Double-Strand Necklace and Earring Set with Cubic Zirconia Drops and Links and Czech Fire-Polished Glass Beads

Cut a 3-foot length of thread. Thread a needle onto the thread, almost doubling the thread but leaving a tail so you are only working with one thread.

Begin a square stitch with the first row consisting of ten opaque jet AB rounds. Continue adding rows in the following pattern:

• Row 2: Eight clear vitrail rounds, one clear AB round and one jet AB round
• Row 3: One jet AB round, one clear vitrail round and eight silver rounds
• Row 4: Seven hematite rounds, one silver round, one clear vitrail round and one jet AB round
• Row 5: One jet AB round, one clear vitrail round, one silver round, one hematite round and six clear AB rounds
• Row 6: Five jet AB rounds, one clear AB round, one hematite round, one silver round, one clear vitrail round and one jet AB round

• Row 7: One jet AB round, one clear vitrail round, one silver round, one hematite round, one clear AB round, one jet AB round and four clear vitrail rounds
• Row 8: Three silver rounds, one clear vitrail round, one jet AB round, one clear AB round, one hematite round, one silver round, one clear vitrail round and one jet AB round
• Row 9: One jet AB round, one clear vitrail round, one silver round, one hematite round, one clear AB round, one jet AB round, one clear vitrail round, one silver round and two hematite rounds
• Row 10: One clear AB round, one hematite round, one silver round, one clear vitrail round, one jet AB round, one clear AB round, one hematite round, one silver round, one clear vitrail round and one jet AB round

Pass the beading needle through a few adjacent beads to secure then trim excess thread.

Add the beading needle onto the tail of thread that starts the first row. Pass the needle through a gunmetal oval jump ring then back through the first bead in row 1. Pass the needle through adjacent beads until it is exiting the jet AB round in row 2. Add another gunmetal oval jump ring then pass the needle through and around the first jet AB bead in row 1 a few times to secure the jump rings. Pass the needle through a few adjacent beads to secure then trim excess thread.

Cut a new length of thread then repeat Step 3 on the opposite corner of the square stitch design using two silver oval jump rings.

Creating the Beaded Links

String onto a head pin: one 13x12mm 2-strand spacer and three silver rounds, so the rounds are inside the spacer. Form a simple loop. Repeat on the opposite side but starting from the other side, so the head pins are facing opposite directions.

String onto an eye pin: one 13x12mm 2-strand spacer and three silver rounds, so the rounds are inside the spacer. Form a simple loop. Repeat on the opposite side. Repeat to create a second beaded link.

String five clear AB rounds onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of four clear AB links.

String five jet AB rounds onto an eye pin then form a simple loop. Repeat to create a total of four jet AB links.

Assembling the Necklace

Cut one 4-inch and four 2-1/4 inch lengths of 2.5mm long and short chain.

On the side of the square stitch component with the jet AB beads, connect the following in order using the oval jump rings of your choice:

• One jet AB link (connected to the double oval jump rings)
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 14.5mm round with flower design
• One jet AB link
• One articulated link
• One jet AB link

• One beaded 2-strand spacer link (using the spacer with the head pins)
• One jet AB link
• One 23mm burst drop

Set the remaining two beaded square links side-by-side so the eye pins are oriented up and down. The inner eye pins will be for the inner strand and the outer eye pins for the outer strand. Connect the following using oval jump rings of your choice:

• One clear AB link (to one of the two top jump rings on the square stitch component)
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 15mm round
• One cubic zirconia and silver-plated brass 26x6.5mm rectangle link
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 10mm flat round
• One clear AB link

• One cubic zirconia and silver-finished brass 15mm round
• The bottom outer eye pin of one beaded 2-strand square link

Repeat this pattern starting with the other oval jump ring on the top of the square stitch component and connect them to the bottom outer eye pin on the other beaded 2-strand square link.

Using the following components, connect the bottom inner eye pins of the two beaded 2-strand square links using the oval jump rings of your choice:

• Two sets of:
  

• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 10mm flat round
  
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 10mm flat round
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 15mm round with tree of life design
• Two sets of:
• One cubic zirconia and silver-finished brass 10mm flat round
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 10mm flat round

Connect each of the 2-1/4 inch lengths of chain to the top loops of each eye pin of the beaded 2-strand square links.

At the end of the two lengths of chain on one 2-strand link, use an oval jump ring to connect the clasp and the two lengths of chain together.

Use an oval jump ring to connect the ends of the remaining two 2-1/4 inch lengths of chain, the round jump ring from the claw-end of the clasp and one end of one 4-inch length of chain together.

Use an oval jump ring to connect a 13.5x13.5x8mm triangle drop to the opposite end of the 4-inch length of chain to complete the necklace.

Cut a 3-foot length of thread. Thread a needle onto the thread, leaving a tail approximately three inches long.

Begin a square stitch with the first row consisting of 5 opaque jet AB rounds. Continue adding rows in the following pattern:

• Row 2: Four clear vitrail rounds and one jet AB round
• Row 3: One jet AB round, one clear vitrail round and three silver rounds
• Row 4: Two hematite rounds, one silver round, one clear vitrail round and one jet AB round
• Row 5: One jet AB round, one clear vitrail round, one silver round, one hematite round and one clear AB round

Pass the beading needle around a silver oval jump ring several times then back through the last bead. Pass the needle through a few adjacent beads to secure then trim excess thread.

Attach the beading needle to the tail. Pass the beading needle around a gunmetal jump ring several times then back through the first jet AB bead. Continue to pass the needle through several adjacent beads to secure then trim excess thread.

Attach an ear wire to the silver jump ring at the top of the square stitch component. Use a silver jump ring to connect a cubic zirconia rectangle link to the gunmetal jump ring then use a gunmetal jump ring to attach a triangle drop to the opposite end of the link.

To create the second earring, connect the following using the jump rings of your choice (one jump ring to attach the ear wire and two between each of the other components):

• One ear wire
• One cubic zirconia articulated link
• One cubic zirconia and black-finished brass 10mm flat round
• One cubic zirconia triangle drop