Seasons of Lace

well, technically, it’s a blanket, not a wrap.  But this is my last FO for the season (and my first Christmas present finished and crossed of the list!)

The specs: Hemlock Ring Blanket, Eco-Wool (1.25 skeins), size 10 needle.

I finished it just in time! I also added another 1000 yads since the last time I posted, bringing to a little over 1600 yds.

I am really glad I had the time to get these finished. I didn’t want any unfinished lace sitting around. I’m ready to start holiday knitting! These are Eyelet rib socks in Shepherd Sock, color Mother Lode 284 yds. I’ll be back tomorrow for my final wrap-up.

Here is my last lace project for the Season of Lace 2008.  The pattern is Upstairs (Rav link).  The yarn is Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in the Peppermint colorway.  I did four extra pattern repeats to increase the length.  The blocked measurements are 19″ x 60″.  I probably could have stretched it a bit more.  I’ve got more pictures on my Ravelry Project page.

For once, I’ve had a successful KAL!  Despite past tradition of not knitting along, I manged to knit lace (and only lace!) successfully all summer.  I even managed to sneak in one last completion:

Pattern: Pear and Trellis (Knitspot)

Yarn:Colourmart Cashmere/Silk 3/45NM Laceweight, worked with two strands together

Needles: 3.0mm/ U.S. 2-1/2

In addition to two other completed projects, I also started, frogged, restarted, refrogged, restarted (etc.) two other projects, which might actually get back on the needles…sometime.  Earlier, I finally started Bee Fields (also Knitspot), but, distracted by my Ravelympics entry, didn’t make it out of the second (first? my memory’s foggy on this one) chart.  As it stands today, I’m not sure it’s much further than my previous posting.

So, in sum total, I manged…erm…not very many yards, at least compared to some!

Previously submitted, Mare ocsuro had 815 yards.

Of a total 287 yards for Pear & Trellis, I knit 180 during Summer of Lace.

Elm Row was 268 yards

And Bee Fields, so far stands at ~ 165 yards.

For a grand (ahem) total of 1428 yards.  Not exactly impressive…but if you count all the frogging and reknitting…actually, I’m really happy with what I accomplished.  Now onto a fall for finishing! (And sweaters. Which need finished.)

Here are all of the projects I knit during this Season of Lace :

All together I knit 9 pair of socks and 3 dishcloths for a grand total of 12 finished small objects. This was a great jump start to my gift knitting!

I finished my Christmas Lace Dishcloth this afternoon making it my final finished project

I went to a family gathering yesterday not realizing the date for final submission was the 23rd. While there, I cast on another lace dishcloth so I’d have something to keep my hands busy while we sat around chatting. (Many of us ladies are in the habit of bringing piecework.)  Anyway, here is a photo of it I took after I got back home

The pattern is called Christmas Lace Dishcloth and the yarn is Sugar and Cream.

Thank goodness the deadline wasn’t 9/21! I finished my final project (Icarus) that evening and it’s blocking now.

 My final report is: 

441 yds knit on the “Wrapped in Care shawl”

540 yds knit on the “Juliet”

854 yds knit on “Icarus”

259 yds knit on “Noro Zetor Shawl”

50 yds knit on “Frill” (only 50 yds worth of this was knit during Seasons Of Lace)

123 yds on “shibui Swallowtail”

For a grand total of 2267 yds knit all together. I’ve seen some of the beautiful work that’s been produced here and I hold out no hope whatsoever that I am even *near* the running for most yards knit. Ahhh I had such hopes and dreams when I started

Thanks for the fun, inspiration and deadlines that made me accomplish what I did! Thanks especially to the Seasons of Lace mavens (Elise, Helen and Maria) for all their hard work!

Elizabeth

Hello,

since my last post I only finished the Anniversary Mystery Shawl from Goddessknits.

I needed 1480 m yarn for it.

I haven’t finished three projects:

First the Vkanis Sunlord from MMario. I’m knitting this shawl as doily with very thin yarn.

Till now I used 1250 m yarn for it. I’m now on round 223 of 320 plus an edging.

Then I’m knitting the Secret of the stole 3 from Nauticalknitter.

I’m now at the beginning of hint 6 and used 750 m yarn for it.

And at least but not last I’m testknitting the Klabauter Mystery from Monika Eckert. I have nearly finished it and used 980 m yarn till now. I only can show it until clue 2, because it’s a mystery.

Best wishes Utlinde