“His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings. It raised the whip, and the thongs whined and cracked. Fire came from its nostrils” J.R.R Tolkien-The Fellowship of the Ring

Kelly of The Unique Sheep worked with me to create this special colorway called Shadow Fire. Tolkien describes the Balrog as wreathed in shadow and flame, fire and darkness.
Ellen at Earthfaire is carrying special kits for this that include seed beads and this special colorway as well as an additional fabulous colorway called Dragon Fire which is also one of my favorites.

Yarn and Beads:
One 6 skein 1200 yard set of Luxe from The Unique Sheep, shown in Shadow Fire
About 1400 size 6/0 seed beads and 11 drop beads. Select beads that match your starting color and contrast your ending color.

Needles and Notions:
US Size 7 needles or size needed to obtain gauge of.
You will need 20 markers, 3 markers should be different than the others.