January 20, 2010
Lunacy
I am a knitting lunatic, I fear.
To get over the trauma that was the Cap Shawl, I have cast on a Neibling doily. With #30 cotton and 1.5mm needles.
Lets all hope I don't drop a stitch on this one!
Seeing as Rosa is all done bar the buttons, I cast on for a new garment, too. I'm still feeling the Kim Hargreaves love, and I love me some sparkle, so I pulled some KidSilk Night out of the stash and began knitting Precious.
Those are the fronts, I actually finished the back in a couple of days while I was at a dance comp with Em. The pattern actually has little seed beads all over, but because the KidSilk Night is shot with silver, I'm only putting the beads around the edges.
That's all my knit news, I had the mopes for a few days after the Cap Shawl debacle! That yarn has been shoved down deep into a stash box until it learns it's lesson. I will admit though, that I've already been looking at alternate patterns for the yarn, I don't think I could bear to do the same shawl again!
Comments
That looks like a lovely cardi Donna - luxurious and mysterious - just how I (used to) like my men, erm, I mean yarn...
Posted by: Nat at January 20, 2010 07:14 PMYeah, I don't think I could do the same pattern again - definitely not with the same yarn, anyway! Go the niebling!!
Posted by: Rose Red at January 20, 2010 08:38 PMYou go, girl. (Love Niebling. Make sure to tell us what you think as you knit it. Was that guy the Mozart of doilies, or what?)
Posted by: JulieT at January 21, 2010 12:45 AMWay to throw yourself back in the deep end! Thanks to you after my next two lace rows I'm adding a lifeline :)
(I'd remind the Cap Shawl yarn that if it doesn't behave it'll become bunny fodder)
Posted by: Andrea @ Let Me Knit! at January 21, 2010 08:22 AMOh boy, a Neibling. I would have been a chicken and jumped back into lace with a worsted weight shawl.
The new sweater is going to be gorgeous.
Posted by: Suzanne at January 21, 2010 09:44 AMGood on you!!Looking forward to seeing what magic you turn with the Neibling
Posted by: cath at January 21, 2010 01:44 PMi dont know about lunacy but you are braver than i would be after the cap shawl thing. precious looks lovely, great pattern, awesome yarn. for you or em?
Posted by: kms at January 22, 2010 08:32 AMIs there not a way that you can thread a white contrasting color lifeline slowly through the last sane round and slowly unravel the stitches?
Wish you luck!
Posted by: Emy at January 23, 2010 03:21 AMYou are not a lunatic, just a lace knitting addict like some of us. I guess we are always challenged by the complexity of the pattern & always ready to give it a go. Happy knitting.
Posted by: Ann at January 23, 2010 10:04 AMThe lace is gorgeous!
Posted by: Jeanne at January 25, 2010 08:12 AM
ooh a niebling! I have that on my to do this for this year. Good for you. Back on the lace horse, just a difference horse.
Kid Silk Night....sigh. Lovely.
Posted by: bells at January 20, 2010 05:56 PM