Basic Crochet Cord [video]

Link easily to this tutorial in your patterns: www.planetjune.com/cord

This decorative cord is easy to crochet as it uses only single crochet stitches! It makes a strong flattened non-stretchy braid with many applications, for example: jewellery, a narrow belt, or a strap for a small bag or purse.

I used this cord to make my Crochet Braid Bracelet (you can find the free pattern for these bracelets at www.planetjune.com/braidbracelet):

crochet braid bracelet pattern, by planetjune

My method is a simplified variation of the cord used to make Romanian Point Lace. Please note: if you’re looking for instructions for Romanian Point Lace cord, this is *not* how to make it!

And now to the video tutorial for my basic cord (in right- and left-handed versions, of course):

Basic Crochet Cord (right-handed)

Basic Crochet Cord (left-handed)

Note: The videos may look a little small embedded in the blog: if so, you can fullscreen them or click through to YouTube (links: right-handed; left-handed) to watch them full-sized 🙂

Other Ideas for Use

There are lots of uses for a cord like this. Here are a few, off the top of my head:

a necklace
a hairband
a belt for a sundress
a strap for a small purse
a tie-back for a curtain

Or, if you’d like to get even more creative:

braid three or more strands of cord into a wider plait
crochet into the loops along one of the edges to use the cord as a solid base for a more decorative design

I’m sure you can think of lots more! I hope you’ll let me know what additional uses you come up with for this cord…

Happy cord making!

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13 Comments »

Kathy davy said

June 8, 2020 @ 10:39 am

brilliant once i realised you only firsrly go into the one horizintal bar. thanks a million

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Pamela said

September 27, 2019 @ 3:05 am

Hallo June,

I love your tips and videos, they are extremely clear, and as teacher, I appreciate the simple clarity as well.

I have been crocheting for 62 years and I am still learning new crochet methods, which I can only through crochet tutorials.

So thank you for your sterling work.

Regards and best wishes

Pamela

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Bucher said

August 14, 2019 @ 4:51 pm

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Eleon said

May 15, 2019 @ 5:16 am

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Jan Fields said

November 6, 2018 @ 2:20 pm

Love it~ Your instructions were great, concise and easy to follow. Thanks so much for the tutorial. I use your tutorials most of the time!!

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Sharona said

May 22, 2018 @ 8:02 am

Amazing…I have just started teaching my oldest girl to crochet, and she desperately wants to make something for her friends, so this is perfect!!! I can’t wait to do it myself too
? Thanks for a simple and we’ll shown tutorial

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MCatherine said

March 1, 2018 @ 1:13 am

Terrific! Thank you.

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Teresa Kilpatrick said

January 22, 2018 @ 2:43 pm

Thank you for all of your wonderful patterns and tutorials!

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Teresa McCabe said

August 4, 2017 @ 2:52 am

Thank you for offering this free crochet cord bracelet pattern and the how-to crochet a cord video. I am begining to crochet again after a lot of years. (Never very well?Lol). Doing your bracelets has got me excited about crocheting again. Hope you are having a great summer!

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Teena said

July 28, 2017 @ 3:11 am

Thank you so much for also including a left handed video. This is such beautiful work!

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Antonia said

September 3, 2016 @ 4:08 pm

Thank you June, your video is really clear and well presented. I can’t wait to try this!

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Ana Maysonet said

June 21, 2016 @ 2:22 pm

Todo hermoso

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ardith said

August 3, 2015 @ 1:36 pm

thank you, june! such a simple notion to create such intricately looking, useful results!! wow! thank you for sharing! best of the best to you & yours! 🙂

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