Carle from Nurturing Fibres had asked me to test her new Tussah Silk Lace yarn. I don't have to say that I was absolutely delighted!
It was my first time ever using lace yarn and my first 'proper' lace project.
Now that it has been done- I feel so happy and totally proud.
The yarn is wonderful.It is light as a feather, being silk. Being tussah silk it isn't super shiny or slippery. It has a beautiful sheen and the fabric drapes beautifully- and the tread is really strong. Oh and did I mention light as a feather? I love it so much that I have cast on another project with the yarn!
It was a very pleasant knit. Except for one little hitch. Let me elaborate: I carry my knitting every where, so that if I am idle I can knit. Which honestly is a great habit- except I just throw my knitting into my handbag--- with whatever else manages to get its way in there (which quite frankly is halve the world...) So i dropped one or two stitches... and they trailed down a very far way. I had to back knit the entire edge lace. Which took me two weeks- well it took me two weeks to do it!
Well, now it seems so silly and unimportant- now that I can wrap the 42g of lovely lace around my neck- that certainly doesn't matter. I did however learn, not only to knit lace and that I really enjoy it, but also to put my knitting into a project bag.
(PS: The pattern is really great! Well explained and easy to follow even for beginner lace knitters like me!)
7 comments:
so, so, so pretty...i can't knit at all, but this makes me want to start
michelle
Amazing work. Well done!
it is gorgeous! so delicate and pretty. you are such a talent!
This is so gorgeous- if I could knit I would go for this - light and airy and comfortable not to mention girly! LOVE this very much! I would even wear it swimming...
the scarf is beautiful, both feminin and delicate.
I said it on flickr,but I'll say it again...gorgeous!!
This lacy scarf is absolutely beautiful - great craftsmanship!
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