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Tag Archives: lace
Cashmere On A Cone
Look what I found in the mailbox today: Beautiful and soft cashmere silk blend yarn in pale grey. All the way from the UK. I am excited and have started working on a lace pattern for a shawl. This may … Continue reading
Off The Needles
My hap shawl is off the needles and ready for blocking. Yay!
Raining In Texas
Flooding and rain in Texas for three days now. We have received just over 7 inches at our house so far. It should let up by tomorrow. In the meantime, knitting. What could be better than being all warm and … Continue reading
Lace Knitting
Instead of finishing my UFOs as I promised myself, I frogged an almost completed crochet tablecloth and knitted a Pi tablecloth (pattern is for a shawl by Wendy Johnson of wendyknits.net). It went pretty quickly but I was in the … Continue reading
UFOs
I am taking a break from my swatches to work on some unfinished projects. I have a pair of stash socks started for Bob the Builder (formerly known as hubby) that I would like to finish before the weather gets … Continue reading
17,433 Stitches
Lace pattern is completed, I am working on the short rows to make the crescent shape now. I think the drape of this yarn is going to be wonderful, like being wrapped in a cloud.
9,477 Stitches
It’s starting to look like lace!
Just In Case
Found this in my stash, just in case I don’t have enough yarn for my Lila Shawl. I think it will complement nicely if needed. Might make a lovely edging at the very least.
3,510 Stitches
I chose a lace wrap pattern called “Lila” from Ravelry for my gift yarn. This is what 3,510 stitches looks like. This may take a while, but it is that much longer I will get to fondle my beautiful yarn.
A Gift of Yarn
A very dear friend brought me this beautiful yarn after she took a trip to Austin, Texas. It is cashmere and is begging me to make it into lace, so the pattern search is on!
