Lace-the word conjures up images of delicate beauty, of all things gentle and lovely. Not to me right now! If I didn’t want to make the cardigan for Jess for this summer I would abandon it for now and focus on other things. As I progressed further up the back I saw that the pattern was not really emerging as it was supposed to and looked quite higgledy piggledy. With a heavy heart I pulled it down, a couple of hours work unravelled in a minute or so.
Not one to be defeated (some may even call me stubborn), I decided a different approach was necessary. Having tried the back 3 times I felt perhaps there were so many stitches that there was too much room for error with the lacy pattern. It was time to be a little unconventional and have a go at the front-less stitches but the same pattern. That was 2 hours ago and look!
It actually resembles the photo in the magazine! Even with the added complication of the garter stitch edge I did it. I am now at the stage of casting on stitches for the sleeves, which are knitted as part of the front and back rather than separately as in many other patterns. I feel a whole lot better now I have finally succeeded at something that felt so complicated.
Lace, you may have won the battle but you have not won the war!
Are there any patterns that have almost beaten you? What is your knitting nemesis?
Wool on Sundays – 106 (Blue cushion)
I tried my first lace project when my youngest was >1 yr old; I still had foggy hormonal brain (and a baby to tend to) and eventually gave up on the project. I couldn’t even frog it because I’d use a mohair blend yarn.
Your lace looks great tho!
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Thank you! Have you braved trying lace again since?
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Yes, I have, with much more success. I found that using stitch markers to mark pattern repeats really helps me, even if I have 873092384 stitch markers in a project.
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I tried that too and ran out of stitch markers so used paper clips! Glad it worked well for you. 😊
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Paperclips, lol – everything becomes a stitch marker when you really need them! My go-to emergency markers are scraps of yarn tied with a slip knot.
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Lace has been a thorn in my side recently. I was making a shawl called sirens song by Caitlin Ffrench but I botched the stitch count so bad on one side that I had to take it all apart. Even after I had restarted four times before the final death of it. My current project was supposed to have lace in it but I’m not going to mess with it and am leaving it in a plan stockinet stitch 😄
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^ forgot to say that I haven’t given up on the pattern, just taking a break lol
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Sometimes that’s all you need! Good luck! 😊
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A lace scarf in Kidsilk Haze – impossible to unravel!
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Oh dear! Hope you get it sorted 😊
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This is looking Beautiful!
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Thank you! 😊
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It’s gorgeous! Good to get the pattern fixed in your head with a shorter piece first 🙂
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Thank you, I’m definitely more confident with the lace now. X
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It looks lovely. A very pretty pink ; )
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Thank you, I’m hoping it will match a few summer outfits!
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Thank you for linking up with Wool on Sundays 🙂
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Thank you for allowing it, hope I added the link correctly. 😀
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