Woo Hoo
My Secret Pal has informed me they got the postcard i sent (it had a photo taken by M Bors of a woman knitting a woodland scene that went under a coffee table – neat!) and they should be getting Victorian Lace Today any day now…..
And now for some knitting pr0n…..
Branching Out scarf. See those 2 lifelines? This is my 4th attempt at this thing – easy lace my a$$… I’m using 2ply Silk-merino from The Knittery and i cant get over how light it is!! So i went and bought a ball of it in 8ply to see if it is still really light and soft – fingers crossed.
The scarf is either going to be for my mum’s birthday in August (silk-merino should be OK for Darwin i think), or my nan’s in November. I’m not sure yet. I may ask my sister when its done…
Some things i’ve learned doing this lace:
– Dont try and watch TV and do lace. Just dont.
– Life lines are not for wusses. And just because you need to use them doesnt mean you’re a bad knitter.
– Knitting 2ply on anything smaller that 4mm would make me go crazy hehe.
This is the cable front from the Dollar and a Half cardigan. I’m not really happy with how it looks, but hopefully when the whole thing is complete i will be. And its taking forever!!!
I wanted this thing finished by Easter, its just not going to happen. This front has taken me twice as long as the other one, and i’m still 1.5 inches away from starting the neck decreases……le sigh….
Well, better actually do some work…