Bead
Knitting, worked from a chart
©
Jane McLellan 2018
Materials
Knitting
needles size 2mm, beads size 8, perle cotton no 8, bead needle, grid
chart. Here I'm working with chart from Family Knitting by Kaffe
Fassett and Zoe Hunt, page 43:
Threading
the Beads
Follow
the chart from the top right hand corner, working right to left. So
first of all thread 12 white beads onto the thread
Then
thread 1 black bead, 9 white beads, 2 black beads. Work downwards on
the chart, right to left, row by row.
Knitting
Abbreviations:
K knit; Sl slip 1 purlwise,
B slide bead into place
Cast
on 3 more stitches than there are squares on the chart, in this case,
15 stitches.
Knit
one row (right side)
Wrong
side row: Sl 1, *K1, B, repeat from * until there are 2 sts left,
K2.
Read
the chart from the bottom left hand corner, left to right, to check
that beads are correctly strung.
Right
side row: Sl1, K remaining stitches.
Continue
in this way, sliding a bead into place after every stitch on the
wrong side and knitting the right side rows.
When
chart is complete, cast off loosely.
Working
From A Larger Chart
It's
not a good idea to string too many beads onto the thread. They become
unmanageable, and can damage the perle thread. If you're working from
a bigger chart, you need to divide the chart into sections, thread
each section from right hand corner, right to left and work each
section from chart bottom left hand corner, left to right:
-
C
D
A
B
So
if this chart was divided in half, begin threading at A, working at
B. Then cut thread and begin threading from C, work this section from
D.
A
Few Tips
To
help slide beads along the thread, put the ball on the floor –
gravity!
Shallow
jar lids work well to hold beads of different colours. It helps to
put everything on a tray when beading.
At
first, sliding beads into place feels awkward, but it gets easier
with practice.
I'll make a PDF version and put a link on the sidebar, so that I can find it again.
That's an excellent tutorial, thank you Jane :))))
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to write this tutorial! I don't knit myself, but I'm sure people who do will find it very useful.
ReplyDeleteWow, Jane, this is so clear and you make it look very very easy !!! And you always wow me with the range of your new learning ! Thanks for sharing this - hope I find time to try it some day.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Very nice pictures your beading covers many different fiber arts🌹❤🌹
ReplyDeleteI've done beaded crochet, but not beaded knitting. I've bookmarked your tutorial for future use. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for this! I now see what it is and it actually looks do-able, even for a rubbish knitter like me!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Yes, it's very easy.
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