Pattern Info
Instructions
The Beaded Stress Ball pattern calls for fingering weight with size 8/0 (3 mm diameter beads), but I wanted to show that it sizes up nicely, too. Myabe for much larger hands -- or just to make something pretty?This one is done in a thicker yarn and larger beads. I chose going up just one needle size to retain a firm fabric where the stuffing would not show through easily.
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Category: Knitting
Type of item: Home Decor
For: Home
Style: Cute
Materials
Shown in Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sport color Tuscany; Miyuki size 6/0 (4 mm diameter) glass seed beads in color #2606 metallic medium blue-lined crystal
What was your inspiration?
The traditional knitting approach to balls such as this are not symmetrical side-to side. Since I was adding bead embellishment to the design, I unvented a (probably) approach that results in nearly symmetrical sections that look like the outer sections of a peeled orange.
What are you most proud of?
In progress photo shows the first section completed. Its hard to capture the 3-dimentionality of this at this stage since the stitches are being held in a straight line on the needle I was using, but that completed part is basically like the outer surface of a peeled orange section.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
The Beaded Stress Ball pattern calls for fingering weight with size 8/0 (3 mm diameter beads), but I wanted to show that it sizes up nicely, too. Myabe for much larger hands -- or just to make something pretty?
This one is done in a thicker yarn and larger beads. I chose going up just one needle size to retain a firm fabric where the stuffing would not show through easily.
Finished size: 11 circumference (3.5 diameter)
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