If you’ve ever stared at a pile of soda tabs and thought, “You know what this needs? Yarn,” then you and I are on the same wavelength. And so the soda tab necklace was born!

Inspired by Wicked: For Good (part 2 coming out later this month), my mind flew straight to green yarn. My favourite colour is green, so Elphaba and I already have a lot in common -minus the broom and the show-stopping vocals (although I did bust out a toon at the end of our Grinch phone case video).

Armed with a crochet hook and an embarrassing number of soda tabs (collected purely for “altruistic and artistic purposes,” of course), I set out to make a necklace.

Creative Craft Hop

Before we get to the tutorial, it’s time for another Creative Craft blog hop co-hosted every other month by yours truly and Donna from Modern on Monticello! If you are visiting from Donna’s blog, welcome! Wasn’t her ornament stringer hack amazing? Thanks for hopping over!

At the very bottom of this post, we’ll be directing you to the next stop on this venture. But don’t forget to check out the other stops too because you’ll find plenty more ideas. Be sure to drop back in throughout the week to visit them all!

Materials for Soda Tab Necklace

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• Mercerized Cotton Yarn
• Jump rings – 14 mm and 6 mm
• Pull tabs
• Crochet hooks
• Scissors

Soda Tab Necklace

This thrifted cone of yarn has seen me through a number of Birdz of a Feather upcycles!

To start, make a slip knot.

Overlap one soda tab over another and pull the slip knot through with the crochet hook.

Yarn over and pull up a loop to attach them together.

Overlap a third pop tab.

Insert the hook through the tab to pull up a loop. Yarn over an pull through all loops on hook to create a single crochet. Continue in that manner until you have the length you want.

Instead of putting tabs all the way around the soda tab necklace, I decided to crochet an i-cord to finish it off around the back where you won’t even see them. That makes it less scratchy on the neck.

Chain 4.

Pull up loops in all the chains so there are 4 loops on the hook. 

Create the i-Cord

Repeat

• Now, pull three of the loops off the hook and hold securely between your thumb and forefinger. Yarn over and pull through the loop on the hook.

• Add another loop back onto the hook. Yarn over and pull through the loop.

• Continue in the same manner with the third and forth loop so all stitches from your left hand are back on the hook.

‘Repeat’ all the bullet points above until you have the length you want. Remember to give a tug every once in a while to encourage the cord into a tubular shape.

This is the length of i-Cord I crocheted.

Add Fasteners

At the end of the i-Cord, knot and hide the yarn end inside the cord. Then add a large jump ring (I used 14 mm), followed by three smaller jump rings (6mm).

At the other end of the soda tab necklace, add a large jump ring, followed by one 6 mm jump ring that’s attached to a lobster claw clasp.

Reveal

And there you have it; my Wicked-inspired soda tab necklace! Proof that a few humble pop tabs, a bit of yarn, and a touch of green obsession can lead to something magical.

Who needs emeralds when you’ve got aluminum and imagination? It may not help me defy gravity, but it does make me feel like I’ve earned honorary status in the Emerald City. Now if only I could get it to sparkle every time someone says, “Elphaba would be proud.”

Elphaba might have had her broom, but I prefer my crochet hook; it keeps me grounded in the best creative way.

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Creative Craft Hop

Now it’s time to check out this Red and White Decoupage Christmas Ornaments Tutorial from Carol at Blue Sky at Home. When you’re done, please remember to visit these other amazing talents below:

• How to Crochet an Evergreen Christmas Wreath
• Handcrafted Christmas Ornamental Flower DIY
• Mixed Ornament Shapes Stringer Hack for Clusters
• Soda Tab Necklace (that’s us!)
• Red and White Decoupage Christmas Ornaments Tutorial
• Upcycled Christmas Tree Pillow