Beaded Cross Pattern By Lucy

Welcome to the beaded cross pattern instructions! This pattern was generously created and donated to all of us by our fellow beader Lucy. If you have any difficulty following this tutorial, please post a comment at the bottom of the page, and we'll do our best to help, or if we are unable, we will inform Lucy of the difficulty.

The beaded cross by Lucy

Before you begin ...
Materials:
2 meters fishing line.
Any Beads of your choice. 4mm bicones used in this example.
Time required: 30 minutes
Techniques: Beadweaving, right angle weave
Difficulty: Easy

Step 1

Step 1:
A. First string 3 beads onto your thread and allow them to drop to the center.

B. Add one more bead to one end of your thread then cross through it with the other end also. This creates a circle of 4 beads.

C. Add another bead to each thread

D. Add another bead and cross as before.

Step 2

Step 2:
E, F, G. Add another bead to each end and cross a third bead for a total of 5 sets.

H. This step is a little different. Add 6 beads to one end of your thread. Pay attention to the bead that is red, it will be used in the next step.

Step 3

Step 3:
I. Cross the 3rd bead. It was the red bead in the previous step.

J. Add one more bead.

K. Cross through the bead shown in red.

L. When you pull the thread tight you should see something like the current diagram.

Step 4

Step 4
M. Now we are going to make the second arm of the cross. We will basically be repeating the last few steps but this time using the other thread. Add 6 beads.

N. Cross the third bead.

O. Add another bead then cross through the bead shown in red.

P. You should now have something that looks like this.

Step 5

Step 5
Q. Cross both of your threads through a new bead.

R. Add another bead to each end and cross a third bead. Add two beads to one thread and one to the other then tie a knot. Well done. You have finished the first side of your cross. Now make another one.

S. Get a new piece of thread and thread one bead on it. Get your 2 cross shapes and thread one end of the thread through each of the beads shown in red.

T. Add another bead and cross it. Thread the 2 red beads. Add another bead and cross it. Thread the 2 red beads. Be very careful; make sure you are threading the right beads.

Continue to follow this pattern on crossing a bead and then threading through the next edge bead in each cross.

You should be able to see now that this pulls the two together. When you have done this all the way around, simply tie a knot and you are finished. Well done!

Your beaded Cross is now finished! If you'd like, you can decorate the pattern by adding some rounded shiny beads in between the two layers, with one bead layed between each circle of 4 beads in the cross. Lay down your beads before stitching up the two crosses together.

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Beader Comments:
Rachel on August 24, 2010:
God put this on my heart and your site was the first thing I came across! These crosses will be made prayerfully and will bless so many people. Thank you for sharing!
Lynn on July 27, 2010:
Love the pattern, but it won't let me print the last part of the pattern. Any suggestions? Would like to make one for my mother-in-law for her 80th birthday
Margaret on July 9, 2010: on July 9, 2010:
I am so happy " I made it" , thank you so much for sharing it with us Lucy ;o).
Kathy on July 9, 2010:
Why won't it print the whole cross pattern only will let you print pages 1 - 3 of the pattern
Marie on June 29, 2010:
Hi needed to make copy for beading as it's hard to look on computer and work...however for some reason it will print up to page 3 and not the rest..? how can i over come this problem
Lizzy on June 25, 2010:
Thank you SOOOOooooo much for sharing this pattern. I am using it to make a variety of crosses for the church fundraisers
Krista25Hopper on June 19, 2010:
I had a dream to make my company, but I did not have enough amount of cash to do this. Thank God my close dude said to utilize the mortgage loans. So I took the consolidation loans and made real my desire.
norma on March 28, 2010:
great instructions put can not print then for personal use
Michele on March 25, 2010:
Loved the pattern. However, could not make it print steps 2-4 either from this site or cutting and pasting into Word.
elicia_lc on March 24, 2010:
thank you for sharing this pattern lucy:)
Jan on March 24, 2010:
I believe it took me exactly 100 beads to make one of these. There's 37 on each side, but it takes quite a few more down the sides when you join the two sides together. Turned out cute as a button, I must say. I finished it inside of a couple of hours, and it was my first experience with bead weaving. So don't be afraid of it if you haven't done this kind of stuff before. The one thing I might do differently when I make another is to make it upside down so the knots are at the bottom instead of the top. Thanks so much for the pattern!
me on February 20, 2010:
This was very helpful! I just began to teach myself how to do this and have had some luck but needed some tips....... this was definetly the kind of post I needed!
Debbie on February 17, 2010:
AWESOME PATTERN! Thanks for your time and talent to post this. People who need a bead count can count the number of beads on one side and double it - I get about 40 and get a few extra for dangle earrings!
Lanie on February 16, 2010:
Please tell me how many beads this takes!
NRS on January 27, 2010:
great site but can not print 1/2 the first page is always missing
sarah on January 15, 2010:
Thanks for the great pattern. Can you tell me how many total beads are needed
Eisha on January 5, 2010:
Hope u can help me... looking for pattern for purse, bag and amulet... hope u can help me tnx... pls free to send it to eisha_miller@yahoo.com tnx....
Louise Roets on December 29, 2009:
I've also just found the site and must congratulate you!!! Fantastic.
DONNA HOGAN on December 13, 2009:
I JUST FOUND THIS SITE AND LOVE IT. I AM NOW LOOKING FOR A PATTERN FOR A MINI BEADED PURSE THAT CAN BE USED AS A NECKLACE. NOT THE AMULET TYPE. WOULD LIKE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL POCKETBOOK ABOUT 1-1/2-2" WIDE. CAN YOU HELP?
Jax on December 12, 2009:
Kerri, In part S you start with a brand new thread, put one bead on the thread and move it down to the middle. Then pass one side of the thread through the very top of one of the cross's you have already made. Do the same for the other side of your thread on the other cross you have made. Then you would put a new bead on one side and cross through with the other thread. This connects your two cross's together. Then you would pass each side of the thread through 1 bead on each cross, add a new bead, cross through and so on. This will add one more bead all the way around, connecting your two flat cross's and making it one 3d cross. Hope this helps.
kerri on December 9, 2009:
help I really don't know what to do. Do you go through every bead and add one.
Trish Martin on December 5, 2009:
Thanks so much. Am looking forward to trying this. Can't youmake it using a very felxible wire?
kerri on December 1, 2009:
on part "T" do you go through every bead I am not sure what to do there
Terri on November 21, 2009:
I absolutely love this pattern! Your instructions are easy to follow and it turned out beautifully. Thank you so much for sharing!
Natalia on November 12, 2009:
wow, i think i'll make these for my religious education class!
Linda on October 11, 2009:
If you highlight the cross pattern and then hit control C to copy and then paste into word, the whole pattern prints. That's the only way I could get all of it.
Jen on October 9, 2009:
You only use the one thread in this part of the pattern. The different threads are shown in different colors to help you.
kerri on October 4, 2009:
I am confused with step I, do you cross it with the same string you put the six beads on only or you cross it with both ends.
MAGARET on August 11, 2009:
SO SORRY, SHOULD HAVE LOOKED FURTHER.....THANKS SO MUCH, WILL BE TRYING IT.....
Margaret on August 11, 2009:
My son in law is from Korea and his sister made a 3D puffed heart, it is beautiful and I would love to give it a try to give to my daughters for their birthdays...I am quite new to the beading, but would like to give it a try.....would you by any chance have the pattern--thanks
Marnie on July 28, 2009:
wow, i'm really happy to find this link, thanks a lot
Jen on July 26, 2009:
Peggy. Have you looked at the instructions on the home page. If all else fails, you can just copy and paste it into word or whatever you use.
someone on July 24, 2009:
nice=)
Peggy on July 22, 2009:
I have tried two different ways of printing off this pattern, but am unable to get any pictures after "K". All the instructions are there, but all next to the few pictures. I have seen the finished item, and it is lovely, and Sandra seemed to have no trouble. Lots more people also have had problems, so when will you sort this problem out? I really would like to do it.
Jane on July 17, 2009:
This pattern will not print --SORRY
Lucy on July 6, 2009:
Klista - sorry for the late reply! I think there are about 100 crystals in this pattern but i may be wrong by a few! Sandra - I'm glad you are enjoying the pattern! Using them for a Holy Communion gift is a lovely idea :-)
Klista on June 15, 2009:
I want to make sure I have the right amount of a certain color crystals to make this cross. Can someone tell me how many beads are used?
Sandra on June 1, 2009:
Very easy one, Imade the first one and could not stop,already made 20 in 4 days just while watching TV. I am planning to use them for my daughters Holy Communion as a gift for the people coming.
cindy on March 17, 2009:
I have tried to print this every way except the whole page and the bottom doesn't print and there are directions missing on the rest. please help.
Laura on March 3, 2009:
Hi Leanne. On the homepage, if you scroll down to the last few paragraphs before the comments section, you should see the printing instructions. Welcome to 3dbeading!
Leanne on March 2, 2009:
I cannot get diagrams K thru T to print. I looked for the instructions on the home page but could not find them. Thanks!!
Myrna on February 24, 2009:
I love your design and good directions keep up the good work. Thanks
Jen on February 21, 2009:
Another thing, It's just not that easy to draw the diagrams with the threads coming out of 'exactly the right place, so you can just assume it's coming out of the hole closest to what it looks like. I hope all this helps. Keep at it, you'll get it.
Jen on February 21, 2009:
Laura, when you cross the threads over, you just about always have 1 thread through one end and the other thread through the other end of the bead. It explains it in the very first step of the techniques. Here's the paragraph: "Step 1 : The most fundamental technique that is at the core of beading complex objects using right angle weave and beadweaving is the ability to cross the two ends of the same piece of fishing line through a bead, with each end approaching the bead from opposite directions (as shown in the picture). You will be doing this over and over and over in beadweaving all the beading patterns found on this site (basically at the end of every circle of beads that you add). The purpose is to lock the beads you add in position,..." Try the pig, I think that's an easy one to start with, then the others with diagrams will make more sense. Also, don't look too far ahead, just take one step at a time.
Allegra on February 19, 2009:
Laura, that bead only has one hole. All beads have one hole LOL. Anyways, the hole is from top to bottom in diagram I. Lucy has it showing as two different directions because you wouldn't be able to tell there's two strings going through it if they were exactly parallel or overlapping each other in the diagram. But both those strings are crossing the bead in the exact same direction (top to bottom). When in doubt, just string the bead the only way it will go, LOL. Don't try defying the laws of physics for your beadwork!
Laura on February 18, 2009:
In Step I, there are four holes...and the beads have only two...where does the thread go in? I think this is similar to Sheila's question below...the patterns show too many holes in the beads and you can't tell where the thread is supposed to enter and exit in some of them. Thanks!
Lucy on February 8, 2009:
You cross the red bead in step K just as you cross any other bead. When you pull your thread tight and lay your beadwork flat it should look like step L but when you pick it up it may look a bit different since it's not really fixed in place until Step Q. Does that make sense? Sorry, it's a little hard to explain!
Sheila H on February 8, 2009:
In step K, the red bead does not have holes that go top to bottom, they go from side to side. I have tried to go both directions but I can't get it to lay right. Can you clarify this for me?
Allegra on February 6, 2009:
Hi Diana, I'm not sure what could be going wrong, but the diagrams should print without problems. There's a detailed guide on how to print the patterns located on the home page of this site, towards the bottom of the page. We generally recommend printing in internet explorer version 7, as this browser provides the best results in printing. Let me know if you are able to print the pattern after following the step-by-step intsructions on the home page.
DianaRiegle on February 5, 2009:
The whole pattern will not print.Some of the diagrams did not print for the cross pattern.
jeannie on February 5, 2009:
congratulation is very nice
Cindy Hopkins on February 4, 2009:
Thank you for being so generous and sharing your talent to those of us who are just learning or are looking for more goodys to do.
Lucy on February 4, 2009:
I'm glad you both like it :-)
Halina in Australia on February 4, 2009:
That looks lovely and easy..Just right for a beginner/learner. Thank You for sharing.
mary grace vibal on February 4, 2009:
nice pattern for the cross...i also have beaded cross shorter than yours. =)
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