Beaded Chick Keyring

How to Make

1. Firstly, cut a length of white elastic (64cm).
2. Starting from the middle of the elastic, thread both ends through 3 yellow beads.
3. Then thread both ends of the elastic through 4 beads in the sequence of; 1 yellow bead, 2 black beads and 1 yellow bead.
4. Thread both ends through 3 beads in the sequence of; 1 yellow bead, 1 orange bead and 1 yellow bead.
5. To start the body of the chick, thread both ends of the elastic through 4 yellow beads.
6. For the wings, thread 3 yellow beads onto one of the ends of elastic. Pull the elastic back through the middle bead only. Then thread another yellow bead onto the same elastic. Thread the elastic back through the previous row of 4 yellow beads.
7. Repeat step 6 on the other side of the chick to create 2 wings.
8. Finish the rest of the chick’s body by threading both ends of the elastic through 4 yellow beads and then thread both ends of elastic through 3 yellow beads.
9. For the foot, thread an orange bead onto one end of the elastic, loop it back through the first yellow bead on the previous row of yellow beads and tie a knot.
10. Repeat for the other side by looping the other length of elastic through the last bead in the previous row of yellow beads.
11. Trim the elastic.
12. Lastly, loop a split metal ring on the elastic at the top of the chick.

Top Tip

If your elastic isn’t long enough you can always tie more elastic on.

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