Simple Beaded Crochet Edging Using the Add-a-Bead-As-You-Go Method

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to add a simple beaded edging to your projects. Using just two stitches—chains and a beaded slip stitch—you can create an elegant finish perfect for shawls, scarves, collars, and hems.

I demonstrate how to add beads one at a time while crocheting, with detailed guidance on tools, materials, and stitch counts. This technique works wonderfully with projects like my Sweet Season Shawl, which you’ll see featured here (links to pattern below).

// WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
• How to choose the right beads and hooks for your yarn
• Tips for working with different stitch multiples
• A clear breakdown of the add-a-bead-as-you-go method
• How to add beads to corner chain spaces
• How to adapt this edging to projects worked in the round

// MATERIALS NEEDED
• Fingering weight yarn (or yarn you used for your project)
• Size E/4 (3.5mm) crochet hook (or hook you used for your project)
• Size 6/0 round seed beads (or size appropriate to your yarn)
• Steel crochet hook small enough to fit inside your beads (e.g., 1.25mm)

// INSIDE THIS TUTORIAL
0:00 Introduction
0:30 Materials
3:20 Stitch multiples
4:00 Step-by-step tutorial
9:17 How to end a row
10:12 How to add a bead to a corner space
12:06 How to end a round

// GET THE SWEET SEASON SHAWL CROCHET PATTERN
Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...
Etsy: https://jenniferolivarez.etsy.com/lis...

// MATERIALS & TOOLS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL (nonaffiliate use)
• Clover Amour crochet hook and steel crochet hooks
• Malabrigo sock yarn in the color Cyan
• Size 6/0 silver lined light peridot Toho seed beads

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