Threading Beads Onto Yarn

Use a dental floss threader as a needle when stringing beads onto yarn. They look like a giant embroidery needle and are very flexible. Put your yarn in the loop as if you were threading the needle. Pick up the bead and slide it down over the loop which will collapse and you can pull the bead on to the yarn. This works especially well if you have a tight fit between the bead and the yarn.

Adding Beads to Knitting

Knit the stitch you want the bead on and then slip that loop into the center of the bead and put the loop on the right hand needle. This method will always have your bead facing forward in the exact spot you want. You also don’t have to thread them onto your yarn beforehand. To make life easy, use a tiny crochet hook that fits through the center of the bead to pull the loop through the bead.