In my pursuit of becoming Ms. Hobby Lobby I stumbled across a post about a crochet bead necklace that I thought I'd give a try. I mean how hard can it be? ;)
The materials you need to make this are some crochet thread, I used Aunt Lydia's crochet thread in size Classic 10 (I clearly bought MORE than enough), a size B crochet hook and some beads. 
You first need to string the beads onto the thread. I ran into some trouble trying to do this as the head of the needles I tried to use were too big for the opening of the smaller beads. I resorted to getting out a needle threader and doing it that way. Took a little longer but worked just fine.
Then begin with a simple chain stitch, I started with 10. I then brought a bead up and did a chain stitch to anchor it. I then crocheted 3 more chain stitches and then pulled another bead up. I continued on until I had used all the beads.
I think it turned out pretty cute and it was super easy to make! 
Total cost of this project was $8.98 = $2.99 for the thread and I obviously have a TON left over so you could purchase a much smaller amount but I have this crafter's fear of not having enough to complete the project and then if I go back to get more they won't have what I need. So yes, I overbought. And it was $5.99 for the beads. I had a coupon for the thread so I got it for $1.79 at Michaels and the beads were on sale for $2.99 at Joanns so my total cost was $4.78. I have some beads left over to make some earrings and a ridiculous amount of crochet thread for a future project. 
~Happy Crafting!!
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