Crocodile bead

The variety of beadworks is simply amazing. From beads you can weave not only flowers, but also animals. With the help of this master class, you can very easily weave a crocodile. To create it, we need ordinary beads. Take some colors. For example, prepare dark green beads for the back of a crocodile, and prepare lime or yellow beads for the tummy. Also, you will need 2 white beads and 2 black - for the eyes of a crocodile. Prepare a 180 cm long copper wire for the entire crocodile body and 30 cm wire for the lower jaw.



The general scheme for crocodile weaving is as follows:



Let us lay aside the wire for the lower jaw, take a long wire and begin to weave the body of the crocodile from the tail. Please note that the scheme is general: how many green rows, so much the same and green. The lower jaw is schematically displayed on the diagram of light green - it is not included in the weaving of green rows. First, collect 3 green beads, and then 3 green beads and thread the ends of the wire through them. Tighten tight so that the free ends of the wire are the same.



It is necessary that the body was voluminous, therefore it is necessary to weave so that the green row is above the light green one. Next, we first string a green row and thread the free end, and then light green. Observing symmetry, we obtain simple movements for weaving a crocodile, which must be followed further. Weave 3 rows of 3 beads.



According to the scheme, we knit to a row of 9 beads. Next, string 10 green ones and thread the free end. Until we weave the lower green row of 10 beads - weave paws! We string 7 beads on the free ends, pass the 3 extreme ones and thread the wire through the 4 remaining ones (at both ends = two paws). Before tightening, it is necessary to lower all the beads to the body so that there is no free wire between the foot and the body. After weaving the paws, we sew the lower green row of ten beads.



Using a thin pencil or pen from the brush, you need to add volume to the body, putting it inward up to 4 rows. Repeat this while weaving.



Weave another 5 rows of 10 beads. On the last 7th row, we repeat the same thing as on the first row, when weaving paws (we follow the sequence of "10 green-paws-10 green"). Weaving a row of eight beads, insert the prepared wire for the lower jaw of the crocodile into the lower lime.



First, weave the upper part of the jaw according to the scheme and similarly weave the lower part.



We tie the wire, directing it down on both sides.



The crocodile is ready. It can be put on its paws.



You can also put it on your stomach as a decor. You can make a keychain from a crocodile.



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