Create this simple and elegant purple drop necklace with lovely lilac teardrop beads and amethyst beads.

This pattern will produce one necklace approximately 18″ in length.

Supply List

6″ Silver Cable Chain cut into 4 - 1 1/2″ sections

22 Gauge Silver Wire

1 Silver Lobster Claw Clasp with Tab (clasp pictured is 12mm)

9 - 10mm Opaque Lilac Teardrop Beads

12 - 6/0 Light Amethyst Beads

20 - 6/0 Amethyst Beads

4 - 4mm Silver Heishi Spacer Beads

Step One

Begin by creating all of the wire links that you will need for this necklace. Please reference my January 2003 Looped Bracelet/Chain tip if you are unfamiliar with creating wire links. You will need 23 wire looped sections in all, they break down like this:

12 - Links with a single 6/0 Light Amethyst Bead

9 - Links with an 6/0 Amethyst Bead / 10mm Opaque Lilac Teardrop Bead / 6/0Amethyst Bead

2 - Links with a 4mm Silver Heishi Spacer Bead / 6/0 Amethyst Bead / Silver Heishi Spacer Bead

Step Two

You can now begin assembly of the necklace; you will work from one end of the necklace to the other. Begin by connecting links* and additional materials together in this order:

Connect Clasp to one of the Heishi/Amethyst/Heishi links

Add one chain section

Add a Light Amethyst link

Add one chain section

Add a Light Amethyst link

Step Three

Repeat the following Nine times:

Add a Teardrop link

Add a Light Amethyst link

Repeat Step Two materials in reverse order to complete the necklace.

*Remember to TWIST your link loops open, do not open them by bending the loop open or you will ruin the circular shape of the loop.

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