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Sari
by eileen pierceÂ
Difficulty: IntermediateThe sari my auntie wore to my cousin’swedding was the inspiration for thesebeaded garter stitch wrist-warmers.Techniques used include bead knitting and Kitchener stitch finishing, as taughtby Carol Huebscher Rhoades.SIZES [M, L] (shown in size S)FINISHED MEASUREMENTSCircumference: 6 [7, 8] inchesLength: 4 inchesMATERIALS
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Kimmet Croft Fibers Fairy Hare, [60% Merino Wool, 40% Angora; 300 yd -274 m per 100g skein]; deep pink; 1 skein. Substitute any fingering weightyarn.
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1 set US #00/1.75mm double-point needles
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~18 grams of clear glass beads size 8
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. 182 [208, 234] beads total.
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1 beading needle, with loop of sewing thread.
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1 sewing up needleGAUGE36 sts/80 rows = 4" in garter stitchPATTERN NOTESTo place beads onto knitting yarn, thread a beading needle with a fine but strongpiece of sewing thread about 3 inches long. Tie the ends of the sewing threadtogether to form a loop. Thread the knitting yarn through the loop of sewingthread. Pour loose beads into a shallow container with vertical sides. Dive thebeading needle into the beads, picking up several at a time. Move the beadsonto the knitting yarn by sliding them down the needle, over the sewing thread,and onto the knitting yarn. Slide groups of beads down the yarn quite a ways,distributing them so that they are ready to knit up later.Knit firmly throughout. Place beads between stitches on odd numbered rowsonly, as indicted on the chart.
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