Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer

for HeartStrings FiberArts 2011

HSH80 Bitty Beady Christmas Tree

Bead "ornaments" peek in and out of the trellis lace branches on this tiny traditional-looking Christmas tree. The branch tips are formed with serrated edging, giving a realistic look.

You can knit a bunch of Bitty Beady Christmas Trees in hardly any time. They are a great use for small amounts of yarn to make low-cost holiday house-warming gifts, ornaments and package decorations. Easily transform them, too, into unique fiber jewelry with the simple addition of a clasp or coiless safety pin.

Construction: Knitted flat in one piece from tree trunk to top of tree; beads are strung onto the yarn beforehand and just pushed into place on each yarn over.