Crocheting with rocks/sea glass without drilling

[sakurasaku]

I'm not sure if this is in the correct category, so if not, please move it.

I have seen semi-precious stones supported by wire to make a necklace. The wire just goes in a spiral around the stone, so that there is no hole in it. Is there a way to do something like this in crochet? Maybe something like what one would encase a Christmas ornament ball in (see this link (http://hometown.aol.com/lffunt/veggorn.htm) for what I'm talking about), but a lot smaller?

I have a bunch of sea glass I would like to make a necklace out of. Any help will be appreciated...

[knit-errant]

Something like that would work.

You could also make a bezel by crocheting a chain shorter than the diameter of the piece, join in a round, sc in each ch, increase for a row (dc's may add more flexibility/workability), pop your stone in (so the bezel goes around the outer edge), then decrease back and fasten off.

I've found that Viking knit and naalbinding are pretty workable too.

[Yammy]

I have made mesh type enclosures for river rocks that worked nicely.

[sakurasaku]

I've found that Viking knit and naalbinding are pretty workable too.


I'm not familiar with these, but I guess I'll go look around.

Thanks for everyone for the responses... I think I can now come up with something that will work.

[knitted_painting]

have you been able to make anything yet? I'd love to see it:) I was actually wondering the same thing except I'm wanting to do it with wire crochet. My mom gave me a few little stones that she baught at a cave in Wales. They are special stones like Rose Quarts. So I'm wanting to make a bracelet or a necklace with them but I don't know how:think do you think it will work if I use memory wires on the ends and some glue where you can't see it?