The Return of Lace

Yes I know it has been a very long time since I last posted. I guess I’m just not a very good blogger. I hope to change that. I’m planning to blog at least once a week. I figure between knitting, designing, teaching and weaving; I should have something to blog about.

Even though I haven’t been blogging, I have been knitting a lot. Mostly socks, but I’ll blog about that next time. This post is about lace; specifically knitted lace. I’ve picked up the WRS again. I had finished the center last December and then nothing. Now I’ve picked up all the stitches for the border and have set myself a modest goal to knit at least two rows of the border chart per day. I think it’s do-able. At that rate I should finish the border by early September.



I'm slowly working my way through the Frost Flowers and Leaves shawl from A Gathering of Lace. I've stalled at the third repeat of chart #2. I just can't face the idea of knitting another repeat of this chart. The only reason I started this project was because I was teaching an intermediate lace class and everyone picked this pattern. I don't think it will be finished any time in the near future.



I’ve also decided to publish my Merilyn’s Stole pattern. When I first designed this stole I was reluctant to publish it because so much of the design was improvised. I’ve since, done some redesigning, primarily to make it easier to knit. Because it is a framed stole done in the Orenburg technique, the charting was a major challenge. It’s being test knitted right now and I’m also working away at it so hopefully the pattern will be ready soon.

That’s it for now. I hope everyone is enjoying the summer and their knitting.