Crocheted Silk Drop Earrings by Elise Young

Crocheted Silk Drop Earrings

Crochet
March 2026
Lace ?
18 stitches = 1 inch
0.75 mm
12 - 15 yards (11 - 14 m)
one size
US
English

Materials

Fiber Silk cocoons (Yagaa Productoras de Seda), natural, 1/4 oz (7 g) (24 cocoons).
Yarn 3-ply laceweight (5,000 ypp; 30 wpi), 12 yd.
Needle Size 14 (0.75 mm) steel crochet hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain the correct gauge.
Other Supplies Markers (m), 2 closed metal rings, 9/16” (14 mm); 1 pair earring hooks; eight 4 mm jump rings; 2 eye pins; six size 8° seed beads, clear; wire cutters;
flat-nose pliers; round-nose pliers.
Gauge About 18 sts/in; small circle, ½“ (12.7 mm) diameter; flower, 1¼” (32 mm) diameter.
Finished Size 3¼“ (8.3 cm) long from top of earring hook to bottom of crocheted flower.