Make a matching mother and daughter set of beaded bracelet cuffs with i-cord ties for Mother’s Day. Using a tiny crochet hook to add the beads as you knit, these bracelets use charts to create a customized look.
Time: Quick Project
Skill Level: Intermediate
Size: Child (Adult) 15 (20) cm by 5 (7) cm
See schematic for details.
Gauge: 33 sts and 27 rows = 4” [10 cm] in St st after wet blocking
Materials
Yarn: Scheepjes Bamboo Soft (50% bamboo, 50% cotton, 120 yards [150 meters]/50 grams): Cream (MC), Hot Berry (CC1), Plum (CC2). One ball of each color is enough for both cuffs.
Needles: US size 2 (2.75 mm) 24” straight needles, set of DPNS or whatever size allows you to reach gauge.
Notions: Size 6 beads in 2 or 3 colors.
Downloads
- Quinn Mom & Daughter Cuff Bracelets Mom Chart
- Quinn Mom & Daughter Cuff Bracelets Schematic
- Quinn Mom & Daughter Cuff Bracelets Hearts and Initial Chart
Abbreviations
PB: Place bead. Follow the charts or use your own choice of colors.
Work to PB, sl st onto wire/ thread, make a u bend and place both ends of wire through the hole in the bead. Pull bead down the wire onto the st. Sl st back to LH needle and knit as normal.
Special Stitches
I-cord bind off: CO 3 sts, *k2, k2tog-tbl, (this is the last st of the cast on and the first st of the live sts) sl3 sts back to LH needle; rep from *.
I-cord: CO 3 stitches onto DPN. Knit these 3 sts. *Slide the sts back to the right side of the DPN. Keeping the yarn at the back, k these three sts. Rep from * until your i-cord is the desired length.
Applied I-cord:
With WS facing, CO 3 sts, pu 1 st from cast on edge, do not turn.
* K2, k2tog-tbl, (this is the last st of the cast on and the st you just picked up), pu 1 st. Sl sts back to LH needle; rep from *.
Pattern Notes
These bracelets are worked flat from the bottom up. I-cord ties and borders are added. The whimsical beads are added with a tiny crochet hook as you knit.
Pattern
Child’s Bracelet
Chart Mom
With CC1, CO 40 sts.
Row 1 (RS): [K1, p1] twice; k31, [p1, k1] twice; p1. (40 sts)
Row 2 (WS): [K1, p1] twice; k1, p31, [p1, k1] twice.
Row 3: [K1, p1] twice; k2, PB, k7, PB, k9, PB, k7, PB, k2, [p1, k1] twice; p1.
Row 4: [K1, p1] twice; k1, p15, PB, p15, [k1, p1] twice.
Row 5: [K1, p1] twice; k2, PB, k7, PB, k3, PB, k1, PB, k3, PB, k7, PB, k2, [p1, k1] twice; p1.
Row 6: [K1, p1] twice; k, p13, PB, p3, PB, p13, [K1, p1] twice.
Row 7: [K1, p1] twice; k2, [PB, k3] twice; PB, k1, PB, k5, PB, k1, [PB, k3] twice; PB, k2, [p1, k1] twice; p1.
Row 8: [K1, p1] twice; k1, p5, PB, p1, PB, p15, PB, p1, PB, p5, [k1, p1] twice.
Row 9: [K1, p1] twice; k2, PB, k1, PB, k3, [PB, k1] twice; [PB, k2] twice; [PB, k1] twice; PB, k3, PB, k1, PB, k2, [p1, k1] twice; p1.
Row 10: [K1, p1] twice; k1, p3, PB, p5, PB, p3, PB twice; p1, PB twice; p3, PB, p5, PB, p3, [k1, p1] twice.
Row 11: [K1, p1] twice; k2, PB, k7, PB, k9, PB, k7, PB, k2, [p1, k1] twice; p1.
Row 12: [K1, p1] twice; k1, p31, [p1, k1] twice.
Row 13: [K1, p1] twice; k31, [p1, k1] twice; p1.
Leave sts on needle.
Adding I-cord ties
With MC and dpns, cast on 3 sts. Work 8 cm in i-cord.
Work i-cord BO across live sts.
Work 8cm in i-cord.
Break yarn and using a sewing needle, pull yarn through live sts and secure.
With CC2 and dpn, cast on 3 sts. Work 8cm in icord.
Work applied i-cord across cast on edge.
Work 8cm in i-cord.
Break yarn and using a sewing needle, pull yarn through live sts and secure.
Mom’s Bracelet
With MC, CO 55 sts.
Chart Hearts and Initial
Row 1 (RS): [K1, p1] four times; k39, [p1, k1] four times. (55 sts)
Row 2 (WS): [P1, k1] four times; p39, [K1, p1] four times.
Rows 3 and 4: Rep rows 1 and 2.
Row 5: [K1, p1] four times; k7, PB, k23, PB, k7, [p1, k1] four times.
Row 6: [P1, k1] four times; p6, PB, p1, PB, p6, PB, p7, PB, p6, PB, p1, PB, p6, [k1, p1] four times.
Row 7: [K1, p1] four times; k5, PB, k3, PB, k19, PB, k3, PB, k5, [p1, k1] four times.
Row 8: [P1, k1] four times; p4, PB, p5, PB, p4, PB, p7, PB, p4, PB, p5, PB, p4, [k1, p1] four times.
Row 9: [K1, p1] four times; k3, PB, k7, PB, k15, PB, k7, PB, k3, [p1, k1] four times.
Row 10: [P1, k1] four times; p2, PB, p9, PB, p2, [PB, p3] twice; PB, p2, PB, p9, PB, p2, [k1, p1] four times.
Row 11: [K1, p1] four times; k7, PB, k10, PB, k1, PB, k10, PB, k7, [p1, k1] four times.
Row 12: [P1, k1] four times; p2, PB, p9, PB, p2, PB, p1, PB, p3, PB, p1, PB, p2, PB, p9, PB, p2, [k1, p1] four times.
Row 13: [K1, p1] four times; k3, PB, k2, PB, k1, PB, k2, PB, k4, PB, k5, PB, k4, PB, k2, PB, k1, PB, k2, PB, k3, [p1, k1] four times.
Row 14: [P1, k1] four times; p4, PB twice; p3, PB twice; p4, PB, p7, PB, p4, PB twice; p3, PB twice; p4, [k1, p1] four times.
Row 15: [K1, p1] four times; k39, [p1, k1] four times.
Row 16: [P1, k1] four times; p39, [K1, p1] four times.
Row 17: [K1, p1] four times; k39, [p1, k1] four times.
Rows 18 and 19: Rep rows 16 and 17.
Leave sts on needle.
Adding I-cord ties
With CC2 and dpn, cast on 3 sts. Work 10cm in i-cord.
Work i-cord BO across live sts.
Work 10cm in i-cord.
Break yarn and using a sewing needle, pull yarn through live sts and secure.
With CC1 and dpn, cast on 3 sts. Work 10cm in i-cord.
Work applied i-cord across cast on edge.
Work 10cm in i-cord.
Break yarn and using a sewing needle, pull yarn through live sts and secure.
Finishing
Weave in ends. Block gently to dimensions given in schematic.