Easy, no purl, no-wrap short rows, a nice slow color change, beads every once in a while, ruffles, and a snap to memorize - what’s not to like? I used the #9 crochet hook to put the beads on as per pattern, but found more than half of them wouldn’t fit over the hook. I was at a friends house watching the Olympics, patiently trying bead after bead to get ones that would fit! When I was able to get a #10 hook, the rest of it went very fast. This uses exactly one ball of Mini Mochi. The elephant wants it.