Free pattern: Easy Peasy Buttoned I-Cord Bracelet

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably know that I have a sizeable button collection. I can’t seem to stop acquiring more, either, so I was looking for a project that was fast to make and could help me cut through my button stash. I came up with the idea for a very easy crochet bracelet.

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At the same time, I was working on a crochet I-Cord tutorial for the Red Heart blog. I knew it could make a great crochet bracelet. (By the way, it’s pretty easy to transform this project into a necklace.)

I hope you enjoy this quick little project. Not only is it a great button stash buster, it’s also a great project for using stray buttons. This could be a fun project for crocheting with teens. Oh, and these make great stocking stuffers, too. While I used medium weight yarn, you could easily make a thicker or thinner bracelet with another type of yarn. Just be sure to use a crochet hook that is 1-2 sizes smaller than what is recommended for the yarn you choose.

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Easy Peasy Buttoned I-Cord Bracelet

Crochet Bracelet Pattern by Underground Crafter

Practice your crochet I-Cord technique while using up yarn scraps and stash buttons to make an easy bracelet.

Finished Size

• Bracelet: 8” (20.5 cm) long x 0.25” (0.5 cm) wide.

Materials

• Red Heart Super Saver (100% acrylic, 7 oz/198 g/364 yd/333 m) – Samples shown in 334 Buff and 365 Coffee, or approximately 15 yd (14 m) in any medium weight yarn.
• US H-8/5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn needle.
• 1 sew-through or shank button.

Gauge

• Exact gauge is not critical for this project.

Abbreviations Used in This Pattern

• rep – repeat
• yo – yarn over
• * Rep instructions after asterisk as indicated.

Pattern Note

• If you’ve never made a crochet I-Cord before, you can find my photo tutorial here on the Red Heart blog.
• If you’d like to make a necklace instead, I recommend a length of at least 27″ (68.5 cm).

Pattern Instructions

I-Cord

• Chain 2.
• Turn, skip 1 chain and insert your hook in next chain, yo and draw up a loop. *Remove second loop from hook, yo and draw up a loop, return the second loop to the hook, yo and draw up a loop; rep from * until I-Cord measures approximately 7.5” (19 cm) long or until desired length is reached.
• Slip stitch through both loops on hook to close I-Cord.

Form buttonhole

• Tightly chain 5-10 stitches (or as many that are needed to wrap around your button), slip stitch to original slip stitch to close buttonhole.

Finishing

• Sew button to start of I-Cord (opposite end from buttonhole).
• With yarn needle, weave in ends. 

© 2016 by Marie Segares (Underground Crafter). This pattern is for personal use only. You may use the pattern to make unlimited items for yourself, for charity, or to give as gifts. You may sell items you personally make by hand from this pattern. Do not violate Marie’s copyright by distributing this pattern or the photos in any form, including but not limited to scanning, photocopying, emailing, or posting on a website or internet discussion group. If you want to share the pattern, point your friends to this link: https://undergroundcrafter.com/2016/09/23/free-pattern-easy-peasy-buttoned-i-cord-bracelet. Thanks for supporting indie designers!

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