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Diamond Star
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by eileen pierceÂ
Difficulty: IntermediateThe traditional diamond star quilt blockinspired the design for these beadedgarter stitch wrist warmers.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: 6.5 [7.5, 8.5] inchesLength: 4.25 inchesMATERIALS
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Vuorelman Satakieli, [100% Wool; 360 yd - 330 m per 100g skein]; purple596; 1 skein. Substitute any fingering weight yarn.
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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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. 322 [368, 414] beads.
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1 beading needle, with loop of sewing thread.
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1 sewing up needleGAUGE37 sts/72 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.Knit firmly throughout. Place beads between stitches on odd numbered rowsonly, as indicted on the chart.
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