Enjoy a kaleidoscope of Butterflies

This design is an intermediate bead knitting pattern. The magatama beads with a seed bead center resemble butterflies and float on top of the work.

The body of the bracelet is worked in i-cord making the design have a beautiful round look.The different bead shapes allow the beads to float on top of the bracelet for a really cool 3D effect.

The three loop clasp allows you to secure the i-cord in several places at the start and end of the work to the stability of the overall design.

Pattern Details

Needle: 2 US size 1 (2.25 mm) DPNs

Yarn: 10 yds fingering weight yarn

Gauge: 16 beads and 8 rows of beads = 4 inches in i-cord knitted bead stitch

Notions: 70 magatama beads, 35 size 8/0 seed beads (color A), 121 size 8/0 seed beads (color B), dental floss threader, 3 loop clasp, darning needle

Special Techniques: knitting with beads

Final Measurements: As given in materials you will have a 7.25” bracelet. Customizable your size… Determine the length you want, subtract the length of the clasp, and multiple that times the beads per inch to determine how many beads you will need. Beads per inch: Magatama (10), color A (5), color B (15)

Note: Color A is the center of the butterfly and color B is the accent color inside the i-cord