I really recommend knitting with bamboo needles for this project. My 4mm and 4.5mm needles were nickel and the stitches kept falling off as I was trying to bead. When I changed to my 5mm bamboo circs for the border, suddenly beading was so much easier as the yarn ‘sticks’ to the wood.

I followed the written instructions. This shawl was much easier to knit than the ‘Glam Shells’ that I did before this one. Less errors were made so it took me 5th of the time and I enjoyed every stitch.

I chose the stockinette pattern. It took me 6 attempts to make the yarn over holes the same size on both sides. Finally figured it by untwisting the right hand YO on the right side.

I used Size 5 Miyuki triangle beads and a .75mm crochet hook.

I purchased Traffic Light Lace Ring-Os stitch markers which were great until I moved up to 5mm needles, then they became a tight fit on the needles.

Stockinette section: 12 grams, used 4mm 40cm needles

First lace section: 8 grams, 25 beads, 4.5mm 60cm needles.

Second lace section: 14 grams, 31 beads.

Lace border: 27 grams, roughly 370 beads, too many to count! 5mm 60cm needles.

Yarn total: 61 grams
Bead total: 426
Completed shawl weight: 102 grams

Cast off using my 5mm bamboo needles as my 4.5mm metal needles were too slippery.