In this class we will explore ideas to make your sweater unique with contemporary sparkly details! Participants will be taught how to bead knitting and add sequins on handknits, with a focus on garments. Participants will receive charts with beading and sequins motifs (for circular yoke, for cabled fabric, cuffs, etc) to exercise and ignite their own creativity!
Homework:
Knit the beginning of the chart(s) then we will knit and bead in the class.
Class Supplies:
- The handout
- Approximately 50 yards of fingering or sock-weight yarn. If you have leftovers with different colors will be great!;
- 30 units of 6/0 seed beads* (different colors) *be sure the yarn can pass through the beads;
- one size 12 (0.60 mm) steel crochet hook;
- sequins 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, and/or 12 mm (any colors) preferably with top hole;
- one size 10 (0.75 mm) steel crochet hook;
- cable needle;
- 16” circular needles from US 4 (3.5 mm) knitting needles (or the size you feel comfortable when knitting with
fingering or sock weight yarn);
- paper and pencil (to take notes).