I've decided that I love knitting lace. I don't believe I'll ever produce a "perfect" piece of lace and that's okay. I think one of the wonderful things about knitting is problem solving - yes, I hung my head over the toilet bowl because of what I thought was a life ending mistake with Icarus... but guess what? Icarus still ended up okay.
Pattern: Icarus Shawl by Miriam L. Felton
Needle: Addi Turbo Size 5 US
Yarn: Baruffa Cashwool
Colorway: Periwinkle Purple
Modifications: I only did 4 repeats of the first chart instead of 5. I also lost my mind when I started the second chart and dropped a lot of yos (yes, on purpose) and ended up shifting the pattern from where it was supposed to be.
It's lovely. I never took it on a commute with me, but it's definitely commute-worthy as long as one is working on the first chart. it's all yo and stockinette stitch at the beginning. I didn't think I'd ever finish the last 5 rows. I knitted like a mad woman but didn't really seem to get anywhere. I hear this is common with large lace projects though.
Sammy likes it, too. I guess it's always possible that if my mom hates it, it will have a loving home with SamDog :)
I also finished a hat the night that Icarus was blocking (see previous post). I used Cascade 220 in black and a purplish-gray and size 4 needles. The pattern came from a livejournal community that I used to be a part of and was posted years ago. At the time I didn't understand the importance of documenting sources and for that I'm sorry. The pattern was used for decrease shaping, I threw in the stripes myself. That's my bro's gift. I started Clapotis on Friday night, and am now on the decrease rows. That's a gift for one of The Boy's sisters. After I finish Clap, I've got two more gifts to go. Another hat (for bro-in-law) which can be cranked out in an afternoon and a scarf for my aunt. I'm leaning towards
Juno Regina. I ordered some zephyr
a month ago that would be perfect for this, but that still has not been shipped. (I will not say who the vendor is. I will say that it is NOT the Loopy Ewe and that this was the first -and last- time I will use this online store). If it comes in in time, then I will definitely be using that.
By the way, I have been loving my two days off this week. I have knit, knit, knit and dreamed about living somewhere where the temp is less than 80 degrees in November. Now excuse me while I curl up on the couch and work some more on clap and get ready for "A Haunting."
