Beaded!

I just finished a new shawl.  This one is beaded!  This was my first attempt at adding beads to my knitting.  I have to say I am really happy with the result.  I have to give thanks to Denise Bell at Lost City Knits for teaching me an easy way to add beads.  You can see how Denise does it on her web site lostcityknits.com.  Click on her videos to see how Denise beads.  You also might want to check out Denise's yarns and patterns.  They are so beautiful.

The pattern is Alexandra by Dee O'Keefe.  It's a well written pattern with great charts.  It has written instructions as well.  This shawl is knit out of Malabrigo Sock in the Persia colorway.  This colorway is teal and gray.  The photos are fairly true to the colors.  It took 2 skeins with some left over.  I used US size 5 (3.75mm) needles.  The finished size is 60 inches wide by 36 inches deep.  The beads are size 6 in an iridescent gun metal color. 

Sorry all the photos were taken while the shawl was being blocked, but I did not have good light after I took it off the blocking wires.