Knit with Beads: Stunning Shawls and Wraps: Easy Techniques, 15 Beautiful Designs [Paperback]

Scarlet Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Series: Knit with Beads | Publication Date: July 10, 2007

Knitting + beading = simply stunning!



Plain knitted shawls often look like Granny made them. Plain bead jewelry doesn’t keep a crafter warm on a cool evening. But when two great crafts—knitting and beading—are combined, the results are fabulous! Large or small, faceted or polished, subtle or vibrant, all kinds of beads can be worked into knitted designs to add color, texture, sophistication, and sparkle. The Knit with Beads series introduces all the materials and supplies needed for knitting with beads, along with simple illustrated instructions for a range of techniques, including bead embroidery and beaded fringe, beaded knitting, slipstitch beading, stranded beading, hook beading, and bead knitting. Stunning Shawls and Wraps offers fifteen exciting patterns, with styles ranging from classic to funky, from dressy to casual. These wraps are easy enough for beginners, with plenty of hand-holding and clear explanations, yet sophisticated enough for anyone headed for the office, dashing to a weekend brunch, or stepping out for a night on the town.



• Combines knitting and beading, two of the most popular crafts in the country


• Beautiful projects for beginners on up


• New series at an affordable price

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Scarlet Taylor is a knitting designer whose work has been featured in several publications, including Creative Knitting, Knitting Digest, Family Circle Easy Knitting, and the Vogue Knitting on the Go series. An experienced knitting teacher, she has been commissioned by several yarn companies to create designs for their product lines. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft (July 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823016757
• ISBN-13: 978-0823016754
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.2 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #310,818 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for a beginner, September 2, 2007

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CrochetQueen "Hook, Yarn and Needles" (Elko, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Knit with Beads: Stunning Shawls and Wraps: Easy Techniques, 15 Beautiful Designs (Paperback)

I am a huge fan of knitting with beads but this book is not for an advanced beading knitter. It is however a great book for anyone who wants to get started with this wonderful technique. The tutorials are excellent and the projects are not hard at all and this is really a huge bonus because often times a beginner will pick up and advanced book and will get very frustrated but again this book would be a great starter for anyone wanting to learn knitting with beads.

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beaded knitting, September 18, 2007

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S. Sur "Beads of Glass" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Knit with Beads: Stunning Shawls and Wraps: Easy Techniques, 15 Beautiful Designs (Paperback)

This book is great for learning the various ways of adding beads to a knitted item. Each technique is explained and its applications discussed briefly.

The projects are so so, mostly poncho type circular things that look like sausage casings, but you can really learn beaded knitting here and make some lovely things.

If you want fashionable projects, this is not the book. If you want a technique book for your own ideas, get this book.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book, April 3, 2008

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This review is from: Knit with Beads: Stunning Shawls and Wraps: Easy Techniques, 15 Beautiful Designs (Paperback)

I ordered this book about a week ago, and I love it. I think the shawls, wraps, etc are lovely. My daughters would love several of the patterns to wear. There are a couple of modern designs like a beaded shrug and a top that is just a wrap around the bust line perfect to fit over a tight fitting tee. Then there are some more formal designs that would be great for Sunday such as a lace shawl with beaded edge and a little pearl edged capelet. Then there are some older "mother in law" type designs like a pull over cabled and beaded poncho, and a large shawl wrap, and a double breasted capelet. Anyway, I have several projects I want to try out of this book and I now know how to bead and knit thanks to this book.