Learning As We Go!
Viking knit is the oldest method of chain making and I've become fascinated by it. Once I conquered the single knit, I decided to add beads. I could have googled or asked how it was done but it seemed like something I could just figure out. And I've learned a lot as I proceeded first with tumbled turquoise beads and then with pearls. I thought I'd share a few of the things I've learned. Iif you want a great tutorial on viking knit technique, Trina Ann at http://blog.trinaann.com/ has written a clear concise easy to understand tutorial. I highly recommend it. Tumbled tuquoise beads in viking knit I used tumbled turquoise beads in the first viking knit chain and I did not really know what I was doing. But I went right ahead and as it turned out, I liked the end result. Since the beads were irregular in shape there was a random quality to the finished product. During that process, I beg...
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