Make a beaded daisy chain necklace with this free pattern

I think handmade lampwork beads are so nice. I particularly like the lampwork ‘garden’ beads. I like how each one is different- each one with its own style, colour and garden.

I have quite a few lampwork beads in my stash and I thought it’s about time I start using some of them up. I like the idea of combining simple beadwork with a focal lampwork bead – and seeing I had a garden bead, I thought a beaded daisy chain would match perfectly.

Lampwork beads can have so much character that they look just fine attached to a simple chain or silk cord. But if you’re keen to make something a bit more elaborate then this daisy chain necklace is a great fun project to make.

You don’t necessarily have to use a lampwork bead for this project. You may like to use a different pendant all together, or maybe none at all. That’s fine – the pattern is flexible.

Supplies

One focal bead or pendant
One bead (around 10mm) to use as a clasp
Approx. 3 grams Size 11 seed beads colour of main necklace A (blue)
Approx 1 gram of Size 11 seed beads second colour for picot leaves B (red)
Approx 1 gram of Size 11 seed beads third colour for flower petals C (yellow)
Small amount of Size 11 seed beads fourth colour for flower centre D (orange)
Small amount of Size 8 seed beads that match the main colour E (dark blue) 

To attach the focal bead/pendant
One headpin
Two small silver balls
One silver jump ring
Thread

Tools
Needle
Round nose pliers – (to attach the focal bead/pendant)
Thread conditioner – i.e. beeswax

Note – you can adjust the sizes of the beads for a larger necklace and it’s also possible to add several more strands of the daisy chain. If you want to do this, you will need to replace the size 8 beads with larger beads so there is enough room for several thread strands to pass through.

Free beaded daisy chain pattern

First side of the necklace

Step 1
Condition thread with beeswax. Thread on a stop bead leaving about 20cm (8inch) tail.

Step 2
Thread on one E (size 8 dark blue) bead, fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads, and again one E (size 8 dark blue) bead.

Step 3 – Make a five bead picot as follows:
Thread on three A (size 11 blue) beads, and five B (size 11 red) beads. Next, pass your needle through the last A (blue) bead you just strung on, passing the needle through the same end of the bead from which the thread is tailing from. Pick up another two A (size11) bead.

Step 4 – Make a daisy flower as follows:
Add four C (size 11yellow) beads for flower petals, one D (size 11 orange) bead for the flower centre, now again thread through the very first C (yellow) bead you added in this step, passing the needle through the same end of the bead from which the thread is trailing from.

To complete your daisy flower:
Add two more C (size 11 yellow) beads, and pass through the fourth C (yellow) bead you added at the beginning of step four.

Step 5
Add another picot – see step 3
Add another daisy – see step 4
Another picot – see step 3
Another daisy – see step 4
Add three A (size 11 blue) beads.

Step 6
Repeat Step two through to Step five two times – you will have three sets of three daisies on each side of your necklace (that’s nine daisies altogether). Remember this is just a guide so you can add more length if you would like a longer necklace.

Centre front of the Necklace

Step 7
The front of your necklace will have three sections of fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads separated by the larger E (size 8 dark blue) beads. Your focal bead (which you will attach at the end) will hang from the middle section.

Thread on one E (size 8 dark blue) bead, fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads, and again one E (size 8 dark blue) bead. Repeat three times.

Second side of the Necklace

Step 8
To complete the other side of your necklace you will simply follow the same pattern as the beginning, but you will need to reverse some of the steps so that the daisy chains appear in the same positioning. So this time you will:

Add three A (size 11 blue) beads.
Make a daisy flower – step 4
Make a five bead picot – step 3
Another flower – step 4
Another picot – step 3
Another flower – step 4
Another picot – step 3

Now thread on one E (size 8 dark blue) bead, fifteen A (size 11 blue) beads, and again one E (size 8 dark blue) bead.

Repeat all of step eight two more times.

To make the clasp

Step 9
Add 9 A (size 11 blue) beads, one lampwork bead, and three more A beads (size 11 dark blue) beads.

Passback through the first bead you added after the lampwork, through the lampwork bead, and continuing through the A bead you added just before the lampwork bead. Now add three A (size 11 blue) beads and skip three beads, and pass through the fifth A bead you added at the very beginning of this step. Add three more A (size 11 blue) beads and pass through the very first A bead you added at the very beginning of this step. You can see the Beaded Bubble and Squeak Bracelet Tutorial for a diagram of how to make this clasp.

Make a second strand of daisy chain.

Step 10
To make your second strand of daisy chain simply follow the directions all over again, from step two through to step nine, but instead of adding the E (size 8 dark blue) beads, pass through the existing E bead already added on in the first strand. See the diagram for guidance.

Make a loop for your clasp

Step 11
Remove your stop bead. Thread approximately twenty A (size 11 blue) beads to form a loop. Ensure it fits over the lampwork bead clasp.

Attach the focal bead/pendant

Step 12
Add one silver ball, your garden bead, and another silver ball to a headpin. Curl end and attach to an open jump ring. Attach the jump ring to the centre of the necklace.
And that’s it! You’re finished.

I hope you enjoyed this free pattern.

Before I sign off, here is another picture I’d like to share with you – it features a necklace I created based on this same stitch. Only instead of adding daisy chains I just stuck to picots and I added a lot more strands. I hope it gives you a bit of inspiration on how you can adapt this stitch.