Another red scarf with No. 20 border

I finally finished my scarf. It needed to sit and mature for about six months before doing the second half. Then it only took two weeks to finish. The yarn is Misti Alpaca Lace. More details are on my blog.

Thank you, Jacqueline and Stephanie, for the fun knit-along!

Here she is..........

Here she is, Scarf with #20 Edging. I'm happy with the results all in all. It was knitted differently that what I've previously done and it wasn't bad at all. With each pattern that I do from this book I seem to learn something new and I think that's pretty cool.
In my rush to leave the house this morning, after I unpinned the scarf to make pictures, I forgot to measure the thing. Sorry! The yarn is Misti Alpaca and it took about a skein and a half.Now, I'll be honest with you.....there's a booboo with this scarf. Totally my fault or rather, my mis-interpretation of the pattern. I did not realize what I had done until about half way through the second edging. You know, I'm not even going to tell you what I did, because I figure, if you don't notice, I'm not telling...[wink]

The end is in site..........

All that's left is to finish the picot edging and block, so stay tuned......

Scarf w/No. 20 Edging - another FO

It must be a good day for this pattern! This is the "Scarf with the No. 20 edging from The Knitted Lace Pattern Book, 1850" on page 84. I just love how it came out - it's light and soft and gorgeous. The pattern wasn't even all that difficult for someone who's fairly new to lace, once I got over my problem of dropping stitches (I think I was mistaking "fuzz" for "yarn").

Thanks to Lori and Brenda who helped me out with the "pick up" or "pick up and knit" question!

One thing to note - I'm not sure if I misread the instructions or if there's an error (most likely it's me), but when it came time to cast on stitches for the second border, I was clearly on the "wrong side" of the scarf. I ended up ripping back one row so that I was at the other end. If you make this scarf, you should be ready to start your cast-on for the second border at the opposite end of the scarf from the end you started on, as shown in the diagrams on the page.

Knitted with Rowan Kidsilk Haze (color "Khaki") on 4.5mm/US 7 needles, using about 2-1/4 balls of yarn. See more details at my blog.

Finished Shawl w/ #20 edging

At long last I have a photo of my finished shawl. I absolutely love it. It's a much brighter color than I usually chose, but I'm glad I didn't go with my usual blue or dark grey. I know I look really sombre in the photo. It's not an attempt to look like a petulant model. My 3 year-old daughter was having a tantrum a few feet away and I was trying not to blow a gasket.

Anyhow, the yarn is kid silk haze. I knit it with #7us needles. It's very long and glamorous, but I didn't measure it. On to the next project, tra la tra la.

Need help - Scarf w/No. 20 Edging

I'm on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean, with my Scarf with No. 20 Edging project. I photocopied the directions so I wouldn't need to bring the book. I finished the first border, and the instructions say to bind off the border, putting the last stitch on a holder. Then turn the work and pick up the slip stitches along the straight edge, returning the stitch from the holder as the last stitch. My question is this... does "pick up" mean JUST "pick up", or "pick up and knit". I did not cut the yarn at the end of the first border, so when I pick up the stitches, I'm starting at the opposite end. That makes sense if I'm just 'picking up' stitches, because I'll end with the stitch that has the working yarn attached, and be ready to work the next row. But if I'm supposed to 'pick up and knit' (using a piece of working yarn and pulling it through the existing stitches), then I need to cut the yarn and start with a fresh piece. Since I didn't copy anything other than the pattern page, I can't refer to the appendix to see which they mean. If anyone can check the book and put me in the right direction, I'd be very appreciative.

Also, I'm wondering in either case whether I should work through both strands of the slip stitches, just the front, or what. If I'm only 'picking up', and not doing 'pick up and knit', I'm thinking that it might look best to just pick up the front strand of the slipped stitch (I'm picking up from the right side). Any suggestions? TIA.

Red scarves everywhere

Apparently the Scarf with the No. 20 Edging just wants to be red! Third post this week about a red No. 20 scarf!



My scarf has 17 repeats today, but yesterday it had 18. Funny how that goes. I don't know yet how long I will make it. The pattern calls for 20 repeats, but with my thinner yarn that is not going to be long enough, so I will just keep going for as long as I feel like.



It's a fast and enjoyable knit. I really love the zigzag edging, and the little faggotting stitch on the edge of that. I can see using this edging for something else in the future. When I bought the book I was hoping for more variety in garments to wear, the cape for example is gorgeous, but the book is so helpful in explaining how to design your own, so I think that I can use many of the patterns to make romantic victorian inspired jackets or tops.

Martha's shawl with #20 edging

Something about this shawl makes one think of the color red it seems. Carolyn, your shawl is gorgeous. It makes me ready to face the next 22 repeats of the second border. I'm knitting this with Kid Silk Haze and haven't run into any problems with static, thank goodness!

The join between the side panel and the center panel was fairly painless. The join is just above the horizontal rows. You can see more on my blog.

Finally Knitting

I spent the evening working on "Scarf with the No. 20 edging" on page 84, which I'm doing in Kidsilk Haze, in "Khaki". I've only done small lace projects before, so this will be a challenge for me. It's going pretty well so far, though. I'm finding myself unknitting a row or two occasionally, but at least I've been catching problems fairly quickly and getting them fixed.

Scarf with the No. 20 edging

With all the beautiful projects in the book, it was so hard to choose just one! I have to say my favorite is the circular white cape, that is just dreamy. But I want to start small. I picked "Scarf with No. 20 edging" (p. 84), and I am using a lace weight yarn istead of a fine weight yarn. The scarf in the book is 20 inches wide, quite large, and I am estimating that mine will be about 11-12 inches wide.

I am two repeats into it, and I love it. It's such a fun pattern. The yarn I am using is Misti Baby Alpaca Lace in "Lipstick".

Decisions, decisions

I was originally thinking I'd do the "Large Rectangle with center diamond pattern" on pg 20, since I'm fairly new to lace and it's an "Easy" pattern. But I am terribly tempted by the "Scarf with the No. 20 edging" on page 84... however, I'm somewhat terrified by the Notes saying "Match the tension of the bind-off to the cast-on edge", so maybe not. On the other hand, I'm also lusting after the "Large rectangle in leaf and trellis pattern" on page 54. What to do, what to do...

~ Cheryl S.