Bead Crochet

Hello, an experienced crocheter looking into new ideas and opporitunities here !

I've done a bit of beaded crochet lately, but the thing is, i've only found it to be possible to do what i'm going for with afghan stitch.. there's no *real* problem with that, but for the sheer size of some of the projects i'm looking into, i'd prefer single crochet if at all possible. The site i used to gather info was this:

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down to the part i'm interested in: "choose a small, simplecross-stitch pattern and substitute seed beads for the embroidery flosscolors, adding beads according to the pattern chart to crocheted items"

that, only with not so simple cross-stitch patterns.

if i do it the way she suggests, the beads will end up on alternating sides of the fabric. I've tried to learn to crochet left-handedly, but it didnt work. trying to simulate working left-handedly with my right hand didn't cut the mustard either...

Question is... am i stuck with afghan stitch for all of this, or am i missing some magic way of keeping all my beads on *one* side of the fabric *without* skipping rows ?

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McNerdius
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I found this on diy. Will it help?

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Mystified One

What is Mastex thread. I would like to try this bracelet but I do not think we have that thread in UK. Shirley

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Shirley Shone

Did some searching and found this:

Conso, Coats, or Mastex Upholstery thread (69 weight) is excellent for beaded crochet or netting that is to stand alone suitable with size 11, 10, or larger beads. Remember that the larger the bead number the smaller the bead, because this sizing relates to how many beads fit in an inch. It is less stretchy than Nymo and is good for warping looms where excess stretchiness is not desirable.

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that helps.

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Mystified One

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Thanks for the info. I often say if I had as many pounds as the number of beads that I have I would be a multi millionaire. So I thought it would be a good way of using some of the beads up. Shirley

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Shirley Shone

I thought so too, but then I realized my true hobby was collecting them. I love to finger them, touch them, plan for their future, but still I let them be.

: >Conso, Coats, or Mastex : >Upholstery thread (69 weight) is excellent for beaded crochet or netting : >that is to stand alone suitable with size 11, 10, or larger beads. Remember : >that the larger the bead number the smaller the bead, because this sizing : >relates to how many beads fit in an inch. It is less stretchy than Nymo and : >is good for warping looms where excess stretchiness is not desirable. : >

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: Thanks for the info. : I often say if I had as many pounds as the number of beads that I have I : would be a multi millionaire. So I thought it would be a good way of : using some of the beads up. : Shirley : -- : Shirley Shone : snipped-for-privacy@allcrafts.demon.co.uk :

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Well, it's kinda what i'm going for, minus one small caveat...

7: Alternate rows with and without beads until you have crocheted seven eighths of the bracelet.

If one didn't alternate rows, beads would end up front/back/front/back etc... what i'm looking for is some other stitch i can use other than afghan that won't require manual "adjustment" of the beads to the back of the work (which SC would). Hee Hee. I found a really old post from '97 in which they spoke of such a stitch...

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's the post in question, here's the words that are driving me toabandon afghan stitch: I adapted a crochet technique by inventing my own bead stitch to make a large flat beaded crochet piece which ended up being half of my purse.

Such a simple sentence... But the project i'll be doing warrants looking into this possibility. it's going to be about 2 square feet, done with #30 thread and 10/0 beads. in the future i'm planning for much bigger projects, which clearly wouldn't work too well with afghan stitch.

Thanks to anyone who knows the answer to this ! BTW ... just so y'all know... i'm doing all i can to google the crap out of this, but i don't know of too many of the sites that are out there for this kind of stuff... like DIY. That puts me at somewhat of a disadvantage as far as research goes, which is half the reason i'm here. the other half is that, well, someone might actually *know* this off the top of their head ! Thanks again.

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McNerdius

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