While this is a lace pattern with beads, it is a great project if the knitter is using beads for the first time. Also the lace pattern is a 6 stitch repeat making it easy to memorize. The pattern can be varied for size by changing size of needles. While the pattern is written for a medium size on U.S. #2 needles, a larger size will be knitted using #3 needles or a smaller size using #1 needles.