Talking is useless. You just want to gaze at this piece as you would at a cathedral or precious painting. But you need technical details: all lace is charted as well as completely written out. There are 377 optional beads-- "I used silver lined crystal beads for the sample," says Sivia-- placed with a crochet hook (very inviting to us bead newbies). The pattern is utterly clear and offers many helpful asides about your work in progress-- how to keep track, moving markers, placing beads, everything you could wish. Shawl is worked top down; edging is worked last, and joined perpindicularly.
