07.10.08
To take the chill off
Actually, it’s been in the 90’s around here lately and we’re not really in danger of being chilly. But just in case in dips below 70 in the evening, I now have a Print O’The Wave stole to cut the chill. Here’s Katie modeling it for me.
Since this is the first lace project I ever completed, I was amazed at the transformation that the mere act of blocking took my knitting: from amorphous blob to light lacey drapey fabric.
Here’s the “wingspan” pose that I’ve always wanted to shoot.
I have more pictures in my ravelry projects.
Yarn: Fiddlesticks Knitting Zephyr Laceweight Wool-silk – (about 1.5 balls)
Needles: Addi Turbo Lace Needles – size 4
Pattern: An adaptation of the traditional Print O’The Wave pattern by Eunny Jang
Started: May 1, 2008
Finished and blocked: July 6, 2008
My adaptations:
I opted to make the body of the stole in one piece, with all the “waves” going in the same direction rather than grafting it in the middle.
I made the body narrower, 3 repeats instead of 4 repeats, and longer, 36 repeats, instead of 34. For the border, I picked up 64 stitches on the narrow ends and 256 stitches on the long edges. It helps to make those numbers multiples of 8.
Finished size: 20″ x 72″