I hand-knit one-of-a-kind, bead knitted jewelry. My work always includes traditional knitted stitch making but is distinguished by original techniques of my own invention, some unorthodox construction and occasional bead woven embellishment.  I like to call it “knitting made clever.” An enthusiastic knitter from the age of 8, I had my knitting world turned upside down and inside out when I learned how to bead knit in 2002. As a myriad of ideas for combining beads and fiber began to take over my knitting brain, I found myself on a completely unexpected journey which has forever altered the way I think about my “left-brained” self and the creative process.

In addition to what you can find on this website, I’m honored to share both my journey and my process, along with technical instruction and more than 25 design patterns for bead knitted jewelry and accessories, in my book “Betsy Beads: Confessions of a Left-brained Knitter,” published by XRX Books in 2012. Special thanks to Benjamin Levisay (XRX CEO and my forever professional supporter-in-chief), Elaine Rowley (editor extraordinaire) and Alexis Xenakis (the visionary photographer I call “The Illuminator”) for the gift of this opportunity and the beautiful result. All, friends for life.

My studio mantra is “Play. Knit. Create.”

And I am always proud to call myself a knitter.