Knitting Gems 3 DVD $28.95

Topics in Gems 3 include: a cornucopia of beading techniques, cabling (with and without a cable needle), lace basics with a look at charting, and useful tricks for serene yarn handling.

Running Time: 1 hour 46 mins.

Please scroll down to see all chapters of each section.

Beading Techniques

Inserting a bead with a hook

Threading beads onto yarn

Slip stitch and strand in front

Stitch head beading (knit row)

Stitch head beading (purl row)

Placing beads between stitches

Beading Garter alternate rows

Making beaded dangles

Multiple beads between stitches

Spacing beaded rows

Pre-threaded, bead on stitch

Dip stitches

Auxiliary thread for small beads

Beads on a yarn-over

Purl I-cord with beads

Cable Talk

What is a cable?

Right cross with cable needle

Left cross without cable needle

Counting cables

Cable fixes

Lace Basics

What is lace?

Overs between knit stitches

Make one increase

Decrease and yarn-over pairs

Looking at charts

Double yarn-overs

Multiple yarn-overs

K1-O-k1 increase

Yarn Handling Tricks

Introducing new yarn with loop

Creating triple thickness yarn

Two strands, staggering joins

Blending two colours

Two hands to separate colours