After finishing my Confluence Shawlette I thought it would be fun to share the beading technique that Designer, Sivia Harding calls for in the pattern.

Before I got started on this shawelette I indulged in the purchase of some beautiful beads and a new set of tools! I love this set of interchangeable head crochet hooks by Boye. It is just perfect for beading and comes in a handy case, which I also love.


On to the show.

1.    Work the stitch that you intend to have bead sitting on. In this case I knit that stitch and it is sitting on my right hand needle.


2.   Slip the worked stitch back to the left hand needle. Now comes the exciting part!


3.    Grab that cool, tiny headed crochet hook and place a bead on it. Slip the stitch you have worked off the left hand needle and onto the crochet hook and pull the yarn through the bead.  This may take a little wiggling of the hook to get it through the bead and the yarn may split a little, but pull it through and clean it up a little after  the stitch is through the bead. You may want to play around with the size options on the crochet hook tip to figure out the best fit for the yarn you are using and the bead size.


4.    Place the stitch with the bead back on the right hand needle and pull on your yarn to firm up the stitch a little and center out the bead. Voila! Bead in Knitting!



Author: bluegirl -  Date: 02 Feb 2011 11:11 -  Tags: tutorials,recreational knitting
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