Jewel Basin is a great first venture into knitting with beads. The lace pattern is easy and intuitive allowing focus to center around placing beads. The beads add weight to the cowl giving this piece wonderful drape.

Instructions for the bead placement pattern are written and charted for personal preference. The cowl is knit in round and all measurements are given in US and metric.

Check out our Polka Dot Sheep YouTube channel for tutorials on Bead Placement and Crochet Provisional Cast On.

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MATERIALS
Yarn: 395 yd. / 360 m of Fingering weight
Shown in PDS Tenderfoot 80/20 in the Jewel Basin colorway.

Needles:
US 6 / 4 mm (16 in / 40 cm circular)
A spare needle of equal or smaller size for grafting.

Notions: US 12 / 1.00 mm (or smaller) crochet hook, 728 (approx. 46 grams) size 6.0 seed beads, (1) stitch marker, tapestry needle, and approx. 5 yd. / 4.5 m of waste yarn for provisional cast on.

GAUGE (after blocking)
24 stitches and 28 rows to 4 in / 10 cm over Stockinette stitch

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
8 x 26 in / 20 x 66 cm