Because my knitted bracelets have been popular sellers at my fundraisers, I wanted to try my hand at making a knitted necklace. To get started, I purchased jewelry closures, turquoise colored beads, freshwater pearls, and flexible wire. I love the contrast of the colors, textures, and shapes of these beads.
Next, I sketched out a full-scale diagram of the necklace I had in mind. Yes, it is a mess, but it helped me visualize the design and create the prototype.
I then threaded the beads onto the wire, following the order in my diagram, and knitted the necklace. Here is the finished piece:
It was both fun and quick to make, and I am enjoying wearing it. I may make another one to donate it to a silent auction, but I need to first get feedback from some friends. I need to know if they would be tempted to bid on it. Quite frankly, it would be embarrassing to donate something that didn’t garner any bids.
Interested in making one for yourself? Don’t worry…you don’t need to decipher the messy diagram. I turned my scribbles into a real pattern, which I have dubbed the “Desert Meets Sea Necklace.” You can download it here. Enjoy!
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it is a beautiful piece! I think it would definitely garner lots of bids and I would be happy to share the auction on my pages 🙂 Thanks for the pattern.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback. I deeply appreciate your support!
This is beautiful! I wish that I was a knitter/crocheter who can visualize and accomplish what you have shown. Unfortunately, I am not. I’m rather pathetic at that. I need a pattern. Following the pic doesn’t tell me how to load the beads, how many rows betwixt and between, when to inc or dec. Please forgive me, but I need more. In a positive way! LOL
Hi Jan – thank you for the compliments! Did you see the link to the pattern towards the end of my blog post? My goal in writing the pattern was to simplify both stringing the beads onto the wire and when to knit each bead into the necklace. I wouldn’t expect anyone to recreate the necklace from my scribbled diagram!
–Karen
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