Body of carrot:
Rounds 1 and 2: String 12 beads onto a length of nymo thread, and pass through the first bead again to form a circle, leaving a fifteen inch tail.
Rounds 3-12: Peyote stitch, adding 6 beads total for each round.
Round 13: Peyote stitch around, but decrease once by passing through two beads of the previous round without adding a new bead; add a total of 5 beads.
Rounds 14-16: Peyote stitch, adding 5 beads total for each round.
Round 17: Peyote stitch around, decreasing by one bead for a total of 4 beads added this round; try to place decrease on opposite side of carrot as previous decrease.
Round 18-20: Peyote stitch, adding 4 beads total for each round.
Round 21: Peyote stitch around, decreasing by one bead for a total of 3 beads added this round; try to place decrease on opposite side of carrot as previous decrease.
Round 22-24: Peyote stitch, adding 3 beads total for each round.
Round 25: Peyote stitch around, decreasing by one bead for a total of 2 beads added this round; try to place decrease on opposite side of carrot as previous decrease.
Round 26: Peyote stitch around, adding two beads total. Pull stitching tight to close, and weave and end thread.
Top of carrot:
Thread needle with tail and peyote stitch around, decreasing by one bead for a total of 5 beads added.
Repeat, decreasing once for a total of 4 beads added. Pull tight, and weave thread through a few beads to secure, before exiting through one of the last four beads added. Do not cut thread.
Leafy top (branched fringe):
String 9-13 beads; skipping last bead added, go back through 4-5 beads and pull snug.
Add 8-12 beads, and skipping last bead added, go back through 3-4 beads and pull snug.
Add 4 beads, and skipping last bead added, go back through three beads. Go back through the rest of the beads that are on the "vertical" line (i.e. not part of the two little branches you made). Exit the very first green bead you added, and pass through the next orange bead in the last round.
Repeat three more times, for a total of four fringes. To finish, weave thread back through the carrot and clip.
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