Originally posted September 13, 2007
I know it’s been 3 months since my last post, but I’ve been bitten by this terrible lace knitting bug and literally have not stopped knitting lace since mid June. Well I did stop to fill orders for Infiknit and of course, June and July were very busy months. Then I was on holidays in August for two weeks – more New York city and our annual trip to Hilton Head SC. All strung together with lace insertions. Yes I am still knitting Gifford – nearly done – just one sleeve to go – unless someone can find me a one-armed bandit and then I would be finished!!
It all started with that awful book – Victorian Lace. I might not have given lace knitting a second thought, if I hadn’t seen Cambridge again through “lace coloured” glasses and I had to go there – in my mind! Also there were these odd sized balls of lace weight yarn which I couldn’t really use for orders and didn’t want to discard so I thought – “What harm would a little swatching do”……. lots. Now I do nothing but SNIT – knit with such concentration that I am no longer pleasant company in the evening because I am always counting stitches or rows!
I suppose there are worse things – perhaps I’ll give it a rest – just after this next scarf…I’ll think about it.
Anyway – here are some pictures.
Top right is a scarf and shawl both started at the outside edges and joined with a three needle bind off in the centre. On the left is a scarf with a centre provisional cast-on and worked down to the end. I am well over half done here and may do the shawl version and at left is Gifford which was really fun to knit because I just made a few mistakes which were easily corrected.
I’ll be assembling my woolly board soon to block Gifford- it looks like you need an engineering degree for that, though, so I have been putting it off.
I promise to post more often – just need a little more focus & discipline and a little less lace. Carol