Knitting with Beads Made Easy - Liv Asplund

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Résumé :
It's never been easier to knit with beads! From pretty pearls to classic silver or gleaming glass, beads are the perfect way to add a little glitz and glamour to any knitted project-and knit designers Liv Asplund and Jane Asprusten have finally made it as simple as it sounds. Using their straightforward technique, novices and veterans alike can take their pick of dozens of gloves, hats, headbands, wrist warmers, bags, and scarves, in thin yarn or thick, with small beads or large, and craft fun and fancy accessories in style!...

Biographie:
Liv Asplund is a highly regarded Swedish knitting wear designer....

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface 4

Basic Tips 6

Knitting with beads and single-color yarn 6

Knitting multi-color patterns 7

Short Cuts, Tips, and Abbreviations 8

What you Need and Charts 8

Knitting Needles, Gauge, and Sizing 8

Yarn 8

Beads and Washing 8

Finding Beads 8

Yarn Care 9

Weaving in Yarn Ends 9

Abbreviations 9

HEAD AND SHOULDERS 11

Tam with Beaded Leaves 12

Easy Everyday Cap 16

Black Cap with Woolen Beads 20

Cap and Wrist Warmers with Buttons 22

Light Gray Set with Cap and Wrist Warmers 26

Light Blue Slouchy Cap and Wrist Warmers 28

Cap and Half Gloves with Beads in Rows 30

Black Ear Warmers with Transparent Beads 34

With one ball of Sisu 36

With two balls of Alfa 40

Zippered Cowl 42

Easy Lace Scarf 44

Loop Stitch Fur Collar 46

Long Star-Stitch Scarf 50

Cozy Cowl with Bobbles 52

Red Cowl with Matching Ear Warmers 54

Wide Tube Cowl with Wool Beads 56

Cowl and Ear Warmers made With Easy 58

Scarf without a Wrong Side 62

Necklace 66

Poncho 70

Shawl with Facet Beads 72

Scarves 74

Soul Warmer (Shrug) 78

HANDS OUT IN THE WEATHER 82

Stylish Garter Stitch Wrist Warmers 84

Felted Garter Stitch Wrist and Ear Warmers 86

Garter Stitch Set with that

Little Something Extra 88

Wrist and Ear Warmers 90

Easy Lace Wrist Warmers 92

Diagonal Rib Wrist Warmers 94

Wrist Warmers that Dress up Your Jeans Outfit 96

Black Cuffs with Bead Motifs 98

Ruffled Wrist Warmers 100

Gray and Purple Half Gloves 102

Cuffs with Beads of Many Colors 106

Felted Mittens, Big and Little 108

Mittens with Silver Glass Beads and Lattice Knitting 112

Traditional Mittens with Glass Beads 116

SOMETHING TO CARRY IT IN 123

Heavy Metal Bags 124

Muff - Nostalgia for Frozen Fingers 128

Single-crochet Jewelry Bags 132

KNEES AND TOES 137

Tube Socks/Spiral Socks 138

Thick, Soft, Pretty, and Warm Slippers 140

Boot Toppers with Beaded Lace 142

Boot Toppers 146

RESOURCES 148

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 148...