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 STEP 6 You now have
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BASIC TUBE CROCHET two loops on the hook
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www.beadseast.com Follow the step-by-step directions in the order shown below and the thread is wrapped
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by to create a beaded crochet tube of six beads per round around the hook. Pull the
thread through the first
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loop. You will have two

STEP 1 Place a needle on the end of the thread and load all the beads loops on the hook when
onto the thread. Hint: If you’re using only one bead color, pour your beads into a this step is complete.
container and scoop the needle through the beads. If you’re loading
in a specific pattern, arrange your beads in small adjacent piles in STEP 7 Pull the first loop through the second loop. This
the correct order.
Beads loaded completes the stitch.
in a specific
repeat
Loaded beads rolled
onto the tube
Repeat steps 4 through 7 until you have
six completed stitches. This completes the
STEP 2 Make a slip knot on the hook. STEP 3 Make six chain stitches, each first round of six. The photos below show
with one bead how the work should look at this point.

Position the hook in a loop of To chain with a bead, slide a bead

thread as showin the photos down the thread until it hangs
and pull so the slip knot forms below the hook. Wrap the thread
on the hook. around the hook and pull it through
the loop.

Seen from the side, the beads will show

STEP 4 Insert the hook into the first beaded chain, Flatten the work; from overhead, you should already see six the beginning stages of a spiral pattern
“spokes” of thread. At the end of each spoke is one bead. even at this early stage. Note that the
then slide the bead over to the far side of the hook. Note that the next beaded stitch into which you will insert the lower beads (those of the original six
This is an important step; in order for the whole hook has a cream bead, which is the color of the next bead chains) are positioned horizontally,
process to be successful, all the beads must “land” you will slide down the thread. You will know that you are while the beads of the new round are
somewhat vertical. This will happen
on the outside of the tube. working correctly if this happens consistently.
consistently if you are working correctly.
As the tube lengthens, the spiral pattern
will become more visible, and the rela-
Troubleshooting tive positioning of the beads (horizontal,
vertical) will be more pronounced.
common problems
STEP 5 Slide a bead down the thread so it sits directly on top of the bead you just You don’t have six beads in the
moved to the far side of the hook. The thread should come from BEHIND the bead round you are working on. A bead appears in the
you just moved to the far side of the hook. When the bead is properly positioned, wrap
the thread over the hook. After every few rounds, check your tube to be sure you center of your tube
have six beads around the spokes when you flatten the If you look at the side of the tube, one
If you have created a pattern of six top. If you see less or more than six, pull out the work bead seems to be receding. If you look
beads in repeat as shown here, the until you have six. You have either missed one stitch at the top of the tube, a bead is in the
bead that you slide down the thread or placed more than one bead into a stitch. center of the spokes. This means that the
will be the same color as the bead bead you moved to the far side of the hook
you just moved to the far side of the has slipped through as you pull the thread
tube. This will happen with each new through the loops. If this happens, you can
“pair” of beads, the one you have al- either push the bead back out again, or, if
ready crocheted, and the one you slide that is too difficult, pull out stitches until
down the thread. your work looks correct again.