Left Hand Crochet - Crochet earring irene left hand version

This is going to be a crochet earring Do you prefer a thread or yarn earring? Please share your thoughts. I am using size three crochet cotton, and a size one steel crochet hook I am going to attach the slip knot to the crochet hook take the loose end, wrap it over the main strand, now you have a loop take the loop, wrap it over the main strand put your hook below the center strand, back up the opposite side this creates the slip knot we will work a chain 5 1....2....3....4....5 join with the beginning chain joining is putting your hook right through the first chain wrap the thread over, pull it through, pull through the loop on your hook that joins your chain in to a ring I will be working twenty double crochet through the ring working a chain one, using that as the step up, that will not count as a stitch working twenty double crochet one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eightteen nineteen twenty we will join with the beginning stitch I am putting my hook below the two loops at the top of the stitch wrap the thread over, pull it through that completes round one I had this lovely knot coming up my thread, so I had to cut it off what I am going to do is, wrap the thread over, pull it through, so I will have an extra tail that I need to sew in I will be re-attaching the slip knot, to the second round so if you wanted to change color, this is how you would do it I am putting my hook right below the two loops at the top of the stitch wrap the thread over, pull it through, pull it through the loop on the hook you have secured the thread to the stitch I am working a chain one I will not count that as a stitch working one double crochet in each of the next four stitches two three four in the fifth stitch, work three double crochet work a chain six - 1...2....3....4....5....6 in the same stitch work three more double crochet work one double crochet in each of the next four stitches - 1....2.....3....4 in the next stitch, work three double crochet chain six - 1....2.....3....4....5....6 in the same stitch, work three more double crochet this is what we have at this point work one double crochet in each of the next four stitches one two three four in the next stitch, work three double crochet - 1...2...3 work a chain six - 1....2....3....4....5....6 work three double crochet in the same space - 1...2...3 I am putting my hook right through the top of the stitch or space, they both mean the same thing work one double crochet in each of the next four stitches - 1...2...3..4 I am crocheting over the tail, that will save some time later on, when you are sewing in tails we are to the last stitch work three double crochet in the same stitch - 1...2...3 work a chain six - 1...2...3...4...5..6 work three more double crochet in the same stitch - 1....2....3 we will join with the beginning stitch, putting my hook right below the two loops at the top of the stitch wrap the thread over, pull it through, pull it through the loop on my hook that joins the round together wrap the thread over the hook, pull it through cut it off, pull it through, give it a tug this is what we have completed I am threading my needle I will be weaving the tail right through the stitches I am going to go down here to this row and weave right between the stitches like this I like to give it a little tug I like to go over a loop and back in the opposite direction you can do it what ever way you would like to do it what ever way works best for you cut it off give it a little tug the two remaining tails will be sewn in the same way this will show how to attach the crochet piece to the earring I have a variety of size jump rings, you will also find them under the name finding I have the earring, this is what I will be using I should have two jewelry tools, I only have one, so this may be a little bit challenging what I want to do is twist the ring sideways I don't want to pull it apart just twist it sideways a little bit just enough to slide it through the loop just like this I am going to slide the earring through like that I am going to twist it back shut you can lightly starch the earring press it with a iron you can do this before you attach the earring section