Beaded Leaf Lace Shawl

I finished my first Leaf Lace Shawl (well, to be more specific, the first one I started but the second one I completed. I snuck one in for my Mother's birthday before finishing this one). You can see all the stats & more pictures here.




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THE DETAILS
Pattern: Leaf Lace Shawl by Evelyn Clark
Source: Fiber Trends
Date: Cast On - 03.14.06 // Cast Off - 04.16.06
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette, Black (3 skeins)
Needles: Size 6 US (4.0mm), Susan Bates Silverado, 32"
Cast On: Figure 8 for the provisional cast on
Pattern Notes: 14 repeats of chart 2; added beads to final edging row

Mystery Project Revealed

My mystery project was the Lace Leaf Shawl for my mother's birthday which was on April 2.




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THE DETAILS
Pattern:Leaf Lace Shawl by Evelyn Clark
Source: Fiber Trends
Date: Cast On - 03.21.06 // Cast Off - 03.27.06
Yarn: Sensations Bellezza Collection-Smania, Tropical Multi (4+ skeins)
Needles: Size 8 US (5.0mm), Susan Bates Silverado, 32"
Cast On: Figure 8 for the provisional cast on
Notes: 8 repeats of Chart 2

Mystery Project

I started a mystery project last Tuesday, 03.21.06. I can't say what it is just yet because it's a surprise. All I can say is it came off the needles yesterday and is quietly blocking. I'll post pictures this weekend once the mystery is revealed. Now it's back to working on my Leaf Lace Shawl. I am in the middle of the 10th repeat of chart 2. I really do love this shawl - it's such a pleasure to knit.

!!CUTE PICTURE ALERT!!

Leaf Lace progress for the first day of spring

What better way to announce the start of spring but with a progress report on my beautiful lace shawl!!! I have completed 9 repeats of the 2nd chart, putting me at 44% complete based on 14 repeats of chart 2. I added a 2nd skein of yarn after 7 1/2 repeats (row 75). My first skein got me through about 11,800 stitches. I had started off using Clover Bamboo needles but found that the stitches were too "sticky" on the bamboo, so I switched to Suan Bates Silverado. The stitches are now sliding along quite nicely. This is another fun pattern and I find it easier than the Flower Basket Shawl, although that one was an easy knit as well.

Leaf Lace Shawl has begun...

I started the Leaf Lace Shawl from Fiber Trends last night. It's another pattern by Evelyn Clark. I am up to row 24 of chart 1, or 2% complete based on a 14 pattern repeat of chart 2. As I progress, I may decide to do only 12 repeats, depending on how big the shawl is getting. I think this will be another fun knit. The only obstacle will be that I am knitting with black yarn - very difficult to see. I am using KnitPicks Palette sock weight yarn. I am using markers at the K2 edges & at the center K1.


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INITIAL DETAILS
Pattern: Leaf Lace Shawl by Evelyn Clark
Source: Fiber Trends
Date: Cast On - 03.14.06
Yarn: KnitPicks Palette
Needles: Size 6 US (4.0mm), Susan Bates Silverado, 32"
Cast On: Figure 8 for the provisional cast on