Easy and Elegant Lariat Necklace

Step 1: Start by threading a #13 beading needle with 2 yards of prepared Nymo. I prepare thread by stretching it and then passing it over Thread Heaven.

Step 2: Make a single overhand knot in the thread. Don't worry about how it looks, it will not be in the finished product.

Step 3: String on 3 black size 14/0 beads, and then a silver size 14/0 bead. Repeat four more times, until you have a set of 5, beginning and ending with a set of black beads.

Step 4: Push the beads up the thread about 3 inches, and pass your needle back through all of the beads to make a circle. Look at the close up picture above to see how it should look.

Step 5: Pull the circle tight and cut the knot off of the end of the thread. Tie an overhand knot with the threads, then make two separate knots using the two loose threads around the intact two threads. Secure this knot with a drop of clear nail polish.

Step 6: Make the length of the necklace using the same pattern, this time starting with a silver bead, then the three black beads. The final length of the necklace should be about 18 inches, so stop adding at about 16 or 17 inches.

Step 7: Once all the length is added, make your end "fob" piece. After the last silver 14/0 beads, string a black bugle bead, a 3mm clear crystal, a silver 14/0, a black 6mm crystal, a silver 14/0, the olive shaped crystal, a silver 14/0, a black 6mm crystal, a silver 14/0, a 3mm clear crystal, a silver 14/0 and a black bugle bead.

Step 8: Add one 14/0 silver, a black 14/0, a silver 14/0 and then pass the thread back up through the black bugle, the clear crystal, the black crystal, the olive crystal, and so on until you exit at the top of the first bugle bead.

Step 9: Tie the threads off around the main thread, making several small knots and securing them with clear nail polish.

Step 10: Wear your necklace by placing it around your neck with the loop in front, passing the "fob" end through the loop, tightening it up a little bit and letting it hang. As you can see in the close up on the right, above, the "fob" end will have enough weight to keep itself down through the loop, and will keep the necklace from coming undone.

Enjoy this "rescued" necklace. It will make a delicate and pretty addition to your beady wardrobe!