This was a lovely pattern and easy to follow. I used the knitted cast on with a 6mm needle, the lace was done with the 5mm needle but I chose to do the solid purl short rows with a 4mm needle for a more dense look. I used Silver lined crystal Aurora Borealis size 6 beads from Earthfaire, and even though they appear ‘lost’ in the photo, they absolutely “pop” in the sunlight with prisms of rainbow color!