I accept the mission!

I've cast on and indeed the beads are a bit on the fussy side. I found that sometimes the yarn would simply not go through the bead. So I finally figured to give those beads the flick and not try to force it. I love the look of the beads I'm using - clear crystal. They look like droplets and pick up the colour of the yarn (pale pink). I intend placing a scattering of beads throughout the stole but I'm taking a less is better approach.