lacy knit-on edging: a fancy way to bind off
so i've had a few questions on how my current sweater is constructed. it is basically a giant circle. i cast on 7 stitches (centre back) and every other round i increased by 7 stitches.
step 1: knit the circle
step 2: knit the edging
step 3: sleeves
so right now i am on step 2 - the edging is basically a fancy bind-off, or in other words to cast off one stitch i have to knit 40 to 48 stitches. around the edge is about 550 stitches to cast off .... i don't want to do the math so lets just say it is a lot of knitting. Unfortunately it is kind of boring knitting which is part of the reason i'm adding beads to make it more interesting !
see what i mean how the colour shifts? here the beads appear copper .... a post or two below and they look amethyst
just to clarify i haven't pre-strung the beads rather i add them to stitch with a crochet hook - whoever figured this out was brilliant. it works really well! you just need to find a tiny hook!
Can't wait to see what the finished product looks like! And I think that way of attaching beads is brilliant too - I first used it for buttons (so quick, just loop the stitch through the shank) and then realised it was ideal for beading too. Sure beats all that pre-threading, doesn't it?
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