Category Archives: Tips & Techniques

Adapting Beaded Crescent Neck Lace to Other Stitch Counts

Posted on November 8, 2013 by jackiees

Use what you’ve learned in last month’s Beaded Crescent Neck Lace KAL as a jumping off point to make other sizes. Here are the magic numbers. For those who participated (thank you!) in the KAL for Beaded Crescent Neck Lace that … Continue reading →

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Beading the Bind Off Row

Posted on October 21, 2013 by jackiees

Judy B wrote: “Wonderful pattern!  Thank you for creating and sharing this gorgeous piece.” The shape of the crescent is filled in with ever-widening simple garter stitch short rows. The crescent part of the neck lace is done when no … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Simple Short Rows

Posted on October 9, 2013 by jackiees

Short rows are used to create the crescent shape of the Beaded Crescent Neck Lace. Think of Simple Short Rows as natural lacy holes. The steps we have completed so far in knitting the Neck Lace are – Beaded Loops Edging … Continue reading →

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Using the Beaded Loops Edging as a basis for casting on

Posted on October 9, 2013 by jackiees

How are you coming along with your Beaded Crescent Neck Lace? If you have completed the Beaded Loops Edging, then you are ready for the next step of using it as a basis for casting on. You’ll notice that you … Continue reading →

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Tips for Working with Lots of Strung Beads

Posted on September 29, 2013 by jackiees

Little Beaded Pumpkin is the first of our BOBBOL projects that has used a LOT of strung beads. Both in total, as well as multiple beads being placed at the same time between stitches. Keeping that in mind, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Thinking of I-cord as a type of circular knitting on 2 needles

Posted on September 24, 2013 by jackiees

Although Little Beaded Pumpkin begins at the stem by knitting on just 2 needles, this project is technically knitted entirely in the round. That is because I-cord (first named by the renowned Elizabeth Zimmerman as Idiot Cord because of its … Continue reading →

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Structural Beaded Knitting

Posted on September 12, 2013 by jackiees

The beaded projects we’ve had for our KAL’s so far have basically just incorporated beads as an embellishment. The beads have been artistically attractive, but they have not been structurally vital to the form of the knitted object. For example, … Continue reading →

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