24-05-2024, 01:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 24-05-2024, 06:24 PM by Oh_hunnihunni.)
With that gorgeous fire coloured silk mohair yarn came a strip of lace edging which I used as a base piece for the scarf - it seemed a pity to waste it. As I knitted up the length my mind kept going back to that lace pattern - I have never attempted a lace before, but my monkey mind wouldn't let go of it. And, learning new and preferably hard things, is really good for the aging brain! So, I googled, found the pattern, all fourteen rows of it, and started this morning after transcribing it onto paper - very retro of me, lol...
I have ripped it down twice because I couldn't get it to work. Changed needle sizes twice, and finally decided to check my transcription.. Sure enough, row 11 my error, not the pattern. So, I am about to start again, they do say third time lucky!
I have ripped it down twice because I couldn't get it to work. Changed needle sizes twice, and finally decided to check my transcription.. Sure enough, row 11 my error, not the pattern. So, I am about to start again, they do say third time lucky!