Time: 2 Hour Pattern

Skill Level: Easy

SIZES: Small geode 3.25” Diameter x 2” High; large geode 3.75” Diameter x 2.5” High

Gauge:

With #2 metallic ribbon or braid: 4 rows & 5 sts of bead single crochet = 1 inch

With #4 acrylic yarn: 4 rows & 4 sts = 1 inch

Materials

Yarns:

Kreinik 1/8-inch Metallic Ribbon 100% metallic fiber (MC) 2 10-yd cards each #713 pink mauve (large geode) and #007 pink (small geode)

Kreinik #32 Heavy Metallic Braid 100% metallic fiber (MC) 3 5-yd cards for each small geode in colors; #006 Blue; #3503 red flamenco; and #012 purple

#4 worsted weight acrylic yarn: 0.5 oz each white (CC1) for middle layer and medium-dark gray or taupe (CC2) for outer layer

Metallic ribbons and braids from www.rainbowgallery.com 

Hook: US size F/4/3.5mm

Notions: Glass AB (aurora borealis) faceted rondell beads in sizes 4, 6 and 8mm:107 in colors: purple, peacock blue, orange red and dark mauve for each small geode; and 153 rose pink in sizes 5, 6 and 9mm for large geode

dental floss threader, tapestry needle, stitch marker, safety pin

Bead and metallic thread combinations for samples:

Small geodes: Purple AB beads & purple metallic braid; red-orange AB beads and red flamenco metallic braid, peacock blue AB beads and blue metallic braid; and dark mauve AB beads & pink metallic ribbon

Large geode sample: Rose pink AB beads and pink mauve metallic ribbon

Special Stitches

Bead single crochet (bsc): Insert hook into indicated st, slide bead up on working yarn very close to hook, yo, pull up lp, adjust tension on hook so bead is against work, yo, pull through both lps on hook.

Single crochet join (sc join): With lp on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through both lps on hook.

Slip stitch join (sl st join): With lp on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull lp up through lp on hook.

Special Techniques

Invisible join: After last st of rnd is made, cut working yarn leaving a 6-inch tail. Pull hook upwards to bring tail up through top of st, thread tail end through tapestry needle, skip beg st of same rnd, insert needle from back to front under top loops of next st, insert needle from front to back under top lps of marked ending st of same rnd, tighten tension to uniformly match top loop of beg st. Bring remaining tail to WS of work and knot to secure.

Pattern Notes

Place a stitch marker (pm) in last st to mark end of round unless otherwise stated.

Ch 1 at beginning of rounds does not count as a stitch.

Do not join rounds unless otherwise stated.

Join rounds with a slip st unless otherwise stated.

Pattern

Small Geode

Center (Make 1) 

With desired colors of beads and MC, use dental floss threader to randomly thread approximately 50 beads onto beg end of first 5-yd card (or 100 beads onto 10-yd card).  

Note: Recommended number of beads suggested to thread onto the first card of metallic ribbon or braid is an estimation and may vary depending upon the random threading of different bead sizes. More beads may need to be threaded onto the end length of the first card or transferred to the beg of the next card as work progresses.

Rnd 1 (WS): Leaving a 5-inch beg tail of MC, make a magic ring, ch 1 (see Pattern Notes), 10 sc in ring, pm (see Pattern Notes) in last st made, do not join (see Pattern Notes). (10 sc)

To add bead to magic ring center, pull beg tail tightly to close ring, use tapestry needle to pull end up through center to RS, use floss threader to thread beg tail with one 8mm bead, use tapestry needle to bring tail down through center to WS and knot securely.

Rnd 2: [Bsc (see Special Stitches) in next st, sc in same st] around, pm in last st made. (10 bsc, 10 sc)

Rnd 3: [(Bsc, sc) in next st, bsc in next st, (sc, bsc) in next st, sc in next st] 5 times, pm in last st made. (15 bsc, 15 sc)

Rnd 4: [Bsc in next st, sc in next st] around, pm in last st made.

Rnd 5: [Sc in next st, bsc in next st] around, pm in last st made.

Rnd 6:  Rep rnd 4.

Rnd 7: *(Sc, bsc) in next st, [sc in next st, bsc in next st] twice, rep from * 5 times, pm in last st made. (18 sc, 18 bsc)

Rnd 8: Rep rnd 4, invisible join (see Special Techniques) in beg bsc and fasten off. Turn Center RS out.

Middle Layer (Make 1)

Rnd 1 (RS): With CC1, make a magic ring, 11 sc in ring, do not join.  (11 sc)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each st around, pm in last st made. (22 sc)

Rnd 3: Sc in each st around, pm in last st made.

Rnd 4: [2 sc in next st, sc in next st] around, pm in last st made.  (33 sc)

Rnds 5-8: Sc in each st around, pm in last st made.

Rnd 9: [Sc in next 10 sts, 2 sc in next st] 3 times, pm in last st made, join to beg sc, lengthen and remove lp from hook. (36 sc)

Rnd 10: Insert WS of Center against RS of Middle layer matching stitches, with Center RS facing, insert hook in Center st directly in front of join just made in Middle layer, ret lp to hook and adjust tension, pull lp up through Center st, ch 1, working through sts of both layers, sc in same place, sc in each st around, invisible join in beg sc. Fasten off CC1. (36 sc)

Rnd 11: With last rnd RS facing, working in back lps of sts with CC2, sl st join (see Special Stitches) in any st and in each st around, invisible join in beg sl st. Fasten off CC2. (36 sl sts)

Outer Layer (Make 1)

Rnd 1 (RS): With CC2, make a magic ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, do not join.  (12 sc)

Rnds 2-8: Rep rnds 2-8 of middle layer. (36 sc)

Rnds 9-12: Sc in each st around, pm in last st made.

Rnd 13: Sc in each st around, sl st join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. Pm in next st to left of join just made. Lengthen and remove lp from hook.

Assembly

Insert middle layer inside outer layer with WS tog and top edges even, with middle layer RS facing, insert hook under both lps of any middle layer sl st directly in front of join just made in outer layer, ret lp to hook and adjust tension, pull lp up through middle layer st, ch 1, working through both layers, sl st in same place, sl st in each st around, invisible join in beg sl st. Fasten off CC2. (36 sl sts)

Large Geode

Center (Make 1)

Rnds 1-7: Rep 1-7 of small geode center (18 bsc, 18 sc) 

Rnd 8: *(Bsc, sc) in next st, [bsc in next st, sc in next st] four times, rep from * three times, place a safety pin in last st made. (20 bsc, 20 sc bsc) 

Rnd 9: Rep rnd 5 of small geode center.

Rnd 10: *(Sc, bsc) in next st, [sc in next st, bsc in next st] twice, rep from * 7 times, invible join in beg sc and fasten off.  (24 bsc, 24 sc)

Middle Layer (Make 1)

Rnds 1-9: Rep 1-9 of small geode middle layer. (36 sc)

Rnd 10: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts] 4 times, place a safety pin in last st made. (40 sc)

Rnd 11: [2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts] 8 times, pm in last st made, join to beg sc, lengthen and remove lp from hook. (48 sc)

Rnd 12-13: Rep rnds 10-11 of small geode middle layer.

Outer Layer (Make 1)

Rnds 1-11: Rep rnds 1-11 of large geode middle layer. (48 sc)

Rnds 12-14: Sc in each st around, place a st marker in last st made.

Rnd 15: Rep rnd 13 of small geode outer layer.

Assembly

Rep assembly same as for small geode. (48 sl sts)