What is the difference between Beaded Knitting, and Bead Knitting?
Beaded knitting is where the bead is an embellishment on the knitting -the bead is slid between the stitches. In beaded knitting, the beads appear on the side of the work facing away from the knitter as the piece is being knit. In Bead knitting, the bead forms part of the stitch itself. This is sometimes done by simply bringing the bead through the knit stitch with the yarn as the stitch is being worked, but most often involves working the knit stitch as a twisted knit stitch (knitting the stitch through the back). In bead knitting, the beads appear on the side of the work facing the knitter as the piece is being knit. Both beaded knitting and bead knitting are beautiful, and as in most aspects of knitting, both have their place. We use both beaded and bead knitting in Swallow Hill Creations, and have tried to chose the technique that will give you the most impact for your effort. Up to now, we have chosen to not use the twisted knit stitch when bead knitting as it adds a level of comp
