Knitting With Beads Made Easy
Laura Nelkin
Class Preview
1:35
- In-depth Instruction; over 75 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Getting Started
9:58
Begin as Laura gives an overview of your projects, a beaded cuff and shawl. Then she goes over the tools and materials you'll need to get started.
Placing Beads
8:38
The first step to knitting with beads is placing beads, a simple technique to add beads to your knitting as you go. Laura teaches you how to use a crochet hook, dental floss or a specialty needle to get those beads onto your stitches.
Pre-Stringing Beads
8:57
Another option is pre-stringing beads onto your yarn, and then knitting them into your fabric. Laura shows you the best way to pre-string beads onto yarn, plus a few different methods for incorporating beads as you knit.
Filum: Beaded Strand Cuff
18:44
Once you're comfortable with the two key techniques for knitting with beads, it's time to put them into action! Follow along as Laura demonstrates how to cast on the cuff, working a clasp into the cast-on edge. Then, using both beading techniques, work through the beaded section and complete your cuff.
Beadkerchief
28:43
Now it’s time to knit up your final project, a top-down triangle shawl. Learn how to read a chart for bead placement and work a bind-off with placed beads.
Want to add beads to your knitting, but not sure where to start? Then this is the class for you! Join designer Laura Nelkin as she walks you through two simple projects: a beaded-strand cuff and kerchief-style shawl. Along the way, learn techniques for placing beads and stringing beads.
Laura Nelkin
Laura Nelkin lives in upstate New York, where the sunny season is short, leaving plenty of time for knitting indoors. Though she has a degree in apparel design, she took to knitting years ago and hasn't looked back. Today, she finds herself fascinated with beads and lace. Laura teaches all over the country, runs mystery knit-alongs and has her own line of knitting kits and self-published patterns. You can find them online, as well as in her book, "Knockout Knits."
Bonus materials available after purchase