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There’s an easy way to add some sparkle and shine to any knit project: just add beads. It’s totally fun, and these beaded knitting patterns offer plenty of opportunity to play with a little bling-bling while you’re making.
1. Beadkerchief
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Use super simple knitting techniques to make this top-down neck-kerchief. The colorful mix of beads practically does the work for you, so you can get lost in your sparkly knitting.
2. Filum Cuff
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This fun beaded strand uses both the knitting with a bead technique and the placing a bead technique, so it’s a great project for practicing your skills. Once you get comfortable knitting with lace-weight yarn , you’ll want to make a dozen for all your BFFs.
3. Accola Shawl
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Nupps, placing beads and double-sided beaded lace makes this shawl totally eye-catching. The pattern is written for two weights of yarn and two sizes, so you can pick what you love best.
Good to Know: Learn more about adding beads to your knits in our class Knitting With Beads Made Easy.
4. Clarus Shawl
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The beaded border really makes this shawl pop. And since it’s worked from the top down and constructed from two triangles separated by a center panel, it’s a total blast to knit.
5. Pioneer Cuff
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This simple lace pattern is worked over 13 stitches, so it’s a great building block for learning how to knit with beads. (It looks oh-so-fashionable around your wrist, too.)
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