Beaded Bag

Wendy Squires

For BusyKnitting group "Technique of the Month"

January 2005 Bead Knitting Activity

I've tried to ensure the pattern is accurate, however if you do find an error,

please email me at wendys_woolies@yahoo.ca as soon as possible so I can make the necessary corrections.

Thank you for your participation in this activity. Have fun!

Bag measures approximately 6 1/2 inches wide by 4 1/4 inches high and is self-lining.

The handle is done in a seed stitch pattern.

Materials Required:

1 100 gram skein Bernat Satin in Black (or worsted weight yarn in your choice of color)

288 multi-colored pony beads (package I purchased says 6 x 9 pony beads on label)

size 5mm needles (Imperial size 6; US size 8)

Before beginning to knit, string beads onto the yarn (I always string on extras…just in case) .

To insert a bead , place the yarn and needles in position to Purl, then slide the bead towards the right hand needle and proceed with the purl stitch. On the following purl row, you may find the beads want to migrate to the other side of the work. You can gently guide them back with your thumb as you knit but after a few rows are worked they will find their places and sit nicely between the stitches.

It helps to slide a few beads and hold them with the yarn in your hand so they are ready to position and knit in. It may feel a bit awkward at first but after a few rows you will quickly develop a rhythm to the knitting.

Here is an interesting article for more information and tips on how to do beaded knitting:

http://www.knittersreview.com/article_how_to.asp?article=/review/profile/020502_a.asp

If you have questions you can email me at wendys_woolies@yahoo.ca

or at the BusyKnitting group at http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/BusyKnitting/

Cast on 26 stitches.

Rows 1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19: Knit

Rows 2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20: Purl

Rows 21-22-23: Knit

Row 24: Purl

Row 25: Begin bead knitting…K1 *K1, slide bead up to needle before making the purl stitch, P1* continue as indicated between the * * across row and Knit the last stitch.

Row 26: Purl across row.

Repeat Rows 25 and 26, 11 more times till there are 12 rows of beads knitted.

(Rows 27-29-31-33-35-37-39-41-43-45-47 are the Beaded Rows like Row 25)

(Rows 28-30-32-34-36-38-40-42-44-46-48 are Purl Rows like Row 26)

Rows 49-50-51: Knit

Row 52: Purl

Rows 53-55-57-59-61-63-65-67-69-71-73-75: repeat Row 25

Rows 54-56-58-60-62-64-66-68-70-72-74-76: Purl

Row 77-78-79: Knit

Row 80-82-84-86-88-90-92-94-96-98-100: Purl

Row 81-83-85-87-89-91-93-95-97-99-101: Knit

Bind off.

Handle

Cast on 6 stitches.

Row 1: * K1, P1 * across

Row 2: * P1, K1 * across

Repeat these two rows till 20 inches long or desired length.

Assembly Instructions

Fold the stocking stitch sections toward the center to form the bag lining and sew the side seams. Refer to image below and match A to A; B to B; 1 to 1 and 2 to 2.

Sew the middle inside seam.

Stitch the handle along the side seams.

If desired you can sew a snap closure to the inside of the bag.