Sunday, March 18, 2012

Converting a beaded sock pattern into gloves

I'm not the biggest fan of knitting with beads, especially when it comes to a beaded sock pattern. So I finally decided to convert the socks into gloves instead.


Rockin' Sock Club Jan 2009 kit
Pattern: Queen of Beads socks by Sivia Harding
Yarn: Socks that Rock lightweight in My Blue Heaven
Beads: not the 8/0 beads specified in the pattern. The RSC kit actually came with beads that were a size smaller. They need to be threaded on to the yarn before you start knitting, so it was a PITA to get them on the yarn.
needles: size US 1 (2.25 mm) circs for the body, dpns for the fingers & thumb
pattern size: The medium sock size was close enough to the stitch count for a large glove size, so it worked out well for me


I still need to weave in all the ends & close any gaps when I re-attached the yarn for the fingers & thumb.  It may take me a little while to do the left glove since it takes forever to thread the beads on.

4 comments:

dianne said...

That is really beautiful! You should do the second one soon!

Zonda said...

Beautiful!!

Lindsay said...

Gorgeous! I wasn't exactly a fan of knitting with beads either, but I think that club shipment may have turned me a bit. The color is just so amazing and they pattern looks fantastic on gloves!

Linda said...

So pretty! Good idea!