This is the third lariat I've made using the very decorative double St. Petersburg stitch. The previous two were snapped up at recent craft fairs.

This time I've used a lilac colourway, with nearly 300 tiny Czech crystal beads in amethyst with three shades of lilac Japanese seed beads in the beadwork.

The fringing features matt lilac Czech pressed glass beads. If you love the 20's and all things Charleston, then this is for you - the perfect flapper necklace!

Lariats can be worn any number of ways, wrapped like a scarf around the neck with the ends dangling, doubled, wrapped around and looped through, or loosely knotted. You'll have fun with this!

The lariat is 43.5" (111mm) long, excluding the fringing.