The first weekend in Dec. The Weavers of Orlando have their Christmas sale in Mt. Dora. I try and get there every year because there are always lovely things to buy either for myself or as gifts. this year was no different. I bought a beautiful beaded knit scarf and a cotton vest that were made by the members. They do beading, tating, knitting, etc. along with the weaving.
As a coincidence last winter my good friends Joyce and Pierre were staying at the Villages about an hour north of us. They came down to lunch and Joyce bought a beautiful off white scarf with a pearl knit fringe on either end. It was gorgeous.
She sent me the pattern which turned out to be the same as the one I purchased this Dec. I wanted to knit one but before you do you have to find a thread thin enough that you can thread about 950 beads onto it. I bought some I thought might work but it didn't so it went back last week to JoAnnes. I am going to have to get to a good knitting store and get them to help me. In the meantime I have the one I bought. You just sling it over your shoulders and the weight of the beads holds it down. Very neat.
I forgot to take a pic of the vest but will and will show it next time.
7 comments:
Oh My! I love that scarf!!
Well Freda IMHO does the "yarn" actually go through the beads? I would think it would be the same principle as crocheting with beads or doing that tambour that Shirley does... The beads would be on a thread and would be hooked into the knitting on the thread by the needles... An interesting problem...The scarf is lovely tho... Merry Christmas... Hugs Gerry
Oh Freda! The scarf is gorgeous. I make amulet bags using that technique using a pearl cotton and #11 seed beads....I never thought of doing a scarf...
I think the secret is using a #8 bead or a pony bead. the holes in those beads would be big enough for just about any fine wool.
Be sure and share the wool you find??
xoxo
((((hugs))))
Maggie
A gorgeous scarf.
Beautiful scarf - it looks to be knitted in much the same way as I've done amulet bags and like Maggie I've used pearl cotton. I think you'd have to choose your bead size according to the yarn you end up using.
I love your new scarf! It's beautiful!
I love it! What a lot of work it is to string all those beads! I've never done it myself but I have seen it done and it is labour intensive!
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