An Interesting Weekend

Okay, so this weekend was extremely interesting, knitting-wise.  First, I put my shawl stitches on waste yarn and pulled it off the needle.  It’s 68 inches across at the top.  68 inches! (and that’s the first time I’ve ever pulled a WIP off the needles to do that.  Talk about nerve-wracking)

Then I tried it on, and realized it needs to be bigger.  At least 4 inches, and probably six.  Sigh.  That’s probably about 20 more hours of knitting.  And now I was all discouraged so…

I started something new.  Two somethings, actually.  I got Victorian Lace Today recently, and wow, pretty, drool.  I’ve now cast on the Handsome Triangle and Scarf with the open and closed diamond edging (may not have that name right).  I’m not doing the scarf edging, but the center pattern is really cool (has large holes making a diamond pattern) and I’m quite happy with it.  I’m not sure if I’m doing something wrong with the Handsome Triangle’s pattern, or if it’s my yarn overpowering it, or what, but it doesn’t look much like lace.    I also frogged the Montego Bay scarf, again.  There’s a shawl in VLT I’d rather make with that yarn and I’m not in love with the pattern of Montego Bay.

There may also be a gear shawl in my future, once I figure out if it’ll be crocheted or knitted, and come up with the design.  Pictures of all WIPs forthcoming (once I remember to bring the camera to work to upload them).