Twiddly Fingers

I'm plagued with Twiddly Finger Syndrome. :) My mother had it, my dad had it for a while, most of my cousins have it. Little known outside my family, TFS is a disorder characterized by an incessant need to constantly do something -- ANYTHING -- with your fingers. Sometimes this takes the form of smoking, sometimes eating, in other cases nail-biting. Having learned to channel this compulsion, I now put hooks and needles in my fingers and make things most of my family members don't need or want.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Victorian Lace Scarf

I had leftover yarn from the Knitted Lace Edge T-shirt and the Teddy Bear and thought this would be a good way to use it up.

METHOD:
I found the pattern on Ravelry, called "Victorian Scarf." Knit on the recommended, with the KnitPicks "Crayon" yarn in Periwinkle.

AND WHAT DID WE LEARN?

1. The thing about lace knitting is that you really have to pay attention to what you're doing on each row. I didn't, so this thing is weirdly off the pattern repeats. I'm still happy with it.

2. I probably should have scalloped the final finished edge, but I was just so done with it and so ready to get it out of the WIPS bag that I took shortcuts.

3. I'm still confused about something that happened on a slip, k2, passo. I'm never really sure which strand to pass over. Need to look into that.

4. There is no way this cotton yarn will block or keep itself from curling. This pattern could have benefited from a stiffer yarn.

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Victorian Lace Scarf

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