I tried my hands at beaded knitting again - a beaded phone case. First I chose how I wanted my case to look - black with a light green Greek key ornament. Then I made a chart and bought the beads. The green beads turned out to be too transparent and the ornament is not clearly visible and I don't like the quality of the beads - they are not equal in size and not quite round - but that was to be expected, as they were really cheap.
Then I strung up the beads, following the chart from the end to the beginning, forming a stack of beads (first in - last out). My thread is YarnArt Violet, 100% mercerized cotton, 50 g = 270 m and I used 2 mm (US 0) size needles.
I knit the case flat in garter stitch, placing the beads every other row, only when knitting from the right side.
This is the wrong side - garter stitch, no beads.
I also added soft lining and a small zipper.
That's so lovely! I can imagine it feels incredible too - I love the heft of beaded knitting.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - beaded knitting is slick and heavy, very pleasant to run your fingers over and feel :)
DeleteI don't know if my last comment went through. I may have clicked off too soon. It's really neat how you combined both crafts to create this. Was it more work than stranded knitting?
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely more work than stranded knitting, as you have to string up the beads one by one, carefully counting the different colors - and it was only two colors, it would be scary with more colors - one misplaced bead and the picture would be a mess.
DeleteThis is amazing! I've never tried knitting with beads! Your case turned out very stylish!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Alina!
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