Thursday, September 27, 2007

Print o' the wave stole




























This is a design by Eunny Yang, whom I admire greatly and have cursed a few times while knitting this up. It isn't hard once you know how, but I had a heck of a time figuring out how to add the knitted-on border. I may be a bit dense though. I used Patons Lacette which has a bit of mohair in it, and size 4 needles. Since I knit extremely loosely and don't know how to fix that, I always select needles that are at least 2 sizes smaller than the pattern prescribes. The yarn has a bit of a fuzzy haze to it, due to the mohair, and is very soft and cuddly. The stole turned out huge, it measures 40 by 80 inches! For something so light and airy it is surprisingly warm. I love it, and I am rather proud of my first real venture into lace knitting!






I am still working on the entrelac socks, also a Eunny Yang design, and they are rather tedious to work on. Six rows of six stitches, pick up six stitches, another six rows of six stitches, etcetera etcetera. I am almost at the heel of the first one, but for some reason it feels more like work than fun at the moment. And since I was in desperate need of some fun I knit up a bubble bag (the Vintage Bubble Bag by Eva Wiechmann) in a few hours, which is now patiently awaiting felting. I will post pictures as soon as it's done.

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