Cheerio

Cheerio

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Worked from the bottom up, Cheerio is an 8-row short-row garter stitch necklace with “cheerio” beads incorporated into the cast on and beads slipped up in between stitches.  
There are even links to video tutorials for help working with the beads!

There are also kits available for Cheerio... check them out!

Materials
14 yards of fingering weight yarn

Yarn Used:  Shibui, Staccato (70% merino wool/30% silk;50 g / 191 yds [175 m])
Two US size 2 [2.75 mm] needles
Dental floss threader
68 Size 8 triangular glass seed beads (bead A)
176 Size 8 round glass seed beads (bead B)
5 Czech glass Cheerio beads (bead C)
Clasp of your choice
Sewing thread and needle to sew on clasp

Gauge
You don’t have to worry about it!!!!!

Finished Measurements
18 inches around by 1 inch at widest point