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Lillooet
by eileen pierce
Difficulty: IntermediateLillooet Lake inspired the design for these beaded garter stitch wristwarmers. Lillooet is a glacier-fed lakenear Whistler, in British Columbia,Canada.Techniques employed in this design include bead knitting and Kitchener stitchfinishing, as taught by Carol Huebscher Rhoades.SIZES [M, L] (shown in size M)FINISHED MEASUREMENTSCircumference: 6 [7, 8] inchesLength: 4 inchesMATERIALS
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Berroco Ultra Alpaca Fine, [50% Peruvian Wool, 20% Super Fine Alpaca,30% Nylon; 433 yd - 400 m per 100g skein]; turquoise mix 1294; 1 skein.Substitute any fingering weight yarn.
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1 set US #00/1.75mm double-point needles
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~36 grams of silver-lined crystal beads size 8
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. 1066 [1148, 1230] beads.
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1 beading needle, with loop of sewing thread.
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1 sewing up needleGAUGE40 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.
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