Simple Lace Scarf: Musings and Progress Photos
I wanted to post some progress photos of my very first lace scarf. The yarn, Regia Silk Shine in a lovely inky blue with tiny silver specks, was a gift from my friend
zogathon who we will refer to hereafter as my knitting enabler. ;) By the way, if you want to see what an amazing knitter can do check out her blog, http://stashknitrepeat.com/
Keep in mind that before this, I had only ever done garter stitch scarves. New skills practiced in this project were purling, yarn overs, slip slip knit.
I'm pretty pleased with how well the pattern I chose (a simple, 6-row repeat lace pattern from zog's copy of the Vogue Stitch Dictionary) works with this yarn. I think it will look really nice when it's blocked. I'm proud to finally be doing something other than garter stitch. When I first started this pattern, I couldn't do ANYTHING else while working on it. I couldn't watch television; I couldn't even let my mind wander. I'm pleased that I can now knit while watching something mindless like the food network. I've also figured out how to count my stitches and figure out where I am in the pattern while in the middle of a row. (i.e. I can see the yarnovers in progress, etc.) Unfortunately, when I really mess up and need to rip a row out, I'm not skilled enough to fix it myself. That means zog has had to get the knitting back on the needles for me...5 times? 6 times? It's pretty embarrassing. I haven't been able to figure out how to twist the yarnovers back onto the needles correctly. Plus, the color is really dark which makes the stitches hard to see.
There have been times when I've cursed this project up and down and backwards, but it's very satisfying to see how well it's coming along, now.
I'm looking forward to starting my next project, either the Irish Hiking Scarf (ooo cabling!) in a lovely green yarn that I picked up at Stitches West, or a sumptuous grey silk scarf. The materials were a birthday gift from zog.
Anyway, here are the progress shots:
It's getting really long!
A closer-in shot of the full width of the scarf. You can see the ragged edges --- those will get blocked.
And a close-up shot of the pattern.
