Pattern suggestions, please!

[inchainz]

Hi everyone!

I've been reading here for a while, & gotten a lot out of it, so thanks!

This week I made the trek from Portland, OR to Ashland for the Shakespeare Festival. In Ashland is a great shop called The Web-sters -- for knitters, spinners & all-around fiber-o-philes. And I couldn't keep myself from splurging. I now have two skeins of Kraemer Yarns Sterling Silk & Silver (fingering wt, ~840 yds total), and want to make something special with it. Any suggestions? I'm thinking of a shawl, but I'm not the best at lace & I'm not married to that idea anyway.

Comments

[james]

A cowl and matching fingerless gloves.

[nonniemous]

Personally, I think you should do Ishbel so you can SHARE MY PAIN! ;-)

That's the one thing we didn't get to in Vancouver, isn't it? No LYS. Dang.

[tephra]

I'd head over to Ravelry and use the pattern search for fingering weight and the yardage and see what turns up. For instance, if you are of small to medium size you probably have enough for a cardigan or top, or a shrug if you are a bit larger. Myself, being of significantly larger than average size, I'd go for a lace shawl with that much yardage since the amount of shrug I could get out of it would look a bit silly on me (I don't have the figure for a cute little shrug).

[pinesandmaples]

For something that special, I'd recommend any of Anne Hanson's lace patterns. She has beautiful, heirloom quality designs that range from entry-level lace to "should be knit in a silent room".