A knit shawl using big needles and beads. The only “purls” are the “pearls” that you use as beads. There are beads placed at the beginning/end of each row along the top long edge. If you do not wish to use beads, then there will be a row of yarn over eyelets across the top edge.

Materials needed are about 535-550 yards of fingering yarn, US size 9 knitting needles, at least 300 size 6 beads and a method to string the beads on the yarn. The beads are pre-strung on the yarn before you start knitting. The beads are slid into place on each yarn over at the beginning/end of each row on the long edge.

Three variations are given in the written pattern: (1) General pattern with beads. (2) General pattern without beads. (3) Pattern as pictured using beads and a set of gradient yarn.

You can make this shawl in one color or as many colors as you wish!

20 stitches and 40 rows (unblocked), 16 stitches and 32 rows blocked = 4” in garter stitch