Product Description
Lovely, feminine touch for your dress, shirt, jacket pocket. This is a quick project, only 10" square, just the perfect accent. It is made of soft, gorgeous Red Barn Yarn "Mink". Hand painted and softer than soft. You can use any light fingering weight yarn. Silk or alpaca would also be suitable.
There is a sprinkling of beads for a little more glamour! This would make a great gift for any female in your life! This would make great bridesmaid's gifts or stocking stuffers.
The beads are 6/0 Miyuki and you will use 24 of them. What a sweet way to use up some extra beads! Use a 13/14 steel crochet hook to add the beads to the knitting.
The directions are charted AND written out for those who don't like working from the chart.
Luxury Beaded Pocket Square by Sharon Mooney
What is Being Made
The Luxury Beaded Pocket Square (K501) is an elegant knitted accessory measuring 10 inches square and 12 inches diagonally after blocking. This intermediate-level project creates a refined pocket square suitable for formal wear, combining fine knitting with decorative beading elements.
Knitting Techniques Used
This pattern employs several specialized knitting techniques to achieve its luxurious finish. The foundation uses stockinette stitch worked in the round on double pointed needles, creating a smooth, refined fabric base. The pattern incorporates hook beading, a technique where beads are threaded onto the working yarn using a crochet hook and then secured into stitches as the knitting progresses. The pattern specifies an elastic bind off method, which involves knitting two stitches together through the back loops and transferring the resulting stitch back to the left needle, repeated until all stitches are bound off. This technique ensures the finished edge remains flexible and maintains its shape after blocking.
Stitches and Stitch Details
The primary stitch structure is stockinette stitch, worked circularly to create an even, polished fabric. The gauge is established at 8 stitches and 12 rows per inch on stockinette stitch using circular gauge measurement. The beading is integrated through the hook bead technique, which requires careful stitch handling to avoid twisting stitches as beads are pulled over them. The elastic bind off provides a professional, non-restrictive edge finish.
Materials and Tools
The Luxury Beaded Pocket Square requires approximately one skein of Red Barn Yarn "Mink" in the colorway Mauve Mist. This yarn is composed of 100% mink fiber and provides 320 yards per skein, offering exceptional softness and luxury. Construction requires a set of five size US 1.5 double pointed knitting needles to work the fine gauge required for this refined accessory. A locking stitch marker helps track the beginning of rounds during circular knitting. A yarn needle or large embroidery needle is needed for weaving in ends and finishing. The beading component uses 24 size 6/0 glass Miyuki seed beads in the Silver Lined Smoky Amethyst colorway, which complement the mauve yarn beautifully. A size US 13/14 steel crochet hook is essential for the hook beading technique, allowing beads to be threaded and secured into stitches with precision.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Designer: | Sharon Mooney |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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