SOS ii Clue 4 finished

Things are going along better with Secret of the Stole ii, and Clue 4. It was a bit tough pulling out 12 rows of knitting, however, it was for the best. Knitting from charts is still a bit new for me, and the "chutes and ladders" was due to misinterpreting the chart. I increased one on the wrong side as there was one more cell in the row. Not sure why I did that; I've done triangular shawls, and do understand that there is an additional cell or two produced from knitting the chart itself.

Thanks, DK, all is well!

Chutes and Ladders

I knew the stitch count was off, but thought that I was making adjustments so that frogging wouldn't be needed. On Clue 4, row 217 of Secret of the Stole ii, I realized that there was a glaring mistake several rows back, and couldn't be overlooked. Here you go; the crooked "ladder" that must be fixed:


No lifeline, must place the stitches back on the needle and hope for the best!

Secret of the Stole ii

Clue 3 of Secret of the Stole ii completed last week, posted on the KAL group & ravelry, but not on my blog:




Hmm...shows up better on the white background..

SOS ii, Spring Shawl Surprise

It's clear to me now that joining two lace KALs was pure folly on my part. The Spring Shawl Surprise is definitely an intermediate to expert knit, and not especially a great choice for someone who has worked on and completed one lace project to date. No, it's not time to give up, however, it will be a longer term project. The sos ii is more of a beginning to intermediate project, however, with approximately 55-75 rows per week and one's busy life, it can be tough to finish on time. But two at one time? Pure folly!

Here's Clue 2 of sos ii.....finished on Thursday, just before Clue 3 was released: