So I will commit to doing this by showing you a completed knitted item every Monday...for the next few weeks (we'll see how long I can keep this going!!).
I will start with a scarf that I've finally knitted from a kit from Misty Haven Alpacas. This was my first lace project and also first time knitting with lace yarn. I had to frog it several times. I kept getting mixed up and having either too many stitches or not enough at the end of a row. So I ended up putting it away for a while thinking I did not like lace knitting. But this beautiful yarn kept calling me and I got back on it this spring. What helped me tremendously was to use stitch markers every 10th stitch to help me keep up with the stitch pattern. Then I could immediately see if I was missing a stitch or if I had one too many.
Am I ever happy I finished this lovely scarf.
The yarn is 100% alpaca, 2 ply.
I would knit this pattern again and again.
The alpaca yarn is so soft and light. The colour is almost a chestnut brown, the reddish is not showing up much in the pictures.
As for dog news, Anouk had a very small litter on the weekend...only one large puppy. Mom and pup are doing very well.
I'm heading out to enjoy this sunshine! They are predicting more rain this week.
Good job sticking to the scarf!!!
ReplyDeleteAnouk looks happy to finally have that puppy.
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