Black Cat with Mint Meadow — Peyote Bead Pattern

You will need

• Miyuki Delica beads (see the bead list with DB numbers)
• Beading thread (KO, One-G, or similar)
• Beading needle (size #10–#12)
• Scissors and a bead mat

Getting started (peyote stitch)

1. Add a stopper bead about 15 cm (6 in) from the thread end, using a bead not found in the pattern.
2. String the bottom two rows of the chart in order — they become rows 1 and 2.
3. From row 3, repeat “pick up one bead, pass through the next up-bead of the previous row.” Work from the bottom up.
4. This chart is odd-count peyote (27 beads wide), so every other row ends with the classic figure-8 turn at one edge: at the end of the row, catch the edge threads and pass back through the last bead to turn around.

Finishing off

1. Weave the tail in a zigzag through several nearby beads.
2. Tie half-hitch knots around the threads between beads, two or three times in different places.
3. Pass through a few more beads and trim the thread.
4. Remove the stopper bead and finish that tail the same way.