Hooray for me! With Christmas over, I've been relaxing with an ongoing project...a circular shawl. I originally started it last year while on vacation. I admit, I did not work on it regularly, though, mainly while we were on vacation. But I picked it up a few days ago & realized it was about the right size to start ending it!
I'm using Helen's Lace, a wonderful variegated lace weight yarn from Lorna's Laces, in the tahoe colorway. I'm using a larger needle & a lace stitch from "The First Book Of Modern Lace Knitting". Right now, I'm adding a small lace border instead of casting off the stitches, like Elizabeth Zimmerman suggests in her books. The best part is that its more than halfway finished! Whoohoo! It will have to be stretched & steamed, but it is coming out nicely.
Its a great feeling to be almost done with it. Sometimes these older projects haunt me, reminding me how much time I've spent & how little there is left to finish. I can't help myself though, I'm wanting instant gratification with smaller, quicker projects, like hats!
2 comments:
I like the stitch pattern; it's coming out lovely. I know what you mean about instant gratification. I always have a sweater on the needles, but it takes me a long time to finish it because I'm always working on smaller projects at the same time. :)
~Pam
Thank you! :) I plan on posting a picture once its finally blocked, so the stitch pattern will be more clear, I hope!
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