This is not that sort of knitting. My first real foray into lace has seen me frog, re knit, mutter the stitches constantly under my breath, obsessively count and recount. No relaxed knitting in front of the television, I am sitting up straight and focused only on my needles.
Luckily the pattern is gorgeous (a test knit so I can't share it yet, but that does add a bit to the pressure of perfecting my lace) and the yarn is heavenly to knit with (Millamia from Suzy Hasfrau - who is having a 20% off sale till tomorrow) so the knitting is still enjoyable. More creative spaces over here.
Had to giggle at you having to concentrate! I always have to concentrate when I knit, no matter how simple, I always stuff it up when I am not paying 100% attention, well I could maybe get away with 90% attention, but I am know to drop stitches... I only started knitting this year.
ReplyDeleteGah! Lacey knittery and anklebiters have never mixed well in this house. I am very fond of garter stitch.
ReplyDeleteIt is looking very pretty. Lovely dovely yarn.
ReplyDeleteI have to concentrate for lace too!! Looks fantastic so far - looking forward to seeing more.
ReplyDeleteIt's just beautiful! Love the color, too. I'm usually a knit-while-talking-blindfolded-and-doing-the-dishes type of knitter, so that concentration stuff definitely throws me off too!
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