Pony Bead Flower Pattern for Bracelets, Keychains and Other Pony Bead Jewelry

1. Locate the halfway point of your cord or lacing and fold it in half. Attach the folded cord to your key ring or lanyard hook using a lark's head knot as shown in the photo. You should now have two cords hanging from the key ring.

Note: Omit the previous step if you are using a different type of connector for your pony bead flower bracelet or jewelry project. You will still want to fold your cord in half so you have two even lengths to begin weaving your beads.

2. Thread both cord ends through a green pony bead and slide the bead up against the connector. This bead keeps the two cords together and gives your pony bead flower chain a starting point.

3. Using the pony bead flower diagram below, begin weaving the rows beneath the first green bead. Thread the beads for the first row onto one cord, then pass the other cord back through those same beads from the opposite direction. Pull both cords until the beads sit together beneath the starting bead.

Note: The tension of your cord does make a difference. The rows should sit together without being pulled so tightly that your flowers begin to curl or twist. If a row doesn't sit straight, loosen it, straighten the beads and pull the slack out again.

3. Continue following the bead colors and cord paths in the diagram to complete Flower 1. The two center beads form the middle of the flower, with the surrounding beads forming its petals.

4. After completing Flower 1, continue with the green connecting beads shown in the diagram. These simulate the greenery around a flower and separate the flowers, allowing them to form a continuous pony bead flower chain.

5. Continue with Flowers 2, 3 and 4, following the diagram for each flower and the green connecting sections between them. Once you've finished the first flower, you'll be using the same weaving method for the others.

6. When you finish threading through the final row tie the cords together securely using a surgeon's knot or a double knot. Apply a drop of glue to the knot to prevent it from coming untied and trim the excess cord after it's dry.

Your pony bead flower chain is finished! You can use it as a flower keychain, attach it to a backpack or use the same pony bead flower pattern as the beginning of a bracelet, necklace or another jewelry project.

The illustration below uses red and blue to show you how each side of your cord is woven through the beads. It opens to a larger image if you click it. The path color will change to a different shade where that same cord is woven back through a row.