This is a beaded knitting pattern. Additional materials, Knitting needle size 0000, about 20 grams of size 11 seed beads, beads for fringe, beading needle, tapestry needle.

There’s a reason why I created this design. Upon learning how to do bead knitting I was drawn into needle bead weaving because I could make such cool straps for my beaded knit amulet bags. My daughter was intrigued with my beading. Especially when I started learning the Peyote stitch.

During one of our conversations we talked about making a pendant that would be sort of like a banner with a dragon on it, in the medieval kind of way. (Both my daughters are very into dragons.) Daughter’s birthday was coming up so I thought I’d try my hand at creating something like that in Peyote as a gift for her. After several days of weaving and un-weaving and swearing and cursing-due to what was my lack of knowledge in Peyote stitch techniques, I finally shouted at the Fates “I could knit this faster!” Thus, an idea was born (and husband was startled out of his wits).