Blocking has always been the best part of lace for me.  The shawl that I’ve been knitting for Dyann is the kind of lace that really benefits from a good stretch.  Of course while I’m blocking, I often wonder if it is worth the effort.  Keeping edges straight and even can be a real nightmare when […]

I was a little nervous about grafting the two border ends together.  For no good reason as it turns out that grafting garter stitch is easier than stockinette.  No need to remember what needle has what action occur first.  Knit off, purl on.  Repeat on other needle.    I was also nervous about grafting with the […]

One very long edge.

I know it has been awhile since I’ve posted but the knitting hasn’t stopped. Not only is the year almost over, so are a few more projects. […]

The remaining number of stitches left to knit in the first border is less than I’ve completed.  Not that you can tell.
Even though I am late on a deadline, sometimes a little instant gratification is in order.  I had to stop and  block out the lace so I could admire what I was accomplishing.

I love how every few rows I knit […]

Deadlines and I go together like oil and water.  For as long as I can remember, I have been a procrastinator, a time underestimator, and as forgetful as a mouse.  Need proof?  How about this?  or this?
I started Dyann’s mystery shawl in the spring.  We agreed to have it in the mail by the end of […]

The rules are here.   (Let’s not mention that I have already broken rule #1.  Rules are meant to be broken, right?)
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It starts with a provisional cast on.  Let’s see that eliminates any shawl that starts with only two or three stitches.

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