Stitch Description
This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the bead stitch. This lace stitch creates a fabric that gives the illusion of being set on strings like a strand of beads. The bead stitch would be great for sweaters, pillows, purses or wraps!
Video Tutorial
Materials Used
100% Organic Merino Wool
This yarn is exceptionally soft and 100% organic. It has been manufactured to GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standards) and has an Organic Tilth certification. All of their wool is organically dyed and spun in the USA. A true American product!
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Abbreviations
- K
- Knit Stitch
- P
- Purl Stitch
- k2tog
- Knit 2 Together
- p2tog
- Purl 2 Together
- p2tog tbl
- Purl 2 Together Through The Back Loop
- yo
- Yarn Over
- sl st
- Slip Stitch
- psso
- Pass Slipped Stitch Over
- yrn
- Yarn Round Needle
Stitch Details
Stitch Characteristics
Pattern Instructions
Cast On: Multiples of 7
- Row 1: (right side) K1, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, *k2, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso; rep from * to last st, k1.
- Row 2: *P2tog tbl, yrn, p3, yrn, p2tog; rep from * to end.
- Row 3: K1, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo, *k2, yo, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, yo; rep from * to last st, k1.
- Row 4: P2, yrn, p3tog, yrn, *p4, yrn, p3tog, yrn; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Repeat rows 1-4 until you have reached your desired length.
Swatch Photos
Example of the Bead Stitch Right Side (Click for Larger)
Example of the Bead Stitch Wrong Side (Click for Larger)
What does “yrn” mean in this pattern?
It means yarn round needle. We explain this in the “techniques used” section and in the video.