This is the day I have been working toward. All this lace knitting that I have not been able to share with you is finally complete and will be revealed within the next two months. The Secret of the Stole III KAL group is now open for new members and now the work really begins. I really love this part though, because it keeps me very busy and invariably learning new things.
If you would like to join the group click on the image and sign up. See you there…
It’s official, the Secret of the Stole III knit a long is open for new members. We begin accepting new members today and begin knitting the stole on August 15th. The excitement level around this place just doubled. Now there is just so much to do….
If you haven’t been involved with one of our knit a longs before, now is your chance to see what it is all about. The group is located here:
Membership is free, but the number of new members is going to be limited, so don’t wait, sign up today!
Have you ever wondered how to place beads in your knitted pieces without having to string them onto your yarn before you begin the project? Placing beads using the crochet hook method eliminates the need for pre-stringing beads onto your yarn or thread. This means you no longer have to count the number of beads to string and the beads do not have to reside on your yarn, sliding up and down your yarn, until you use them. The beads also tend to lie flat in a more vertical orientation, rather than slanted when this technique is used.
To understand more about how this technique is done you can click on the video below. The video was created by Ivy Kehinde of Knitting Step by Step and she does a good job of showing how to place beads using a crochet hook on the knit stitches throughout your knitted piece.
The fact that I am a self professed enabler of the highest caliper is once again proven by this Secret of the Stole inspired video. Some of the members of the group needed a visual demonstration of how beads are placed on a knitted piece using the crochet hook method. Thanks to another member, Ivy, we now have a super video to show us all how it is done. My favorite part of enabling is watching others develop their talents that are just waiting to come out of the box. Thanks, Ivy!
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I picked up a couple of crochet hooks while shopping the other day and decided to give them away as an extra prize for the Secret of the Stole, KAL. A tiny crochet hook is used to place beads within your knitted piece as you are knitting it. There is a great tutorial here for how this is done. Since many of the participants in this KAL have never done this technique before I thought I would continue my habit of enabling and put a couple of these hooks up for grabs. If you are a participant in the KAL and need a hook for your beading of this piece just leave me a comment on this post and I will have the DH choose two lucky winners tomorrow, September 13, 2007. You have until 5pm US central time tomorrow. Pithy, loquacious, and implorable comments are all welcome.
