December 2011 Archives

Even though I really really really want a pretty lacy scarf in natural cream, and I started one. I was looking through the new Knitty and feeling the bug to knit a sweater.

Did you see SkyIsle? I love the tweed and the patterning at the top. I love that it is knit entirely in the round and seamless. I got a little excited about the prospect of steeking the front to make it a cardigan. This may be a passing infatuation... and I do have a half completed sweater (Liesl) that hasn't been knit on in a while. But Liesl is more Spring/Summer. I want a nice cozy winter sweater.

I need to look through my rav queue and see what I have marked in there as well. Because I've got a little secret... I have a gift card to Webs from last Christmas that I haven't spent yet!!! Ack!! I'm such a bad knitter.

It is funny how the end of the semester brings out my desire to tackle big knitting projects!

I believe that this scarf is my first completed lace project. I've had a few other projects with purposeful holes, but nothing with lace weight yarn and lots of purposeful holes. The pattern is a very simply 10 row repeat over 41 stitches, so it was easy to memorize and easy to sleuth if I ended up with the wrong stitch count. The pattern is by Classic Elite Yarns and is called Silky Alpaca Lace Scarf (rav link).

Blocking this was a pain in the butt because I don't have any tools for blocking lace patterns. After a little trial and error, I found that I could "stick" it to the carpet. Fortunately, I had just vacuumed.

The scarf only took about an hour or two to dry. So light and so pretty!!!

The final size was 9.5" wide and 42.5" long.