Beauteous

The second design for 2023’s N Club was Beauteous! And now she's available for all to knit!

Boy, oh boy, Beauteous Bootyfull - a real beaut! In secret I call her Beauteous Maximus !

Beauteous plays with two contrasting yarns from two fabulous dyers, Emma’s Yarn and PassionKnits. They contrast both in weight and color… ‘cause I like to play around!

If you ask me, Beauteous is the perfect combination of complicated and chill knitting! It starts off strong with a beaded double sided lace panel. The beads are incorporated into wrapped stitches that emulate the center of a flower. I found a version of this stitch in a Japanese Stitch dictionary, altered it to suit, and added beads, ‘cause that’s how I do! Wings are then worked off this center panel and then stitches are picked up along the body of the shawl from wing tip to wing tip, and a bottom border is worked downwards starting with garter stitch and ending with a version of that lace stitch you started with.

MATERIALS
Yarn I Used:
Y1- Passion Knits Yarn, Adore; (70% Alpaca, 20% Silk, 10% Cashmere; 436 yd [399 m]/ 3.5 oz [100 g]); Tropical Oasis
Y2- Emma’s Yarn, Marvelous Mohair; (72% Kid Mohair, 28% Silk; 459 yd [420 m]/ 1.76 oz [50 g]); Pool Monster

Ndl A- US Size 3 [3.25 mm] 24-inch or longer circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge with y1
Ndl B- US Size 6 [4 mm] 24-inch or longer circular needle, or three sizes larger than size needed to obtain gauge
Ndl C- US Size 6 [4 mm] 36-inch or longer circular needle, or three sizes larger than size needed to obtain gauge
Stitch markers, stitch saver, tapestry needle

Optional
357 Size 6/0 Japanese seed beads (approx. 24 gr) (X)
282 Size 6/0 Japanese seed beads (approx. 20 gr) (Y)
Dental floss threader for stringing on beads

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approx. 20 inches [51 cm] deep x 84 inches [213 cm] wingspan

GAUGE
24 sts x 36 rows = 4 inches [10 cm] in Stockinette St in y1, unblocked on Ndl A
18 sts x 22 rows = 4 inches [10 cm] in Stockinette St in y2, blocked on Ndl B