Knitting
May 8, 2008 by prairiepoppins
My first real lace project. At least, the first one off the needles, for there is that languishing lace scarf of blue heathered lace-weight alpaca in a bag…haven’t worked on it in a year, for shame.
Project: Lace Ribbon Scarf free from Knitty.com
Yarn: Garnstudio Silke Tweed colour 21
I had only 100g of this, and it knit up just around 5 feet. It’s a great length for a scarf - enough to wrap once and drape nicely. I can’t say enough about this pattern - love the structured, more architectural lace; love the ease of understanding the pattern (and therefore not needing the pattern); loved that it was knit with fingering weight rather than lace-weight.
This Project Spectrum project was perfect for this yarn, two hanks of which Rainer bought for me last year while he was at a conference. He has a great history of visiting yarn shops and finding incredible yarns when he’s off on his own. Once he even mailed them to me so that, even though he’d be back already, I’d have the pleasure of Good Mail. He persuaded the yarn store owner to address the envelope so I wouldn’t recognize his handwriting. He’s a constant happiness in my life.
My other knitting, alas, is still secret. We hand-make a gift for one family member for our family reunion. A long tradition, and seeing what people have come up with over the years is the highlight of the weekend. Hopefully I’ll remember to take photos once the project has been safely delivered.
That is really lovely! The colour looks gorgeous on you. And in the fingering weight it looks like a very wearable scarf.
I just cast on for this very scarf! Mine’s also green, with bits of burgundy and purple. I’m using a finer weight yarn, so CO 80 sts instead of 53, to get it wide enough. I agree that the pattern is good fun.
Looks great on you.
This looks amazing on you! I’ve heard lots of good things about this pattern, I may have to move it up in my queue! :0)
It looks great. I knit lace quite often and have changed the weight for a pattern several times. The key thing to remember is that you will need fewer repeats with a thicker yarn to get the same size. Also that the important thing when swatching is to use a needle size that gives you a fabric you like. It was a while before I realized that the key thing for lace is the look of the more solid portions.