Complete happiness

As you might be aware, I knit.  Last spring, I decided to try my hand at lace and laceweight with some lacey scarves as end-of-year gifts for Becca's teachers.

They were never acknowledged.  Mind you, the mulling spices we gave at Christmas received thank you cards through the mail, but the hand-made lace scarves in a wool/silk blend laceweight?  Nada.  And I even chatted with one of the teachers over the summer.  bleah.

Anywho, after that attempt I got a tad bit cocky.  I have many patterns I have looked over longingly, but I got this itch to go for this.  Isn't it gorgeous?  And so nice and big to wrap in!

So last July I started.  And I worked on it off and on.  Mostly off.  Because after a bit the rows got pretty darn long.  At the end it was a half hour to go across once.  About 4-6 weeks ago I picked it up at apporx. 40% finished and started concentrating.  I didn't do too much of other stuff.  Other than a break for Aubrey's baby's sweater and hat.  And tv knitting on a scarf.  And a spot of Mystic Light.  (It's a knit along.  You wouldn't understand.)

And yesterday morning it was done.  And I took pictures of it in all its unblocked glory.



Blocking, by the way, is where you wash the lace and then spread the heck out of it and pin it there and let it dry that way.  And when you unpin it, it stays like that.  Gorgeous.



And look at it.  I'm in love.  I love how I can just drape it over my shoulders and put my hands in my pockets and it's like I am wearing long sleeves.  Light, lacey, silky long sleeves.  I need more.  Lots of these.  In these huge sizes to float around me.  And it is warm.  It doesn't look as though it would be.  i had to take it off earlier.  Thank goodness that most airconditioning is too high for me.  I will be able to wear this everywhere!  Adding to my dorkiness.


Next will be this.  In deep plum.

by tempe on 4/29/2008 9:38:20 PM, 4 comments