Resplendent Belt of the Eagle
Hauberk of Totemic Rage
Dreghood Gloves of Nature Protection
Siphoning Dagger of the Whale
Ahem…
You know how it is when you learn something new? It becomes almost an addiction for a while in the same way that a small child with a flashlight finds that everything in the world requires added illumination :) At least that’s often how it works for me. Having learned how to bead knitting with the assistance of a crochet hook, I wanted to employ the technique. And it happened that I had this pretty blue-green yarn and I also had the right sized beads in an assorment of arctic ocean colors. The color is quite cool and the beads enhance that appearance though, being wool, the gaunlets are quite comfortably warm :) Appearances can be deceiving - and sometimes that’s a good thing :)
Of course you can and should make these with any color yarn/beads that tickles your fancy - a black pair with red beads for the gothically inclined, ot white silk with pearls for a bride. Even the fellows could get in on the act with a charcoal or leather colored yarn and silver or bronze beads!
Materials
100 grams of fingering weight yarn
Set of (4) size 2 US (2.75 mm) needles
1 size 12 crochet hook
180 size 6 glass beads or “E” beads (a 28 gram tube is way more than enough)
Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Terms
K - knit
P - purl
B - place bead
M1 - Make a stitch by casting on a backwards loop.
There is an excellent tutorial for the beading technique by Sivia Harding/Knitty Spring ‘06. Scroll down to the section entitled “Hooking beads as you go”.
Okay - ready? Comfy? Got your coffee-tea-soft drink-gin and tonic?
Cast on 63 stitches, 21 stitches on each of three needles, and join. Be careful not to twist.
Knit 2 rounds of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K2, B, K2, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 2 rounds of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K2, B, K2, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 16 rounds of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K2, B, K2, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 1 round of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K1, B, K1, B, K1, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 1 round of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K2, B, K2, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 16 rounds of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K2, B, K2, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 2 rounds of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: *K2, B, K2, P2* - repeat around.
Knit 2 rounds of K5, P2 ribbing.
Round 1: K5, P2, K2, M1, K1, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 2: K5, P2, K3, B, K3, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 3: K5, P2, K2, M1, K3, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 4: K5, P2, K3, B, K1, B, K3, P2; (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 5: K5, P2, K2, M1, K5, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 6: K5, P2, K5, B, K5, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 7: K5, P2, K11, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 8: K5, P2, K2, M1, K7, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 9: K5, P2, K13, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 10: K5, P2, K13, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 11: K5, P2, K2, M1, K9, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 12: K5, P2, K15, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 13: K5, P2, K15, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 14: K5, P2, K2, M1, K11, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 15: K5, P2, K17, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 16: K5, P2, K17, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 17: K5, P2, K2, M1, K13, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 18: K5, P2, K19, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 19: K5, P2, K19, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 20: K5, P2, K2, M1, K15, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 21: K5, P2, K21, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 22: K5, P2, K21, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 23: K5, P2, K2, M1, K17, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 24: K5, P2, K23, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 25: K5, P2, K23, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 25: K5, P2, K2, M1, K1, (B, K1) 9 times, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 26: K5, P2, K25, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 27: K5, P2, K2, Bind off next 21 stitches, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 28: K5, P2, K4 (joining one side of the gusset to the other), P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Round 29: K5, P2, K2, M1, K2, P2, (K5, P2) 7 times.
Knit one round of K5, P2 ribbing.
Next round: (K2, B, K2, P2) 9 times.
Knit three rounds K5, P2 ribbing.
Bind off gently and weave in the ends.
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oh, those are pretty-
i love your reference to the ‘child with flashlight syndrome’- soooo true! ask me what i did for MONTHS after getting a food dehydrator or the ice cream madness of the past summer- i can also remember several unfortunate seasons when everything got tie-dyed because i felt i had a nifty new skill- (my poor children looked like a reincarnation of woodstock!)
stay happy-
Barb - So good to see you! It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one who occasionally suffers from uncontrolled enthusiasm :)
This beading thing though...it shows every sign of hanging on for quite a while :)
Those are beautiful! I think I see some Glacial Gauntlets of the Wolf in my future. Maybe from the ice blue Lorna’s Laces in the stash....
Rob - Oh my! Lorna’s Laces - now that would make a splendid and sinful pair of gloves :) What a great idea!
I remember distinctly wearing out some pretty heavy duty batteries with the flashlight shining it up into the night sky to communicate with aliens. (!)
Beautiful gloves. So, does this mean the fug is on its way out the door?
Gorgeous gloves! So beautifully constructed. :)
Gorgeous, as always! Now, if I were ever cold enough to wear such items. *sigh* Having a high internal thermostat has it’s occasional drawbacks.
And, Robbyn, dear, I didn’t know you played WoW. What server do you play on?
Nat - The fug is disappearing at a rapid rate thanks to you and the other Chatters Saturday night. You guys are truly awesome :)
Opal - Thank you so much :) It’s the beads you know - for a while, I’m afraid, I’m going to be putting them on everything! Well, maybe not everything…
Colleen - LOL - I should have known :) It depends on the character - I play Alliance on Kirin Tor and Horde on Shu’Halo. With luck, today I will be ushering my first chracter into Outland!
My son is the WoW player here. I stick to blog surfing! :)
I love these and I thank you for the suggested Goth alternative. Now I know what to make my niece for Christmas!
I’m hoping to stop in to Chatters this week. I think I’m home! This Fall has been unusually full of Saturdays out or with family - who really don’t understand that you want to chat with your on-line friends instead of visiting the aunt that flew in from Florida! 
Kathleen - I’m glad you think the glove might be suitable for your neice. They’re a quick knit - even with the pauses for placing the beads - you’ll have them done in no time at all :)
It would be great to see you at Chatters if you can make it :)
I ... LOVE....the....name!
The gauntlets are pretty darn cute too!
Thanks Bron; I’m kind of partial to it myself :) And the gauntlets too!
I love the colour and the beading make them very elegant.
Anne - Thank you. Despite the rather fanciful name, I also think they look rather elegant :)
so...+10 Frost Resist?
(I get so excited when I find another knitter that plays WoW - I’m up to 2!)
Cassandra - Absolutely, +10 to frost resistance along with +12 Agility and +10 Stamina :)
Including myself, I now know of 4 knittiers who also WOW. We may be a small group, but we’re choice!
Lunanocta, Synesthesia - Kirin Tor
Clovermoon, Azurine - Shu’Halo
Ahem.
Renaille, Thyla - Zangermarsh. :)
Colleen (or Renaille or Thyla - whomever I have the pleasure of addressing)…
Wouldn’t it be a hoot if we were all on one server and could start a knitting guild? Heheh…
Oh, that would be too funny.
We’d all have to be tailors.... (maybe weavers are coming with Wrath of the Lich King? :P )
(oops, posted before I was ready.)
What a lovely pair of fingerless gloves. I love the colour and the beads are perfect. I was wondering, where has the pattern for the pinwheel hat gone? I adore this pattern and use it often to make caps for some of the special people in my life.
I enjoy your blog and have been for more than a year now. Keep it up!
Jennifer - Thanks for the kind words :)
The pattern is back up under “Miscellaneous”. Missed it when I was re-orgainizing :)
