My new year’s resolution was to put a pattern into Ravelry, so here it is - I hope you enjoy it!

It is suitable for a beginner lace knitter, but would also be ideal for a quick project for a more experienced knitter. The prototype took me one evening to knit, so if you were, let’s say, in a hurry to knit something for a birthday girl…

The pattern only requires 1 skein of kidsilk haze and a few contrasting beads to make a long scarf. It is a beginner’s pattern, and very quick to make, but produces professional looking results because of the simple pattern and quality yarn.

The pattern contains written instructions, but these are very straightforward and simple, even for those used to charts. Shetland knitters used to have ‘in’ knitting (complicated patterns for doing at home) and ‘out’ knitting (easy patterns that they could knit on the go). This is definitely ‘out’ knitting - you can take it on the train or anywhere.

But you probably won’t need to, because you’ll be finished in a jiffy!

NOTE: lots of people have asked me about putting the yarn between the needles, slipping the next stitch and then putting the yarn back between the needles. This is not the same as a YO or YFWD because you do not create new stitches. When you put the yarn between the needles, you take the yarn from the back of the work (where it is when you are knitting) between the needles to the front of the work (where it is when you are purling). Then you push the bead up next to the needles and slip the next stitch. Then you put the yarn back between the needles as if you are going from knitting to purling. It shouldn’t at any point go over the top of the needles - or you’ll end up with extra stitches. I think you can find a video if you search for ‘beading knitting’ on youtube!

Good luck and enjoy!