Filet crochet + popcorns + beads+ spider stitch add up to a slip of fabric that hugs and shapes and molds to make any outfit greater than the sum of its parts. Worked from top down, this shawl narrows as you work it to the beaded, fringed end that adds enough weight and sparkle to make you a star pupil.

Notions: 3 tubes of 17 g Bead Treasures Czech glass seed beads size 6/0, color CZ2313 dark green rainbow mix; beading needle to string beads; yarn needle.

Yarn: Manos del Uruguay Fino (Fairmount Fibers) (70% extrafine merino, 30% silk; 490 yd 450 m/3½ oz 100 g; CYCA #1): # 409 antique lace, 2 skeins.