The body of this lariat is deliberately light — fine faceted crystal and small seed pearls, strung so it drapes rather than hangs. All the substance is saved for the ends: tumbled pink opal, soft lavender rose quartz, and baroque freshwater pearls, separated by antiqued copper spacers that keep the pale stones from blurring into one another.

That weight distribution is what makes a lariat work. The knot sits where you place it, and the drops do the rest.

Because there is no clasp, there is no fixed length. Knot it high and let the cascades fall past the sternum. Loop it twice for something shorter and layered. Leave it open over a column dress and let the tassels swing.

Every stone is natural, so the pink opal in your piece will have its own freckling and the pearls their own irregular shapes. No two are alike.