Free Brick Stitch Earring Patterns
Shaped earrings in brick stitch, drawn on the staggered bead grid: diamonds, fans, fruit, flowers and more. Every chart names its ladder row and the order to work the rows, and opens in the free editor, where you can change the colours or draw your own outline.
Patterns to make and customise
How a brick stitch chart is arranged
Brick stitch rows are offset by half a bead, like the courses of a brick wall. Bead holes run vertically in this layout. Read each colour in relation to the row above and below it: an aligned loom grid will not show the same edges or diagonals. The chart is a colour map, so pair it with instructions for the stitch and starting row you intend to use.
Shapes that can be stitched
A brick earring is built out from a ladder: the rows above it one by one, then, with the piece turned over, the rows below it. Each new bead hangs on a thread bridge between two beads of the row before it, so a row can reach out by only half a bead at each end, though it can step in as far as the shape needs. The editor checks every chart against these rules: it names the ladder row, gives the order of the rows and points out any bead with nothing to hang on. The ear wire goes through the top bead; it is drawn in the preview and photos but is not part of the chart or the bead counts.
Compare colours and prepare materials
Try a new palette in the editor and use the flat or 3D preview to compare the overall balance. Screen colours are illustrations, not manufacturer colour matches. Check your actual beads before buying a full set. The pattern page lists the number of beads used for each colour, and the editor can export the list with a 15 percent allowance.