Adding beads to your knitting along the edge of a shawl or scarf is a great way to add sparkle and weight. Add beads to mittens, hats and cowls for a special touch. With the crochet hook method, you add the beads to individual stitches as you go without pre-stringing the beads on the yarn
Adding beads to your knitting along the edge of a shawl or scarf is a great way to add sparkle and weight. Add beads to mittens, hats and cowls for a special touch. With the crochet hook method, you add the beads to individual stitches as you go without pre-stringing the beads on the yarn before starting to knit the piece. This allow you to be spontaneous with your knitting, adding beads as you please.
Materials: Fingering weight yarn, size 12 steel hook, and 6/0 or 8/0 seed bead
Place bead on hook.
Knit to stitch to place bead.
Slip stitch from left-hand needle onto crochet hook with bead.
Slip bead from hook onto stitch.
Replace stitch with bead back onto left-hand needle.
Knit into the stitch with the bead.
Oh, this is a great idea! I have strung the beads on the yarn prior to making the item, and then sometimes found that I either didn’t put on enough beads, or wanted more in the pattern. Thanks for posting this!