Tuesday, June 03, 2008

hey, it's actually been less time since i last blogged than i thought. i thought i would log onto blogger and find that i hadn't written anything in at least 6 months. it's actually been only 3 months. time sure does fly. there has indeed been knitting going on, though somewhat slow going. the last major project i finished was a lace shawl made out of noro kureyon sock yarn. i know a lot of people don't like this yarn, but i gotta say that i really dig it. i love the noro colors and i even like how it's kind of thick and thin in places. gives it personality, i say. alright - here it is:

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pattern: zetor scarf (ravelry page here)

yarn: 1 skein noro kureyon sock in 184

needles: knitpicks option size 6 circs (first time using these needles and they are awesome!)

finished measurements : 56" across

notes: for some reason i was having issues with the edge chart (stitch counts were not adding up) so i made up my own chart edge. when i blocked it originally, i couldn't get those fun, pointy little edges so i blocked it again after ordering some blocking wires and the edge is much pointier. i know lace is supposed to transform after blocking (which it does) but no one ever mentioned that blocking itself is kind of tricky. i had pins and wires and bits poking out here and there with a blobby yarn mess in the middle that wanted to be beautiful. but i am sure with a little more practice, blocking will be a breeze.

this was a really fun project and i am kind of in love with lace knitting. i added about 30 shawls to my ravelry queue after i finished this. of course i got distracted with other things but i do plan to start another shawl soon and have already stashed some more kureyon sock yarn. well this is all i can manage to post for tonight. hopefully the next post will be before the end of the year. :)

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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

hey, it's actually been less time since i last blogged than i thought. i thought i would log onto blogger and find that i hadn't written anything in at least 6 months. it's actually been only 3 months. time sure does fly. there has indeed been knitting going on, though somewhat slow going. the last major project i finished was a lace shawl made out of noro kureyon sock yarn. i know a lot of people don't like this yarn, but i gotta say that i really dig it. i love the noro colors and i even like how it's kind of thick and thin in places. gives it personality, i say. alright - here it is:

DSC07606

pattern: zetor scarf (ravelry page here)

yarn: 1 skein noro kureyon sock in 184

needles: knitpicks option size 6 circs (first time using these needles and they are awesome!)

finished measurements : 56" across

notes: for some reason i was having issues with the edge chart (stitch counts were not adding up) so i made up my own chart edge. when i blocked it originally, i couldn't get those fun, pointy little edges so i blocked it again after ordering some blocking wires and the edge is much pointier. i know lace is supposed to transform after blocking (which it does) but no one ever mentioned that blocking itself is kind of tricky. i had pins and wires and bits poking out here and there with a blobby yarn mess in the middle that wanted to be beautiful. but i am sure with a little more practice, blocking will be a breeze.

this was a really fun project and i am kind of in love with lace knitting. i added about 30 shawls to my ravelry queue after i finished this. of course i got distracted with other things but i do plan to start another shawl soon and have already stashed some more kureyon sock yarn. well this is all i can manage to post for tonight. hopefully the next post will be before the end of the year. :)


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