Intermediate
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Jewelry 17 Laid out for paper No account, no download
Coiled petal flower bracelet with sliding cord closure
Rose, bud, and 6 leaves in thread, coiled from flat strips. Steel hook 7, sliding macrame closure.
- Skill
- Intermediate
- Time
- 4-6 hours
- Yarn weight
- Thread (Size 10)
- Hook
- 1 mm
- Rounds
- 17
Thread (Size 10)
What the sample was worked in. Any weight works; the size moves with it.
17
Each one is typed out whole and gets its own line.
This bracelet builds its flowers from flat strips, not rounds: a 5-row large rose, two 4-row medium roses, two 3-row small buds, and 6 small leaves, each coiled or shaped after the last stitch rather than during it. Petal curve comes from height changes between single, half double, and double crochet within each row, so no spiral counting is needed. The finished piece is lightweight and adjustable to fit wrists between 6 and 8 inches thanks to a sliding square knot closure. Before picking up the hook, have Size 10 cotton thread in four colors on hand, a Steel Hook 7, 4 silver beads, and 60 inches of waxed cotton cord ready for the sliding closure that follows assembly.
Common mistakes and their fixes
- Uneven stitch height within a petal row
- Check that each sc, hdc, and dc in a row is worked at full height before moving on. Uneven heights keep the strip from curling into a round petal shape.
- Coiling the strip too loosely
- Roll the finished strip tightly from one end and stitch through the base immediately. A loose coil will unwind once handled.
- Skipping the blocking step on leaves
- Leaves curl if left unblocked, which shows once stitched behind the flowers. Pin them flat and let them dry completely before assembly.
The materials list
Size 10 cotton crochet thread in four colors
- Color A, Deep Purple: approximately 15 yards
- Color B, Light Lavender: approximately 10 yards
- Color C, White: approximately 8 yards
- Color D, Sage Green: approximately 12 yards
- Natural or beige waxed cotton macrame cord , 1 mm diameter, approximately 60 inches total
- US Steel Hook Size 7 (1.65 mm) for all crochet elements
- 4 silver metal beads with approximately 2 mm hole diameter
- Tapestry needle, sharp, for thread weight
- Scissors
- Sewing pins for blocking
Optional
- small piece of blocking foam or stiff board
- Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet Thread Size 10 offers excellent stitch definition and comes in many colors. Look for Purple, Soft Violet, White, and Sage.
- DMC Traditions Crochet Thread Size 10 has a slightly tighter twist that gives crisp petal edges.
- Coats and Clark South Maid Crochet Thread Size 10 is budget-friendly with consistent tension.
- Any Size 10 cotton crochet thread will work for this pattern. Do not substitute larger yarn weights because the flower motifs will become too bulky to lie flat against a bracelet.
Listed by the pattern's own author, in their words.
Key to this pattern, 9 short forms
Large Rose (make 1 in Color A)
The large rose has 5 petals.
Foundation: Ch 6.
Row 1
(RS): Sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch. Turn. (5 sc)
Row 2
(WS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 3
(RS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next 3 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 4
(WS): Ch 1, dc in first 3 sts, hdc in next st, sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 5
(RS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)Repeat Rows 2 through 5 four more times for a total of 5 petal units (20 rows worked after the foundation row).After Row 5 of the 5th petal: Ch 1, sl st in each st across. Fasten off leaving a 10-inch tail for coiling.To coil and secure: Hold the strip with WS facing up. Roll the strip tightly from the cast-on end. Thread the starting yarn tail onto a tapestry needle and stitch back and forth through the base of the coil several times. Do not stitch through the RS petals. The finished rose should measure approximately 0.75 inch in diameter.
Medium Rose (make 1 in Color B, make 1 in Color C)
The medium rose has 4 petals.
Foundation: Ch 6.
Row 1
(RS): Sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch. Turn. (5 sc)
Row 2
(WS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 3
(RS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next 3 sts. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 4
(WS): Ch 1, dc in first 3 sts, hdc in next st, sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)
Row 5
(RS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in last st. Turn. (5 sts)Repeat Rows 2 through 5 three more times for a total of 4 petal units (16 rows worked after the foundation row).After Row 5 of the 4th petal: Ch 1, sl st in each st across. Fasten off leaving a 10-inch tail for coiling.
Coil and secure. The medium rose should measure approximately 0.6 inch in diameter. Make two total, one in each color.
Small Bud (make 1 in Color B, make 1 in Color A)
The small bud has 3 petals and uses a narrower 4-stitch base.
Foundation: Ch 5.
Row 1
(RS): Sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch. Turn. (4 sc)
Row 2
(WS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in last st. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 3
(RS): Ch 1, sc in first st, dc in next 2 sts, sc in last st. Turn. (4 sts)
Row 4
(WS): Ch 1, sc in first st, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in last st. Turn. (4 sts) Repeat Rows 3 and 4 two more times for a total of 3 petal units.After the final WS row: Ch 1, sl st in each st across. Fasten off leaving an 8-inch tail for coiling.
Coil and secure. The small bud should measure approximately 0.35 inch in diameter. Make two total.
Leaf (make 6 in Color D)
Foundation: Ch 7.
Row 1
(RS): Sc in second ch from hook, sc in next 4 ch, 3 sc in last ch (this creates the leaf tip). Now working back along the other side of the foundation chain: sc in next 5 ch. Do not join. Turn. (13 sc)
Row 2
(WS): Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, sc3tog over next 3 sts (this is the tip decrease), sc in last 5 sts. Turn. (11 sts)
Row 3
(RS): Ch 1, sl st in first 4 sts, sl st in center st of the tip, sl st in last 4 sts. Fasten off leaving a 6-inch tail for sewing.
Each leaf should measure approximately 0.5 inch long and 0.25 inch wide. Make 6 leaves total.
Checkpoint
You should now have 5 finished flower coils: 1 large in Color A, 1 medium in Color B, 1 medium in Color C, 1 small bud in Color B, and 1 small bud in Color A. Weave in all ends except the coiling tails, which should be hidden within the coil base.
Assembly, in order
Step 1Before assembly, lightly mist all crocheted pieces with water and pin flat on a blocking board. Allow to dry completely before assembling. This is especially important for the leaves, which can curl.
Step 2Trim all cord and thread ends cleanly. A small drop of clear-drying fabric glue on each cord knot adds durability.
Check these before you start
- Keep tension even across stitch-height changes within a row; a loose hdc or dc next to a tight sc flattens the petal curve the coiling depends on.
- Mark the center point of the 50-inch cord with a pin before threading it through the cluster, since this point must land at the back center of the flowers.
- Leave the stated 6-inch tails on each leaf for sewing; shorter tails will not reach behind the flowers during attachment.
- Gauge is not critical for this project but is provided for reference: working in single crochet in the round with Size 10 thread and a 1.65 mm steel hook, 10 sc equals 1 inch and 10 rows equals 1 inch. The large rose should measure approximately 0.75 inch in diameter, the medium roses approximately 0.6 inch, and the small buds approximately 0.35 inch when complete. If your roses come out larger than this, go down one hook size; if smaller, go up one hook size.
- The suggested palette of deep purple, light lavender, white, and sage green creates a romantic garden look, but any favorite color combination works with this same construction technique.
- The finished bracelet is lightweight and adjustable to fit wrists between 6 and 8 inches thanks to the sliding square knot closure.
On one line
| Rounds | 17 |
|---|---|
| Parts | 5 |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Time | 4-6 hours |
| Hook | 1 mm |
| Yarn | Thread (Size 10) |
Set-up
- Confirm all four thread colors are wound and labeled before starting, since the rose, bud, and leaves each use a separate color and swapping mid-motif slows the count.
- Read through the Large Rose's 5 rows once before beginning the foundation chain, since the petal shape depends on row-by-row stitch height, not visual guesswork.
- Cut the 50-inch bracelet cord and 10-inch knotting cord ahead of the first stitch, along with the four silver beads, so they are not searched for mid-coil.
- Work a short sc/hdc/dc test strip if the petal curve is unfamiliar, since the same height-change logic repeats across the rose, bud, and leaf tip.
Finishing
- Mist the rose, bud, and all 6 leaves with water and pin flat on blocking foam, letting them dry fully before handling, since leaves curl without this step.
- Coil each petal strip tightly from one end and stitch through the base to lock the coil before attaching any piece to the cord.
- Trim all cord and thread ends cleanly, then seal each knot with a small drop of fabric glue for durability.
Construction
The rose and bud are worked as flat petal strips rather than in the round; petal shape comes entirely from alternating sc, hdc, and dc heights within each row, which is what allows the strip to coil into a convincing bloom afterward.
The leaf increases at the tip with 3 sc worked into the last chain, then decreases with a sc3tog on the return row, producing the tapered point confirmed by the final slip-stitch row along both edges.
Time per section
| Large Rose and Small Bud | about 1.5 hours because the rose runs 5 rows and the bud 4, each needing careful height changes before coiling |
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| 6 Leaves | about 1.5 hours because each of the 6 leaves has 3 rows with a tip increase and sc3tog decrease that benefit from unhurried shaping |
| Assembly and closure | about 1.5-2 hours because beading, knotting, and the sliding square-knot closure require measuring cord lengths and tying each knot in sequence |
Common questions
These answers came from whoever first published the pattern, kept word for word.