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indeliblesashaThat hold-your-breath moment when you near the end of a 46 stitch kitchener join and aren't sure you left a long enough tail...
I totally did, and the join looks AWESOME, ( and that calls for hot chocolate: )
So here's the story:
My BFF is a crocheter, one of those insanely talented artistic types who kind of makes you want to give up altogether sometimes, because you'll never be that good. Fortunately, I am actually a pretty decent knitter, so I leave the gorgeous crochet work to her, and she leaves knitting sweaters to me, and we are both happy and never feel competitive. :D
We both have toddlers, but I have two (who entertain each other) and no outside-the-house job, and she has one who wants her to play alllllll the time, and works weekends. When she started expressing an interest in lace, and how she wished she could knit it, I went looking for something I felt confident I could do, but would still be complex enough to make her a decadent garment she could feel cherished in, every time she wore it.
I chose the Seaweed and Shells scarf, because it is a simple and very repetitive pattern, but also it really suits her. I think she'd live on the beaches of San Francisco if she could.
The scarf is supposed to be knit in two pieces as the pattern is directional, and then joined. The instructions call for knitting 12 repeats and then doing a three needle bind off which I think would just be clunky as all get out.
I decided to stop on the last knit row, instead of doing the final purl row, and let the kitchener weaving secure the yarn overs. I was hoping to avoid having a half-inch section of plain stockinette right in the middle. I'm pretty sure I succeeded.
I have been working on this scarf for a few months, it is my first lace of any kind, and I am so insanely excited I can barely breathe over being DONE.
All that's left is blocking and shipping. I just couldn't contain my joy, so I decided to come and ramble a bit to people who I know will totally *get* it. :D
Also, here are some pictures of the unblocked scarf, cause I know it's really all about the pictures ;) ( (4 images, 428x640) )
Thank you for indulging my need to ramble excitedly. :D I am very terribly proud of the project, not the least of which because I made it with so much love for my best friend in the world, and I am looking so forward to her being able to enjoy it.
I totally did, and the join looks AWESOME, ( and that calls for hot chocolate: )
So here's the story:
My BFF is a crocheter, one of those insanely talented artistic types who kind of makes you want to give up altogether sometimes, because you'll never be that good. Fortunately, I am actually a pretty decent knitter, so I leave the gorgeous crochet work to her, and she leaves knitting sweaters to me, and we are both happy and never feel competitive. :D
We both have toddlers, but I have two (who entertain each other) and no outside-the-house job, and she has one who wants her to play alllllll the time, and works weekends. When she started expressing an interest in lace, and how she wished she could knit it, I went looking for something I felt confident I could do, but would still be complex enough to make her a decadent garment she could feel cherished in, every time she wore it.
I chose the Seaweed and Shells scarf, because it is a simple and very repetitive pattern, but also it really suits her. I think she'd live on the beaches of San Francisco if she could.
The scarf is supposed to be knit in two pieces as the pattern is directional, and then joined. The instructions call for knitting 12 repeats and then doing a three needle bind off which I think would just be clunky as all get out.
I decided to stop on the last knit row, instead of doing the final purl row, and let the kitchener weaving secure the yarn overs. I was hoping to avoid having a half-inch section of plain stockinette right in the middle. I'm pretty sure I succeeded.
I have been working on this scarf for a few months, it is my first lace of any kind, and I am so insanely excited I can barely breathe over being DONE.
All that's left is blocking and shipping. I just couldn't contain my joy, so I decided to come and ramble a bit to people who I know will totally *get* it. :D
Also, here are some pictures of the unblocked scarf, cause I know it's really all about the pictures ;) ( (4 images, 428x640) )
Thank you for indulging my need to ramble excitedly. :D I am very terribly proud of the project, not the least of which because I made it with so much love for my best friend in the world, and I am looking so forward to her being able to enjoy it.
