Thank you for your kind words!
This is a medium weight worsted, #10 needles. I kinda amended the pattern, and here is what I did.
Cast on (I used the long tail method) 80 stitches.
Row 1 - k1, p1
Row 2 - increased by knitting in the front and back of every stitch.
Row 3 - purl
Row 4 - knit
Row 5 - purl
Row 6 - knit
Row 7 - purl
Repeat Row 2
Then repeat Rows 3 to 7
Then Repeat Row 2
Then repeat Rows 3 to 7
Next row - knit
Next row - purl (this is where I added the beads every 10th stitch
Bind off (knit).
When I put it on, I decided I would put a little crocheted chain loop for a bead (for closure), and a bead for the loop where it met the other side. I put these on where they closed naturally on me.