ch 2, tr in each ch 1-sp around, sl st to 3rd ch of ch-5 to join. {23 tr}
Round 5: (Ch 3, dc in ch-2 sp, picot, ch 3, sl st next 2 tr) repeat around, sl st to ch-3 to join. {12 picot}
Finish off and weave in ends.
If you are struggling at all with the pattern, reach out to me on Instagram @motherlodecrafts, or head over to my pattern shops for the PDF, which contains 2 pages of photo tutorial.
Sunshine (Make 2)
Round 1: MR, hdc 6 into ring, sl st to 1st hdc to join. {6 hdc}
Round 2: Ch 2, 2 hdc each st around, sl st to beg ch-2 to join. {12 hdc}
Round 3: Ch 5, tr prev st, ch 1, sk st *(tr, ch 2, tr) next st, ch 1, sk st, repeat from * around, sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5 to join. {13 tr}
Round 4: (Ch 3, picot, ch 3, sl st next tr, sl st ch 1-sp, sl st next tr) repeat around, sl st to beg ch-3 to join. {7 picot}
Finish off and weave in ends.
Sunny Day (Make 2) Continuous rounds, do not sl st to join, except last round.
Round 1: Sc 22 sts around 12 mm hoop. {22 sc}
Round 2: *Hdc, inc, repeat from * around. {33 hdc}
Round 3: *Ch 3, picot, ch 3, sk 2 sts, sl st next st, repeat from * around, sl st to join. {11 picot}
Finish off and weave in ends.
Blocking and Assembly
Pin earring to blocking mat. Spray from about 6-10 inches away with fabric stiffening spray, or pour some of the spray liquid into a small cup and paint the liquid on. Once dry, use the jewelry pliers to attach fish hook style earring to a stitch in 2nd to last round, in between one of the rays or through top of one of the rays.
Don’t forget to go check out the first pattern in this collection. The Popsicle Earrings are so easy and you can really play around with the colors!
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